Baby Steps

Ry's never been a huge fan of the water. He doesn't particularly care for getting his face wet. I'm quietly reminded of this every time I wash his hair. He was pushed over the edge by the heat this weekend and finally embraced the summer goodness that is the pool.

Step One: Examine the pool - from the outside. Make sure toys are waterproof. Don't get swim trunks or shoes wet.

Step Two: Go to stranger's house and soak feet in their pool. No pics of this event, but apparently a pool at someone else's house is okay, especially when it's only 3" deep (it had a slow leak). Note: we attended a birthday party at the house of someone Travis works with, whom he does know, so it wasn't a random stranger.

Step Three: Building on improvements made in step two, check out home pool - from the inside this time. Again, inspect toys to make sure waterproof. Don't get too comfortable, and leave on your shirt. Offer up lots of different concoctions. House specialty - daddy coffee with nilla.

Step Four: Throw caution to wind and wear just swimtrunks in the pool. Walk around the pool without holding onto sides. Splash a little. Fall in face first. Cry, because after all, your face did get wet. Suck it up and make some more daddy coffee.

Step Five: Ask to go in pool at 9:30 in the morning.

Step Six: Ask to go in pool when it's raining and 60 degrees outside.

Step Seven: Still yell when your hair is washed just to remind people you don't like to get your face wet.

You're Cured!