The kids are officially fish. Maddux is so comfortable in the water that she complains (read: WHINES) when you hold her belly or arms to assist her. She does still need it though, even with the turtle back.
Just to remind her to keep her head up. We are one week of lessons down, 1/2 week to go. Eli has come a long way, but we won't be taking the turtle back off of him just yet. While he's in his lesson, however, she does not let him wear it.
He jumps in, swims to the stairs, floats on his back, and touches the bottom. All with minimal help. But sometimes he's tired, so his doggy-paddle-swim-stroke looks more like treading water in place. And on those days, he'd surely sink without the floatie. Maddux will now jump in, 'monkey arm' her way down the wall, swim on her stomach while holding on to my hands (or with my hand just under her belly button), and float on her back (head on my shoulder). And she thinks she is queen of the baby pool. (And she's right!)
Just to remind her to keep her head up. We are one week of lessons down, 1/2 week to go. Eli has come a long way, but we won't be taking the turtle back off of him just yet. While he's in his lesson, however, she does not let him wear it. 
He jumps in, swims to the stairs, floats on his back, and touches the bottom. All with minimal help. But sometimes he's tired, so his doggy-paddle-swim-stroke looks more like treading water in place. And on those days, he'd surely sink without the floatie. Maddux will now jump in, 'monkey arm' her way down the wall, swim on her stomach while holding on to my hands (or with my hand just under her belly button), and float on her back (head on my shoulder). And she thinks she is queen of the baby pool. (And she's right!)
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