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Monday was Ollie's first swimming lesson and despite the unseasonably warm weather we have experienced lately, it was absolutely freezing when we woke up. Luckily the pool is heated to a toasty temperature and the walls keep the breeze out. Because he is such a wonderful Dad, Nick took half of the day off work so he could join us and document the occasion.

Our swim class consisted of half of our mother's group so that was really fun. Ollie was the only boy along with Ruby, Olivia and Emma. You'd think that Ollie would want to put on a show of being a big macho man for the ladies but no, he was the one in the group who started sooking as soon as he got into the water. Thankfully this only lasted for five minutes before he started to enjoy himself.

The lesson lasted half an hour and involved singing lots of songs, splashing and jumping around. He isn't likely to be trying out for the national team anytime soon but we hope that he gets more comfortable in the water and learns if he is in the pool to head for the edge.

I wussed out putting his head under the water this time but I'm hoping to work up the courage next week.

I've included a couple of pics and a video. The video goes for a bit and I've only included it because you can see Ollie in the background clapping his hands (so really it fulfills two categories - swimming AND clapping) so if you aren't a grandparent you are more than welcome to swerve watching this one.


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