Yay! The summer weather is finally upon us. Not so yay! Sweetpea has to start wearing sunscreen.
First to admit my bias: I hate the stuff, and almost never wear it. It makes me feel greasy and I don't like the smell. If I'll be outside for more than 30 minutes, I might put some on my face and my shoulders, the top of my feet. I am not so fair-skinned, and I don't have a history of getting sunburnt. As I've gotten older, I don't bake in the sun anymore, but love to read in a hammock in the shade. So, that's me.
But my darling Sweetpea has beautiful baby skin. Which I know I should protect. So I dutifully went and bought Aveeno's SPF 55 for babies. And on our recent sun holiday, I put it on carefully, along with her SPF 45 swimsuit and legionnaire-style hat.
But I dread smearing the stuff on her all summer. It's pasty and I'm always terrified that I've missed a spot. Or that she'll eat/lick it off her arm.
Readers, how do you cope with the sun and protecting baby's skin? Any ideas to make it easier?
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