Anglo+Saxon=sunscreen- June 6, 2011
Both of our mothers have had skin cancer removed. Greyson’s mom had Melanoma on her nose. My mom had squaemous cells on her arm. I have always worn sunscreen. Granted in the 1980’s as a child I wore like SPF 4 or 8 or some other number we now know is worthless. But I’m not freckled like my mom is from all her teenage baby oil sun worshipping. I’ll admit, I did go through an intense tanning bed phase in college because OMG I like, HAD to be tan to get wasted at spring break.
Greyson is crazy pasty white. He burns like a red head. He has the freckled shoulders, stories of sun poisoning, the works. So, I was very anxious to get sunscreen on Charlotte. The pediatrician said to wait until she was 6 months because of some ingredient that could be harmful.
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| I gotta get Greyson this shirt. |
Ladies, you’ll all remember the ordeal that was little girl bathing suits. I’m convinced girl bathing suits are just training for us to be uncomfortable in them for the rest of our lives. As women we worry about bikini bottoms cutting into our fat or triangle tops flipping up in ocean waves. As little girls, we worry about sand scratching along the line of our skinny little thighs and getting the straps right after using the bathroom at the pool. I remember more than one panic stricken moment in the stall trying to stretch on a wet swimsuit with tangled straps as my friends yelled that I was about to miss the next round of “Sharks and Minnows.” And people wonder why we pee in the pool. What’s your excuse, guys?
Anyway, putting sunscreen, a swim diaper, bathing suit, and a sun hat on a wiggly seven-month-old was exhausting. I was thinking, “She better love swimming. So help me God!”
She did love it, and she looked adorable. Seeing her splash and kick was worth all the sunscreen squiminess. Happy Summer, everyone!
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Mommy and I are both whitey Mcwhite – super fair – and so I get daily sunscreen… I am ridiculously ticklish, so I laugh hysterically and wiggle around the whole time Mommy is gooping me up!
LOL – a pasty white lovin' the shirt. Think they make it in a women's cut?
It's still too early to tell with Tyler, but I'm thinking that he's "blessed" with my skin tones, so rash guards, sunscreen, hats, umbrellas, not going outside between the hours of 10-4 w/o sunblock applied for 30 min before, will be the lifestyle for him, as long as he's under my roof.
Good for you momma, teachin' the little one that you don't need to be tan to be cool.
Okay, I just found ya and I love ya. Great story, great style, adorable baby!! : ) Happy sunscreen summer to you and yours!
(found ya through Mama Kat)
look at her! could she BE any cuter!!?
At least you're taking the time to put on the sunscreen! I am a redhead and so is my toddler…it takes us longer to prepare for the sunshine than it does to play outdoors, but I will continue to slather her in that goop! One afternoon I forgot and the poor thing had sunburn on her head, face, and arms…I felt sooo awful!