Water Babies

My husband's step-sister Christina was in town this weekend so we spend lots of time with family. Florida in the summer is obviously hot and right now is the time where it's getting uncomfortably hot. If you want to hang outdoors for awhile, water is a must. Thankfully the kids are complete water babies- I mean Aubs is a Pisces after all.

On Saturday we headed down to our new favorite beach, Pass-A-Grille and did a little swimming and lounging. I actually think it is getting to the point where it's too hot to hang out on the beach for long until at least September. I got one heck of a sunburn and I was wearing SPF 50. I didn't reapply after going in the water but usually I don't burn- I know, stupid considering it's mid-July. Aubs would not get out of the water. Thankfully there was lots of us there to take turns holding her for pretty much the entire 4 hours that we were there. The other kiddos had fun playing in the water and the sand. Unfortunately the sand doesn't interest Aubs in the least.










Aubs couldn't be bothered with pictures that day. The only time she came out of the water was to consume her weight in watermelon and grapes.


Last night we headed over to my mother inlaws house to say goodbye to Christina and have a good meal. The beginning of the evening also included lots of water for the kids. Aubs is a maniac- it's so cute to see her interact with her cousins and try to copy everything they do.

















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Just Keep Swimming

In the beginning of the summer, which weather wise for you non-Floridians is late April/early May, Aubs wanted nothing to do with the water. We were kind of shocked by this because last year she had loved it. I guess the 6 month gap where we didn't take her in at all really screwed up her confidence.

The ocean was her first big "back in the water" milestone. As soon as saw her friend of equal stature Kingston go in, she was all for it too. You can tell by my post last week that there is no keeping her out of the water once we are at the beach. We were actually there today and I can barely move now because I was jumping waves holding her in the water. Not a smart move when you're 8 months pregnant. Now I know what to do and where to go if I want to make myself go into labor a couple of weeks early.

The pool was a different story. She was not having it at all. We pretty much had to drag her in screaming and then when we finally got her in her would cling to us like there was no tomorrow. By clinging I mean actual marks around our necks from her gripping on so hard. We were pretty unsuccessful about getting her to go in until last weekend. Out of nowhere she started letting go and trying to swim on her own, well with floaties but you know what I mean. She also decided that it would be fun to jump off the high part of the patio by the hot tub into the pool. Needless to say we have been in the pool almost everyday since last Friday.