We spent a week in Orange Beach, AL relaxing at the beach. We discovered that the "relaxing" part is somewhat different with child in tow! Apparently Jack didn't get the memo about sleeping in late.
We stayed at a wonderful condo that was right on the gulf. The water was still a little chilly being only the first weekend in May so Jack was a little skeptical of the water (both pool and gulf). We did take him to play in the sand one morning and he really enjoyed that. Slept for hours after that too! I had come all prepared with a special tent that blocks UV rays and a kiddie pool for Jack to play in and he refused to be near either of them. He did warm up to the kiddie pool when we left it in the living room of the condo for the week. So much for best laid plans huh! We ended up buying a swimsuit that has floaties inside of it for use in the kiddie pool at the condo (as Jack has an affinity for going head first into the water to swim).
Jack's favorite water adventure was not the pool but the showers to clean off the sand before entering the pool area. Oh what good times he had there! He wowed us with some new tricks this week. 1) waving hi and bye-bye on command, 2) blowing kisses (to cute little girls that he saw out and about), 3) gesturing "up" with both arms. He's understanding soooooo much these days. I'd ask him to find something/one in the room, like ball, cup, daddy/grand-daddy, etc, and he would hunt around until he found the person/object! Such a smart baby boy!
The other pictures show Jack throwing his back out tantruming (really fun stuff) and being restrained for diaper changes. The phrase "it takes a village" comes to mind for diapering and bath time these days............
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