First Beach Trip

Isaac is just about over his cold now. He's had a slight temperature every day since I last took him to the doctor, but the doctor said it's not anything to worry about. I took him back to the doctor yesterday so he could be rechecked, and Patty said he is fine.

Isaac went on his first trip to the beach on Saturday. I was a little apprehensive about it, because the pediatrician told me not to put any sunscreen on him before six months. It has something to do with the chemicals in the sunscreen, and it can also interfere with the baby's perspiration. Dr. Ramos said it would be fine to go, but just to cover him up. Patty, the nurse practioner, said it would be better not to go, warning that the sun's rays are reflected off the sand and the water. Well every year, Wes's mom's family goes to the beach together, and this was it, so we decided to take him.

Right as we were getting ready to walk out the door, Isaac let us know that he was hungry. We knew it would be close to the time we had to leave, but we were hoping that we'd be able to travel for at least a little while before he needed to eat. It didn't happen though, so we ended up leaving an hour later than we planned. It takes a little over an hour to drive to the beach, so by the time we got there, all of the good parking spots were gone. We ended up parking over a mile away from where Wes's family was. By the time we got there, we were about two hours late, which is pretty comical. Normally, we are one of the first ones there. Somehow I don't think that'll be the case anymore, at least not for another few years. But, thankfully, Isaac slept through everything. He didn't wake up until just a few minutes before we arrived.

Since Isaac wasn't allowed to wear sunscreen, we had a canopy set up for him. If he didn't get sunburned, I was worried that Isaac would be fussy from being too hot. That didn't happen though. Wes's dad found a battery-operated fan, and we put that on him the whole time. Wes and I had also bought a baby pool so he could cool off. When it was time to nurse him, I went to Wes's dad's truck to do so. So he was fine. We got some really cute pictures of him playing in his baby pool, which I'll have to post later. We took them with Wes's phone, and Wes is at work right now. All in all, we had a great time. I can't wait for next year, when Isaac will be able to build sand castles, play beach games, and go in the water!