I am a horrible mother... my poor son has a sunburn! Granted, it's not a big one, it's just above his short-line on his back... obviously my 50SPF application went just to the shortline and the wetness of his suit pulled it down... and thankfully he doesn't really notice it.

We went to the beach yesterday for the first time. There are beaches on the prairie, you say? Why yes, there's a nice little man-made lake in the middle of a provincial park that is in the middle of my city and we decided to go.

You know my son who was afraid to go into the pool farther than his knees? He goes into the lake all the way up to his shoulders! I had a hard time keeping his life jacket on him and settled for standing right near him at all times in the water.

Of course there were many other water babies who had undoubtedly been in the water since birth and I had to acknowledge my son has been totally neglected in the waterbaby area... However, he's not scared! Woohoo!