Destin 2012

Hey Buddy! Well, boy am I behind! There's so much to tell, I may have to let the pictures do the talking. (I'll do a little!) For this post we'll talk about your 1st Destin trip! We usually go to Destin a couple of times a year, so this was the first of MANY trips we'll hopefully take! This first trip we went down to stay with Emme and Papa. Your dad drove down with us to stay for a couple of days. Then he had to go back to work, so you, me and Ryan stayed the rest of the week. Unfortunately while your dad was there, it was really chilly, so he didn't get any beach time at all! But you guys did a lot of looking at the ocean!

 

We tried to get you in the pool the 1st day, but it was just way too chilly, so you just hung out with Emme and Papa.

That night we went to Harborwalk and walked around at Kidfest. You and Ryan wore one of your many matching outfits that Emme made you. We tried to get a good picture of the two of you, but it's hard these days!

The next morning you were running a fever, so I figured this was probably an ear infection. You were scheduled to have tubes put in your ears the next week, so I was holding you could hold out a week or so before you got sick, but nooooo! So we went to a local doctor in Destin! Luckily, you didn't have an ear infection - just some kind of virus. So you took it easy that day.

The next day though we ventured into the pool! You seemed to like it. So for the next few days we took you to the pool in the mornings and then you just stayed in the condo after naps.

We did eventually get you on the beach but it just wasn't your cup of tea. You weren't quite sure about the sand, and the water was just too cold. At least we tried! And we'll try again, don't you worry!!!!

I know next year it will be a totally different story! I'm looking forward to trying it again with you!!

So like I said, the next week you got tubes put in your ears. After about 3 solid months of ear infections, I was SOOO ready for this moment! You were such a trooper. You did great! You were just a tad fussy after it was over, but who could blame you. And ever since, (knock on wood), there have been no ear infections! Amazing!!!

The very next day Mommy left you to go to Little Rock. Now I know that sounds terrible, but having been through the tubes before, I knew that it was a very lowkey procedure. And if anything at all had been wrong with you, I wouldn't have gone. But you did so well, that I knew it was OK! The reason I went was to help throw a baby shower for your cousins TJ and Sarah (who, by the way, a month later had sweet little Hays who was 10 lbs. 7 oz!!!!), and also to see Beepo who wasn't doing so well. So you were in fine hands with your Daddy. KK and Granddaddy came up as well to help.

"So what cute things have I been doing lately," you may be asking yourself. Well, everything you do is cute to me! But one thing that sticks out is your love affair with hair! You LOVE to run your fingers through hair - mostly mine and mostly ripping it out in chunks! And it's primarily when you're ready to go to sleep. I guess it's a soothing thing. You've started to play with your own hair, so I try to guide your hand to your own head. Sometimes it works, and sometimes, not so much! It's pretty funny though when I put my hair in a ponytail, because I'll be rocking you, and your hand comes up trying to find the hair and there's nothing there. You kind of look at me like, "Um, hello, where's my hair to play with!?!?"

As for sleeping, well, I'm starting to believe that no child really ever sleeps through the night. Now we have 2 kiddos who LOVE to sleep in our bed! It's totally my fault because, selfishly, I love to snuggle with you guys. But it's a nasty habit that we've created!!!

 

So that's the update for now. I'll have to continue this in another post. Until then, Kiss Kiss from Mommy!