Jon and I are SO excited to be done with swim lessons. Or rather, I am so excited to be done.
The kids have done amazing. I am very impressed with the progress they've made this year. Somehow the majority of swim lessons ended up on days Jon was traveling for work. Making a 6PM swim lesson means rushing the boys to eat their dinner and get dressed. Rushing is the #1 most stressful thing to me with 3 year old twins. The end result is always raised blood pressure and crying kids.
In these seven lessons, we have not once made it through swim lesson without:
* someone getting out of the pool crying because they are hungry (despite practically forcing them to eat dinner)
* someone getting out of the pool needing to pee (despite enforcing potty break before leaving)
* someone crying because they want/don't want their turn at swim lesson (no win situation, there's always crying in a twin household)
During these lessons, we have had the following happen:
* Alex ran along the edge of the pool, ATE IT, and elicited a round of gasps from onlookers
* Nate pooping pretty much at every swim lesson. Why he waits for that specific time, I do not know.
* Alex showing off his diving skills cracked his lip on the pool steps. Much bleeding ensued and then I got to explain why you can't go in the pool when you are bleeding. More crying.
The topper for me was Monday's lesson. Both boys needed to poop. Neither boy wanted to do so at the swim shack bathroom. Nate made eight (8!!) trips with me to the bathroom. These were wet swimsuit and wet swim diaper trips to the bathroom, THE WORST. Alex made four trips. There is no way to force someone to poop so I just had to be patient, wait it out, beg, plead, cajol, and be patient. When people ask me why we waited to potty train the boys, I'll give this example.
While swim lessons have been fantastic for the boys' water confidence and skills, I am very excited to spend the rest of our pool hours this summer simply enjoying the pool, letting Jon take the boys to the bathroom, and hearing only the crying of other people's children at swim lessons.
7 comments:
Swim diapers have the most amazing cling. I've ripped the sides of them open because it's easier than pulling them down, but with two boys and 12 potty breaks during one swim lesson, that's not really cost effective, is it?
12 potty breaks during one swim lesson. A cold shiver just ran down my spine at the thought. Wow.
Wow. Maybe next time try a weekend morning class? I found that rough too though - having to be there EVERY Saturday. They should make classes every other week so parents can have a break.
At least your boys know to get out to pee! (and poo). Every time we have other kids over to swim, the pool chemistry gets whacked because of kids peeing in the pool. We have tried to train Analese to get out, and we even keep a little potty on the pool deck.
Ugh! I cringe at the thought of Alex 'eating it' after running along side the pool AND then getting a bloody lip from the steps. Wet concrete scares the crap out of me.
P.S. We start swim lessons in a few weeks! Or at least what passes for swim lessons at 6 months old.
Sympathy!!! JTC's swim lessons have been a pain but in a whole different (and not so crazy) way. It will be worth it, though!
I wonder if any parent really enjoys swimming lessons? I dreaded them each and every week.
Ours were Monday nights at 7:00pm, so right before bedtime. They told us they made them that late because when they were earlier they had too many kids puking in the pool. Yuck!
speaking of pooping and pools, which you gotta love pooping in the pool . . . years ago where I work, a kid pooped in the pool and as the lifeguard was telling everyone to get out, another kid swam over and picked it up - gross!
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