Welcome to the Caribbean!
Several weekends ago, we took Elliott to swim and play at the beach for the first time! The YWAM base is a quick 10 minute walk from the beach…glory.
And…!
He hated it. Literally, hated it. Poor kid :(. He was terrified of the sand.
So, he took a nap with Dad while I played in the ocean with friends.
Then he joined me in the ocean:
He loved splashing in the ocean, but just really hated the wet sand…we even tried again after his nap! But we went back the next week and he had a blast playing in the dry sand…so…baby steps. Baby shark steps!
3 Comments
November 24, 2011 - 03:12am
Dearest Elliott,
Don;t feel bad about hating the sand at the beach – little Grace, another of my precious grandchildren, absolutely was terrified of sticks that were laying on the grass. They had fallen off a big tree – they were just little sticks, but Grace cried and was afraid of them. She did laught, tho, when I picked some up and pretended to hit the ground with them, but she wouldn’t go near them !!!
November 24, 2011 - 15:00pm
Thank you for the kind encouragement, Grammy Karen!! Will you come play with me at the beach and help me get over my fear??!! 🙂 Love you!! Elliott
November 24, 2011 - 15:48pm
I remember how sad an experience it was when I first brought Fay to a swimming pool. She was just about five months, I think. The whole thing was lost on her. Still, she looked so cute in a bathing suit! More recently we’ve taken her and she is addicted to swimming. Though we haven’t been in months, she almost-daily asks, “I go swimming today?” Before you know it, Elliott will be splashing around like a duck and loving every minute of it!