A BABY JOINS THE POOL!

They'll make you dunk him," cried our new friend,aghast when we asked her about infant swimming classes.There went our high hopes of having a little tadpole for baby,swimming around in the pool.

we have too many friends who join us at the beach only to remain firmly attached to their chairs,sipping on their sweet cocktails,shivering and shaking with fear at the thought of entering the sea.

And so we excitedly signed up for the most highly recommended baby swimming classes around in hopes that Rudra takes to the water literally like a fish to the sea.And just like you see in the movies,Raghava fancied himself bonding with his son in the swimming pool.

But as the day of the first class for closer,we started to get nervous about our little six month ole's reaction to the water.what if he's swallow pool water?what if he asphyxiates?Our heads were full of anxious question and what ifs and we started to wonder if we had been a little too enthusiastic when we made the decision to take him swimming.

Sure,we knew the benefits which are stated by the advocated of infant swimming better motor-skill development easier socialisation and most importantly,no fear of the water.They say that swimming babies learn to walk faster too.But all of that was just theoretical for us.

We entered the poolside and were assaulted by the voice of the swimming instructor booming iver the laughter and shrieking of a group of naughty toddlers.We had half a mind to go running straight home before our son was overwhelmed by all the activity.

On top of that, all of the other babies were at least a few months older than ours and most of them were already swimming veterans.

"Put your right hand in,put your right hand out,put your right hand in and shake it all about," we sand in unison,as we wriggled out little babies in the water.Everything was so easy and so much fun.

"Here we go round the mulbery bush,"also promised more of the same.It was all great until we came to Ring around the roses.At ashes ,ashes we all fall down,it was time for the dunk.I don't know what possesed me,but i dunked him with gusto.And we survived it.And he didn't seem to mind it.His visceral response to the water and to participate in.

What i found out later is that childred under the age of one have a natural instinct to hold their breath under water.aAd these classes are witness to that fact.Although I wouldnt suggest doing these without trained professional at hand.I strongly recommend this small,but very important step in equipping your child to interact with one of the most powerful elements on earth-Water.