Breakthrough Day at the Pool

Above is a picture of Cayle and his buddy Macklin. He meets "Mack" at the pool for swim time on Monday mornings. Macklin is way more adventurous and eager to try to new things than Cayle is. Cayle likes to "think" through things and try them only once he feels comfortable. The only time I haven't seen this to be true is when he is riding his bike, then he just goes.

He has been doing really great in the pool for several weeks now! He has recently started squat walking around the kiddie area of the pool trying to keep his shoulders on down under the water. Today he was going down so far so that half of his face was in the water. Then he would "act" surprised. Mack likes to go out into the lazy river and the deeper area with his mom. Cayle has never been interested. He doesn't like when he can't feel the bottom of the pool, so I was kinda surprised today that when I suggested we go to the deeper area or the adult area, he went along with it. He went down the steps to the deeper area on his own, only reaching out for help when the water got up to his chin. Then he was ok with me holding him in the deeper water. After that I was putting him (standing) on the ledge, and he was jumping into my arms and then "falling" into the water. He did this 6 or 7 times, and then was ready to go back to the kiddie area and his comfort zone. I was super excited at his newfound confidence and willingness to try something new. It's a step we have been working on for a while now. Grandma will be here next week and mommy will be off work, so the whole family can go swimming!