Hudson's 1st Swim Lessons

Hudson started taking swim lessons this month at FINS and loves it!  I can't believe how much he has learned in only two short sessions.  His coach, Coach Marcos, is an excellent teacher.  There are only a total of 3 kids in his class so they get a lot of one-on-one time.  The first day, he had the kids practice falling in the pool, swimming to the side, and pulling themselves out.  Hudson told me his coach would say, "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall!", and they would have to fall in!  He also learned to swim and float on his back.  His coach taught him the proper stroke by saying, "airplane (arms straight out), soldier (move arms down to your side), then tickle, tickle (move your hands up to your armpits)."  It worked!  He hasn't forgotten anything the coach has told him!  He has learned to blow little bubbles out of his mouth when his face is in the water and he is doing great at holding his breath and swimming underwater.

He is so excited about his swim goggles too!  I think he wore them for the entire 1st day he had them.  Jason was a little embarrassed when Hudson insisted on wearing them when they went into a store too!   As you can see below, he also likes to wear them in the bath tub so he can see during his underwater missions!