Periscope up!

Quinn's new favourite thing is to stand up on his knees and look out over the edge of the tub during bathtime, then sit down, and then repeat, over and over. Every time he gets up on his knees I say "Periscope up!" and he grins. Unfortunately he also does this in his crib, which may be partly why he melted down in the hands of his aunt last night, who kindly babysat for us while we went out to celebrate our anniversary. It took him a while to settle last night, but he shows no ill effects today. It remains to be seen how much the event scarred his mother but so far it doesn't seem too bad.

Quinn has no fear of the water. Coming from a land where the water routinely kills people I think this is a good thing and a bad thing. Hopefully he inherits his mother's natural waterskills that his father doesn't seem to have in spite of growing up in, on or near the water. Until we determine that for sure we'll continue to keep a close eye on him as he bellyflops fearlessly into the tub from the "Periscope up" position.