4th of July

Graham has been at the beach with us for our annual 4th of July week, and it has been just what we all needed! On the way to the beach, I read a book about how 3-month olds should be sleeping 10 hours at night, and Drew and I pondered what we were doing wrong. Then we get to the beach and Graham begins sleeping 8 hours straight at night....and even adding a couple bonus hours to that after his morning feeding! We realize this may not last, but we're really enjoying it for now!

We toted the poor baby around for our usual beach activities, and he was such a good sport! He went out on the beach in his stroller, where he was pretty content sleeping in the shade. Occasionally he woke up unhappy, but it just took a quick stroll along the beach to put him back to sleep. Graham even had his first toe-dip in the ocean...he wasn't especially impressed. He went with us to our favorite breakfast spot, where we definitely got more smiles and attention than usual. Our waitress (who usually is all business) told us "there's nothing like it in the world" and little girls walked by and pointed at Graham. He must have been showing off in his 4th of July outfit and fancy shoe-socks. He also went with us to eat at a couple restuarants on the waterfront docks in Southport. Graham "watched" the fireworks with us off the back porch, but since it was late, he just snuggled up to me and slept. He enjoyed all the quality time he had with friends and his aunt and uncle. Hopefully he won't be too bored when we're back to our family of 3 in Apex.