First Trip to the Beach

Instead of going away to celebrate our third anniversary, Dave and I decided to spend last Saturday out at Half Moon Bay with Kyle. Instead of going to "our" beach (where Dave proposed), we did a little exploring and found Cowell Ranch State Beach, a few miles south of Half Moon Bay. This was Kyle's first trip to the ocean, although he seemed more excited about playing with the sand than with the water. We got some great photos, and it was hard to pick only a few for the blog. I chose the one above because it was one of only a few when I was actually able to catch his attention and he wasn't also moving!

There was a 0.6 mile hike out to the bluffs, and then a long trek down the stairs to the beach. At the bottom, the stairs had been washed out, but we were still able to get down to the beach. We had a nice walk along the beach, with lots of stops to play with the sand, seaweed, rocks and seashells. So many exciting new things to examine! It was quite a grey day, so we actually had the entire beach to ourselves, and we finally decided to head back to the car when we started to feel rain sprinkles intensifying. I was surprised that we didn't get more of a protest when we left, but it turns out that Kyle was thoroughly worn out and fought falling asleep once we were back in the car. Hopefully we will be able to head out to the coast again on another nice weekend, although as my tummy grows, we'll have to find a beach that doesn't require scrambling over the edge!

In other news, I had my 16-week check-up at the OB office this week. Everything is progressing well, and Kyle loved the exam - being able to sit on my chest to watch the nurse practitioner measure my size, he then held on to the tape measure for her while she showed him how the Doppler worked and we heard the heartbeat! Four more weeks until our next visit, although I have begun to feel some kicks and punches, so we will have some reassurement in the meantime.