Joseph is very good to me in that he is happy to be in his bike trailer while I go for a run. It’s a great break for me and it’s wonderful to be running again and it feels great to be getting some exercise. After running we take a bath together and practice swimming. Joseph had bath time with daddy while I was recovering and learned to love playing on his back. Whenever he’s in the water now he throws himself back so that he can lie down in the water like he does with daddy. I can now hold just his neck and he will happily balance himself in the water, smiling and giggling. What fun! I’m excited to start the swim course when he’s three months. I haven’t tried putting him under the water yet. We’ll practice a few other games before I try that, but maybe someday I’ll get up the courage to do it.
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It's fantastic that he likes being on his back in the water. Many babies have a hard time getting used to that.
One thing you might try, cautiously, before putting him all the way under, is making small waves and letting one splash gently over his face. Not too often—you don't want him to stop liking being on his back!—but so he learns not to be too surprised by it.
The swimming book explains how to pass the baby under a small trickle of water to get him used to water flowing over his face before you dunk him completely. You do this in a methodical way so the baby learns to expect it. The idea is he'll get used to holding his breath when you say "One, two, three, under!" and when you finally move to dunking him it won't be such a surprise. We'll see how it goes!
