As water covers the earth

Theo did well at the beach.  He eased into a routine of sorts.  But he is not fond of the water.  I finally picked him up and carried him out to the sandbar during low tide in about an inch of water.  When I put him down he sprinted for shore, to experience tide pools.  He stepped off the sandbar, into the tide pool and slightly submerged while all his peeps watched.  Then he popped up and walked out on dry sand.  During previous encounters with water covering his face he gets pretty shook up, but this time he took it like a little man.