Water Safety for Kids

So, I decided to make a blog about where to find the baby's first toys.
Becoming a grandfather will do that to you. Naturally, my wife had to read my post when she got home from work.

"Honey", she said, that's real good, but what makes you think you know anything about buying the baby's first toys?
She then went on to explain how a newborn baby can't see past the end of his nose and the only toys he has right now are: Mom and Grandma.

In that order.

Who knew?

After not disagreeing with my wife, (always a good idea), I said I meant when they got to be around three months old or something like that. Threw that one out there just to see how it would float.

We both agreed I'm kinda clueless when it comes to buying anything for a baby, especially their first toys. What I needed were some baby gift ideas.
While pondering this significant piece of information, it hit me!
My wife and I have a large inground swimming pool at our house along with a hot tub right on the pool deck.


Let's get this kid in the water early and often. Her daughter's son is
three months old so that's the perfect time frame.

There's lots of baby products out there related to swimming. There's those little blow-up things you put around their arms to keep 'em from turning into a submarine. You can get a little toy boat with a rope on it so Mom and Grandma can pull the little tyke around the pool. Give the kid a sense of swimming and get one of those little rafts for him to lay on. They also come with a rope.
But, in my humble opinion, the absolute best toy is an inner tube looking thing with straps on the bottom running front to back and side to side. The baby sits down in this toy, held by the straps, while his little legs dangle in the water and he sits there all fat and happy.

Our local pool supply store carries all these baby toys. My wife and I never get out of there without picking something up for the grandkids.