Swimming... 3rd times a charm??

Nicholas had his 3rd swim lesson tonight. Last Wednesday's lesson was significantly worse than the Monday lesson and today started off much the same. He cried and cried and cried. He flat out REFUSED to even sit on the edge of the pool (tears galore). Finally I convinced him to sit on the edge with the other kids and I sat behind him on a towel (another mom was doing the same with her scared little girl). The pool manager came by to ask if he was always like that - did he need to be in the baby class - parent in the water? Granted, there were babies swimming better than my son, but I d0n't want to be his crutch. He started out slowly (refusing to kick - red light, green light) then started to warm up (Superman, kickboard, etc.) He was pretty excited to see the kickboard as he LOVES his penguin kickboard we have at home! Believe it or not, he also tried to blow bubbles in the water! At the end of class, the instructor asked if he wanted to jump in the pool... and he said YES!!!! Without mommy's help, he held onto the teacher's hands and jumped into the water! She was so excited & we were too! Day 3 wasn't perfect, but he's improving!!! Nicholas has a serious fear of getting his face & head wet. The activities he avoids all involve the face in the water! We'll update after Wednesday's lesson!