Every year David's family goes to a friend's beach house for the week. We all cram into a 3 bedroom house and enjoy each others company, good food, and have a lot of fun. I had taken Cooper to the beach earlier this year, but it was cool and windy so he didn't really get to enjoy it. Since Cooper is still in swimming lessons, we couldn't go down for the whole week, but I wanted to make sure we went down for at least one day. After swimming, I settled Cooper down for his nap in his car seat and off we went!
Look what I have!!!!
Cooper isn't crawling yet but he swivels on his belly and pushes himself around backwards. He had some lunch and showed off his scooting skills. He is supporting himself well and can easily keep his upper body up while reaching for things, as you can see in the picture with his paci :) After lunch and some playtime, it was time for a nap before spending the afternoon at the beach.
After his nap, it was time to change into our swimsuits and put on sunscreen. Cooper's cousins Maddie and Mallory couldn't wait to take Cooper to the beach!
Cooper and I hit the water immediately!
Cooper loved to stand and let his feet sink into the sand. Then he would laugh and laugh as he pulled them out.
He sat down in the surf and decided it was time for a snack, namely the mud was looking pretty tasty! He was determined to taste some despite my best efforts to keep it out of his mouth. He would get both hands full of mud then try to put one in his mouth. While I was keeping the one hand out of his mouth, he would quickly put the other one in his mouth. The result was a mouthful of mud. I don't think it was quite as tasty as he envisioned....
Two handfuls of mud....
Haha! Tricked ya! Sweet success......
Not quite what I had thought......
His cousin Maddie introduced him to some of the local wildlife.
Then he got some good cuddle time with Nana while we tried unsuccessfully to get him to take a nap. He had only napped for about 45 minutes earlier but refused to let himself fall asleep for fear he would miss something exciting.
So, we relented and let him play in the surf a little more before heading home for dinner.
Cooper had a blast and was covered with sand by the time we were done. Definitely a boy!
Cooper's other big achievement of the day is that he is starting to pull himself up . He can get his little bottom up off the ground but not quite all the way yet. I think this is funny considering he isn't crawling yet, but at the same time I'm not ready for him to be truly mobile yet. It is hard to determine how he is coming along at pulling himself up at my place because my furniture isn't very friendly for that. My coffee table is a big trunk, bed is tall, etc. It was neat to see how quickly he found things he could start to pull himself up on!
He also really leans forward when he is sitting down. This has resulted in a few face plants but he is a tough little guy and a fast learner. So many changes in such a short time!
Oh, and by the way Cooper got his first tooth peeking through last week! As soon as I can get a good picture of it I will share it. I got one on my cell phone but they don't show up on blogger very well.....
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