Bentley's First Swim

I took Bentley swimming the other day for the first time. He wasn't really sure what to think. He kicked and splashed for a little while, and then my sister scared him. She jumped off the diving board and came up right in front of him. He didn't like it one bit. After that he was scared of any water splashing. It was fun though. He floated around, and I held him some of the time. He refuses to keep a hat or sunglasses on, but he enjoyed playing with mine. We are planning on going several more times before we leave.

The day before we went, my sister and I were reminiscing about when she was younger and swam almost every day and her hair would turn green. She told me that if you just wet it with tap water before you swim it won't do that. Well, she didn't take her own advice. After about an hour, my dad pointed out that Erin's hair was looking a bit lime greenish. She freaked out and it just kept getting worse and worse. I got a good laugh. Don't worry though, lemon juice took it right out, but not before I got a picture.

Sleep Problem Solved

I decided that I would just let Bentley sleep with me. A few nights later he crawled off the bed while Paul and I were still asleep. I changed my mind and decided he needed to sleep in his own bed, it was for his safety. I won't go into details about how I did it because I don't need a guilt trip about letting my baby cry, but if you want to know you can contact me. It worked and now we have a schedule that is very predictable and he knows when it's time to go to sleep. We are in Arkansas right now and he has adjusted pretty well. He seems to like the pack 'n play.

We found out that we will be stationed in San Diego. We should be moving there at the end of September. I am excited about it. There will be more things for us to do and the weather will be much nicer. The cost of living there is crazy expensive though. I've been researching apartments and such online and it just blows my mind. Paul's SSgt told him that he would need to get a motorcycle because it can take 30 minutes to go 5 miles. It is legal to cut lanes with a motorcycle there and they drive crazy! I don't know how I feel about it yet. It scares me, but I hate the thought of him spending an hour in the car just to get a couple exits down the highway. I guess we'll see once we get there.

Here are some recent pictures of Bentley. He is growing like a weed. I can't believe he is almost 9 months old. He has two teeth and is crawling everywhere. He keeps me busy.