First day of swimming lessons

Today John and I went to the Y for his first day of swimming lessons. There were a total of four moms and four toddler boys in the class. One being my friend Shannon and her little boy who is almost 2 1/2. John was the youngest. At first John was very clingy, but as the lesson progressed, he did great. He even kicked his legs. He also became very interested in putting his face near the water. He looked like a puppy lapping up water from a bowl. By the end of the lesson, he was loving it and I knew he would probably get upset when it was time to go. Another little boy who was almost three, dumped a whole cup of water over John's head. Luckily, John did not fuss at all. The same little boy threw a cup of water at me just a few minutes before. His mom did not see either incident. John also got very brave walking in the pool and did a face plant. He went under for a few seconds. When I grabbed him up, he did not cry. I praised him instead of freaking out, just like the teacher instructed us to do if this happened. What a great first day! We went back to the locker room and changed from our wet swimsuits and were all ready to go the grocery store when John did another face plant, but this time on the hard tile floor. He was crying pretty hard when I picked him up, and then I saw blood. I was praying that his teeth were still attached securely to his gums. His teeth were fine, just a bad busted lip. It bled for a little while, but then it was fine. So for our first day of swimming lessons, this is what we have to show. A fat upper lip.