We took Jocelyn to the beach for the first time a few weeks ago. Brian's Aunt Kathy and Uncle John were visiting St. Augustine from New Jersey. We just went up to their condo for the day, which was enough for me. I can't believe how stressful it is to have a baby at the beach. According to my sister in law, we were "that" family that brings our whole household down to the beach! Luckily we are able to drive on St. Aug beach, or it would have taken many trips with all our stuff ;)
Anyways, Jocelyn LOVES the water! She is definitely her daddy's daughter. We took her in and I was so nervous that she would get saltwater in her eyes and freak out. She got the water in her eyes, but it didn't faze her one bit. At one point I was like "Okay, she's had enough, let's take her back to the blanket" She would have none of it. She cried until Brian turned around and put her back in the ocean!
After her poor little eyes were all red and she seemed to have enough of the water, we took her up to the sand. This is where I got stressed out. For one, I hate the feel of salt water and sand on me. So I just imagined that she did too. In all reality, she probably couldn't have cared less. With all that stuff we brought down, the only thing we forgot was a jog of fresh water to wash her off. So, we try to get off her bathing suit and diaper and she just wants to roll away and crawl in the sand. Then, of course she is tired and wants to nurse. There was no way I was going to let that happen with sand rubbing between us. So we took her up to the pool and washed her off then up to the condo.
Looking back, I was much more stressed out that need be (as usual) Next time I will know to chill out and let her have her fun!
My sister in law Jennifer, took these pictures:
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