First Leg

One of my biggest concerns about being a mom is passing bad habits down to my children. In particular, I am acutely aware that my mother and grandmother passed their irrational fear of water to me and it's still such a struggle for me to swim in open water that I'm terrified I'll inadvertently teach my Little Geek the same fear.

Because of this, I approached his first real bath with reluctance. He already hated being naked and screamed like a banshee whenever we changed his clothes or diaper... how much worse was it going to be when we introduced something as new and potentially frightening as water?

I am incredibly happy and relieved to report find that he absolutely loved it! I know it's a big leap to go from 'he's ok with a bath' to 'he won't be afraid of swimming' but it's a start. I can't wait to get him into his first swim lessons!