Bryce's first beach trip!

This wasn't technically Bryce's first beach trip..we took him over memorial day with our good friends but we didn't actually make it to the beach because it was still cold - we just hung out at their beautiful house and pool!!
So this time we were excited to let him see the ocean and feel the sand. Every year my family goes to Myrtle Beach. We usually can only go for a couple of days due to working but this year we were able to go for the whole week and it was great! It definitely wasn't our typical lazy week doing nothing but eating and lounging - due to having an 8 month old :) But we loved it nonetheless. I was stressed that Bryce wouldn't sleep well and would be all off schedule but he did great! He woke up a little earlier than normal but overall he really adjusted well. The first day he wasn't too sure about the wind and how hot it was but the next couple of days he liked putting his feet in the sand and feeling the water. We put him in the pool and he liked floating around.

 

 

We shopped, ate, hung out at the pool, ate some more and just 

enjoyed being with family! It was great to have so many people around to help with him. We are spoiled to have so many people around that love Bryce so much! 

The only tips I would give after going would be - don't have high expectations for a baby at the beach! He really couldn't stay out too long and wasn't keen on taking a nap on the beach. I think he maybe would have if he was younger but he's used to sleeping in his crib/pack 'n play and didn't get what we were trying to do when we would lay him down! He's so much more aware of his surroundings now, so like I said maybe if he was younger he would have slept out on the beach. We were across the street from the beach so it wasn't hard to just walk back with him and put him down. We did get a little pool to put on the beach but it really wasn't worth the effort to set it up for the 30 minutes he was out there a day. We will still use it when he's older. I'm really glad we had hats for him and lots of sunscreen! He didn't seem to mind either one. I tried to just not worry about his schedule and just go with the flow, but that's hard for me. I get stressed easily so try to just relax and enjoy the vacation!
Until next year!