Baby 3 Swimming Journey
18 Months to 2 years
Kaia loves being in water – everywhere from a kitchen sink to a coolbox. She now puts her skills into action in the seas and even on a surfboard!
Kaia wants to go swimming!
Daddy trying to steal my stolen cap!
Pick up sinker, push off the step into Speedboat with the sinker
Speedboat with sinker to wall, put it down
Float on back unaided for 5 counts
Safety jump in, into float on her back for 5 counts
Humpty Dumpty nearly all by herself!
Back float…nearly there!
Back float..too excited!
Back float…we did it!
Hands, elbows, knees, jump in the pool, into back float for 5 counts, Kaia did it!
pick up sinker, Speedboat to mommy, then to wall and put sinker out – done!
When we love our swim cap more than our clothes
Ready to swim!
Getting sinker and kicking up unaided..not so easy!
Picking up sinkers no goggles!
Vertical submersion into back float for 5- we did it!!!
Jump into the pool into back float for 5!
A great lesson with mommy and Kaia!
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom; PUSH to the wall
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom; she’s grabbed the wall!
Rocking our new costume
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom; we’re nearly there!
Back pillow widths
Underwater swim to Rainbow!
When we want to swim and we want a swim cap on – mommy made a plan!
When we want to swim and we want a swim cap on – mommy made a plan!
Enjoying a love of water everywhere
Practicing swimming in the sea
You call this a swimming pool_!
When you love all water
Swimming skills to action
Surfing like a pro
Mommy helping us catch the wave
Family swimming at the beach
Baby 3 – DONE!
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