A Deep Breath of Fresh, Salty, Sea Air

A Deep Breath of Fresh, Salty, Sea Air

Just what the doctor ordered!

  

 

To say the last few weeks have been a roller coaster 

would be an understatement!

Summer = Rollercoaster rides right?!?!

Sure it's summer time! 

Sure we just had a baby! 

Sure we have 2 other children! 

Sure we're all home together!

Life = Rollercoaster

Sounds reasonable enough!

But it wasn't the happy, hands in the air, cries of joy, carefree roller coaster ride one might associate with summertime!

I've been trying to slow time down 

but the days before this past weekend 

began blending together and blurring altogether.

You see...we all know that having a baby 

often can turn a world upside down!

Sure we take sweet pictures and breathe in the quiet moments as our babies are tiny.

We try and forget the sleepless nights 

as our babies grow out of the newborn stage 

and appreciate each and every milestone.

But recently those quiet moments 

were replaced with frequent fits of cries, 

mouth milk spots, gas bubbles, 

drops of various kinds, 

clean diapers 

(never thought I'd be so happy to see poop!) 

and crazy mommy mood swings!

Baby #3 was rocking my world!

The boys are in love with their little baby bro! 

They ask to kiss him every other moment 

and use super cute, high pitched voices as they say 

"Hey Zackaboo!" 

(I never want that phrase to leave my memory!) 

They have been an incredibly easy element 

to this chaotic transition!

Luckily, the only thing my sister wanted for her 30th birthday was to have the whole family down the shore!

It seemed just what the doctor ordered!

 

And that's exactly what I did!

Saturday was my 2nd favorite day of summer!

(2nd only to the day our wonderful baby Zack 

entered our lives!)

It began with a delicious cup of strong coffee 

(with Hazelnut creamer)! 

My favorite!

We packed up kids, suits, towels, sunscreen, chairs, toys, umbrellas, boogie boards, snacks, waters, beers, hats, sunglasses, sandals, kites, carts, and so much more!

There were 21 of us...8 kids, 13 adults, 

and it took 4 cars to get everyone and everything there!

It was such an amazing few hours!

There was sand between my toes!

Smiles on my boys faces!

Noisy laughs and quiet breaths!

There was a walk with a sand rat 

and a dip in the ocean with a water rat!

There was delicious beer with my baby close on me,

with the warm sun on my skin,

and the salty air in my lungs and hair!

Everyone had fun!

Together!

And Baby Zack seemed to LOVE the beach!

He enjoyed some time awake playing with Domenic, 

ate, and them enjoyed a lovely 2 hour nap 

snuggled close to me in the Happy Wrap!

(Happy Wrap = the greatest invention 

and addition to my baby bag ever!)

After a few hours and an empty cooler 

we decided to pack up!

We packed up quicker than we set up!

(which seemed like a miracle!)

We showered, had dinner, and had a wonderful night of snacks and rides on the board walk!

Time seemed to move slower!

Everything seemed to make me smile!

(Even the gigantic poopie diaper)

And since that lovely beach day,

Baby Zachary seems to have taken a turn!

He seems less uncomfortable, far less fussy 

and much happier during his awake time!

And so for now...

I'm trying to breathe in the moments!

And appreciate the little things!

After all...

It's the little things that add up to be the big things!