Beach Baby!

As promised here is the proof that Brandon was born with some lowcountry in his blood! I took Brandon to the beach for the first time with his Mimi and his Babcia while visiting Hilton Head. Krzysztof was on his monthly work trip to Indiana, so he unfortunately missed all this excitement. Because it took Brandon several attempts to tolerate even sitting on grass, I was sure that he would be hesitant to crawl on the sand and possibly fearful of the water. Maybe I don't know my son as well as I think I do! Here are some videos:

This video was actually taken 2nd.

Doesn't he look like a baby sea turtle heading for the ocean after hatching? When we put him on the sand, he just took off for the water - with a few breaks to shovel a handful of sand in his mouth here and there as you'll see in this next video.

Everyone I've talked to said their babies ate sand the first time to the beach too, and most of them have turned out just fine. My dad kept calling Brandon a "Sand Lapper," which apparently is a nickname given to South Carolinians.

Here are some other cute pictures of my little beach baby from his first beach day.

Playing with his new sand toys.

SO excited about the water! He laughed when the waves came in and splashed his arms.

He kept trying to put his mouth down on the wet sand...or maybe he was just showing off his yoga child's pose position.

The first day at the beach was so fun that we decided to go back the next day and bring Papa and Biscuit! It was really high tide when we got there so there wasn't nearly as much beach as the day before. Brandon still loved it, but he wasn't quite as excited as the first time.

Thinking he might want to be a surfer one day...

Playing with Papa.

Analyzing the sand.

And we can't forget about Biscuit! What beach dog doesn't need a visor to keep sun out of her eyes?

We can't wait to play at the beach again next time we visit Mimi and Papa!