a day at the beach

quinn and i drove down to the beach today.

because i had a meeting, i dropped him off with mike who continued working while wearing quinn in the beco carrier (just pretend i got a picture of that and inserted it right here).  it was so cute and i think his client loved the idea of quinn joining her session.

then off to the beach.  quinn shrieked with delight for the most part, ate loads of sand (can't wait to see that diaper tomorrow morning), crawled around, waved at everyone he could, and attempted to walk a few times.  the thing that surprised me was that he hated the ocean.  he didn't full-on cry when we walked down to the waters' edge, just protested with whines and grunts and no matter where we walked he made sure he was facing the water, sort-of keeping an eye on it.  very strange that it freaked him out considering he is obsessed with the pool.

after a beautiful day, i loaded a shirtless sleeping baby covered in sand into the car and headed for home.  bath time, books, and bed.

side note: these pics are taken with my phone.  not an iphone.  not a fancy instagram or whatever is all the rage these days.  just a phone.  booya.

baby-dunking

with the hot, hot summer here we have been spending loads of time in the pool.  our local pool doesn't allow babies under four into the big pool, so we wade and splash and bake in the little baby pools most days.  this passed weekend though, we went down to baltimore for my best friend brandi's baby shower.  

but first, we did a little pool time.  a big pool, that is.  he floated on his stomach and kicked, drank some pool water, and squealed with delight.  i finally got up the nerve to dunk him under the water.  fully dunk him.  i blew in his face, to which he giggled but still held his breath, and under he went.  we did it a few times.  sometimes he sputtered and coughed, other times he just came up surprised.  some of the on-lookers may have thought it bordered on child abuse, but i didn't care.  no one called the cops at least.  i want quinn to be comfortable in the water and to learn how to swim and to be safe.  so we had our first lesson at brandi's pool.  and he loved it!

this day also marked the first time quinn choked.  it was on all that watermelon he was eating.  i threw him over my knee and walloped him on the back a few times.  out it came.  he could have cared less and would have gone back for more if i let him.  

time for a dip in the pool

ahhhh...summer.  ice cream, pool time, flip flops, sundresses, blue moon with a slice of orange, sand between your toes and in random other places it shouldn't be.  love it.

we took quinn to the pool for his first legitimate dip.  and he LOVED it.  we were at my aunt kathy's for a get-together and the sun came out right on cue.  quinn squealed the entire time, balanced on his dad's hand, swam with his mama, and loved watching his big cousins jump off the diving board and race down the water slide.  here are some pics from that day.  and that night was the best he has ever slept.