Hold on.  Before you think that I am "anti-child" canoe camper I will add that I have 4 boys and all were in a canoe before they were 1 yr. old and all were in Quetico by 5.  I know why people go on wilderness canoe trips and screaming children is not one of them.


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Fear can be irrational.  Be patient.  Respect your wife and give her some ground on this.  Your comfort zone comes with more time on the water than she.  There will be another time.  The baby won't know the difference.  The day will come when she will ask, "why don't you take jr and do something".

Ditto