Sam Faiers and baby Paul make a splash at his first swimming lesson

Being a mum is made of lots of special moments and Sam Faiers just experienced a new one - baby's first swimming lesson. The mother-of-one took her six-week-old son for his first ever dip on Wednesday and both mum and baby looked overjoyed.

The former TOWIE star shared the sweet snap showing her and her baby in a swimming pool. "Today we took baby Paul for his first swimming lesson...he loves the water... X," she captioned the photo.

The doting mum and boyfriend Paul Knightley have been smitten with their little boy since his birth on 29 December and it seems the bouncing boy is a natural in the water.

Today we took baby Paul for his first swimming lesson 💙👶🏼🏊 he loves the water... X

A photo posted by Sam Faiers (@samanthafaiers1) on Feb 10, 2016 at 9:45am PST

All of Sam's family have fallen in love with baby Paul, including sister Billie Faiers. The reality TV star recently enjoyed a break in the Maldives with her partner Greg Shepherd and their 17-month-old daughter Nelly. But she was quick to check in with her nephew as soon as she touched down in their hometown of Essex.