Henry spent a lot of time in the neighborhood pool last summer, but since he was only about 4-5 months-old, I mainly held him and moved him around (and he willingly kept his hat on!). Now that he’s a toddler, “swimming” is a whole different beast. He clearly wants me to let go of him and be free in the water, but I’m pretty sure that dense kid would sink straight to the bottom if I did let go. I’m reluctant to try any flotational devices because they can give children a false sense of how their bodies work in the water.

We decided to enroll Henry in one of

I’m busy scheming over here, and I’m wondering if any of you has a personal connection to any of the following bands. If you do, I would be forever indebted to you if you would e-mail me! Alternatively, if you have a personal connection with any Austin bands that are really, really good, that could work, too. I promise to divulge more once this idea is a little more fleshed out.

Thank you in advance for your help!