Underwater photography II

Apparently, giving equal airtime to both the elder sibling and the soon-to-be-new baby is important.

The challenges of parenthood

Emmett's parents are still a little shaky after witnessing Emmett barf last night. Poor Emmett. He was just terrified. How do you explain barf to a two year old? It was his first time, and he did not understand what on earth was happening. Where did this come from? Why is Daddy breathing through his mouth instead of his nose? Why did Mommy run away? What IS this stuff anyways? He was up all night with repeat performances.

The good news is that he was fine in the morning.
His parents had to order triple espressos to get through the day.
The challenges of parenthood.

Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) they did not capture the event on film for the blog. So in the absence of photographic evidence (you're welcome!), they'll offer up an image of Emmett during a less traumatic time.

Emmett's first 'swimming lesson'

Emmett has so much fun in the tub during his bath that his parents figured it was time to introduce him to deeper waters. They enrolled him in the "Starfish" program at a local pool, and he joined 9 other babies for his first swim class. Emmett's mom and all the other first time parents stood on the pool deck, armed with cameras to capture the moment.

Of course, swimming at this age does not mean backstroke, sidestroke and fancy diving. Emmett's dad took Emmett through the fundamentals of bobbing in the water, floating on a noodle and chasing colourful balls, all while singing nursery rhymes.

Emmett was surprisingly blase about the entire experience. He didn't complain, nor did he splash and giggle and kick in the water. He kept up a 'ho-hum' expression for the entire lesson. Next week, the instructor will take it up a notch in the hopes of getting a reaction...cannonballs off the high diving board.