Baby's 1st Dip!

We didn't mean for this to happen today; it was scheduled to take place only after gabe turned six months old. But derod came home unexpectedly early today, having taken half a day off, and suggested that we go and exercise since his annual regimental fitness test is around the corner. "Pity we haven't bought him a swim diaper," he had said, but the suggestion has already done the irreversible: in the words of the infamous bo-racter, I very excite!

So we packed up and took a short trot to the home of firstjohn419, who has very kindly extended to us the use of its pool. Clad in a pair of loose end shorts, gabe took his first plunge. Actually, it wasn't much of a plunge. The initiation began with toes dipped in water, followed by feet, then butt and then the body. As with his typical behaviour in unfamiliar surroundings (or to unfamiliar faces), he was expressionless and continued with that for some time. After a little while, gabe was placed tummy down and in no time, he realised the familiar posture (as he always takes on the bed when he rolls over) and began his usual kicks. At one point, he had decided to do his usual hammer-head-on-the-bed stunt but got a rude shock and pulled his head up with a startled look on his face. He never repeated that anymore. But he got rather comfortable later on, enough to do some babbling-commentary. It would have been an equally enjoyable experience for derod if not for the presence of two very curious boys, who followed gabe wherever he swam and even reached out to grab his legs and all. These two nosy pokers really scored badly with derod, who generally, is on the easy going side.

Anyhows, a video and some shots of the fifteen-to-twenty minutes in the pool. Enjoy!