Here is my patient husband riding the waves with Kiddo. She wasn't so sure at the beginning. By the end we couldn't keep her out. Each time I'd call them in (with a worried stare at her increasingly blue lips) she'd head back out - without us (he'd catch up). I finally said "enough" and we came home.
So once again the beach was a major success for my sweet girl. I did largely the same thing I did last time, dip my toes while holding the baby. (It was easier last time though, she was better contained.)