The Hendricks Handbook: Day At The Lake

Yesterday, we got up early and headed to the lake. When I say we got up early, I mean Josh set his alarm at 5:45, I set mine for 6:15, and I think we both rolled out of bed about 7. Luckily, the night before, we got everything ready to go so we had very little to do to prepare. Shaw usually wakes up about 7 on any given morning. Well, we loaded the car and boat and he still wasn't up. At 7:45 we couldn't take it any longer so I went into his nursery and there he was all snug as a bug, booty up in the air, but as soon as I walked over to the crib he popped right up! I think he knew what was in store and he was excited :). We got to the lake about 8:30 and went straight to a shady cove. The last time we went to the lake, Shaw LOVED going fast in the boat and would just giggle when we hit a wave. Completely different story this time. He wasn't so sure about it and as soon as his daddy put the throttle down he did not like it. He automatically wanted his daddy and for the rest of the day everytime the boat was moving he wanted in his lap. I think he is now more aware and maybe didn't feel safe. He knew his daddy had a little better grip on him than his momma did. We were a little worried on how he would do in the heat. It has been getting up to around 100 here everyday and I, myself, don't do good in the heat and we knew he didn't need to be exposed to it all day long. Surprisingly, there was a nice breeze and it was very tolerable. We had a great time! Shaw is definitely a water/lake baby, which makes us very happy since we plan to spend most summer weekends on the lake in the future (that is of course until he is old enough to start playing baseball).

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