Swimming lessons take 2

Reed's second set of swimming lessons started today ... they did not go very well!

Reasons why:

1.  He has been going through a "mommy" phase lately.  Not sure why this has started, might have to do with me being home more, or it's just another phase he's going through. 

2.  He has also been going through a whiny, cry a lot phase, which has Colin and I very frustrated.  The last thing we want is a cry-baby!  Hoping it's just a phase...

3.  He goes to the very regularly, so not sure why the huge fuss this morning.  He goes almost week with grandma, and I take him to family swim on the weekends, and since I've been off work, we have been going an extra 1-2 times a week!  Maybe because he had to leave his beloved baby wading zone and forced to play with things like sponges... it threw him off.  Lately his initial reaction to everything is "no" or "I don't want to", so following a group was not happening!

4.  Last night he had a sleep over at 'yamma yampa's' aka grandma and grandpa's, so another possible reason for the extreme crankiness today...

I decided to watch, part of my "stop being a momma's boy" plan.    So dad got to enjoy the 30min of whining, "I want mommy", and general unhappiness...

 Death-grip on dad, not wanting to join the class in the "big" part of the pool...

 Temporarily appeased with blowing bubbles...

"I'm a little tea-pot" got him going for a bit, this is one our favourites during bath time.

Here's hoping that next week will be more enjoyable...