We had asked Aunt Jackie to come with us but due to someone at work having surgery she wasn't going to be able to come......until the night before we left she found out she would be able to come! So we loaded up(packed to the gills) and left Friday evening. We stopped halfway in Alabama and spent the night at a hotel(thanks Moo Moo for the hotel room). Max is a good car rider but wanted to break up his trip a little. Sat morning we were up and beach bound. We stayed at Calypso, the same place we stayed in Oct. We loved the location; right next to pier park. After grocery shopping and unpacking Scott's sister Ashley(she lives in Freeport, FL and works at Watercolor Resort in Rosemary beach) came over and we headed out to dinner. The first night we walked over to pier park and had dinner at the Back Poarch. I had a yummy crab cake sandwich.
Sunday Morning was our first day on the actual beach. We plopped Max down in the sand and after a minute...he LOVED it! Then we went to the ocean and let him sit on the edge as waves came up and got him. Once again he loved it! Max wouldn't fall asleep on the beach(he wanted to play) so one of us would bring him up to the room for his naps. Ashley is off on Sundays and Mondays so she also spent the day with us on the beach, she bought Max a little blow up pool; which of course he loved! I think by now you get the point that Max loved the beach and everything about it! Oh and apparently licking salt water off of toys is the best!
The rest of the week we spent on the beach. A couple mornings we went to the pool 1st so we wouldn't have to give Max a bath before his morning nap. Max spent the days sitting in his pool and digging in the sand. He also got his first taste of grapes(he likes the red ones). Ice cold grapes are a perfect beach snack and Max couldn't agree more! We cooked in a couple nights but did go out and enjoy some great seafood at Salty Sues, Hammerhead Freds, Dirty Dicks Crab house, and The Crab Trap in Destin.
Speaking of Destin Scott, Max, and I spent Monday there. It is about a 40min drive from PCB. Our friend Melissa's son Brant was having his 6th birthday party while they were also at the beach. So not only did we get to celebrate with him, but we also got to go to the Janie and Jack outlet store! I love Janie and Jack cloths for Max but they are expensive so we actually got a few great deals at the outlet store. Plus I can Ebay these items after Max is done with them and make some of the money back. Melissa outdid her self again with another fabulous birthday party! I loved his cake. She bought the cake at Publix and then dressed it up with "sand", cookies, and beach decor. Happy Birthday Brant!
A HUGE milestone was reached while we were at the beach. Max is officially no longer nursing. He had been down to morning and night and I was no longer pumping during the day. The week before the beach he had not been nursing well at all and the 2 days before we left he had only nursed once. He did nurse well the 1st 2 days at the beach but then he just stopped. Every time I would offer it to him he would shake his head no and push me away. So we are done. I am torn. This means he is a big boy now and growing up. It also mean I am free!! So far as I type this it has been a week since he stopped nursing and I have had some discomfort and a little leaking, but no engorgement. I know I still have milk in there but it should dry up soon. On a related note we couldn't find a way to transport my frozen breast milk to the beach without it thawing, so Max got whole milk while we were there. He did fine with the change. Now that we are home we are back on breast milk until we run out of frozen milk.
The drive home went ok. It really helped that Aunt Jackie was there and kept Max entertained.
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