Melt down!

We thought this weekend would be mellow because Gavin had a fever on Friday. Saturday we went for a nice stroll through a neighborhood and it was beautiful out. We laid low, went to Montana de Oro and just soaked up the ocean breeze and sun on a drive along the coast. Gavin was feeling better on Sunday and Steve wanted some surf, so we packed up the car for Cayucos and headed to the beach. Steve got some waves and Gavin and I had fun in the sun, playing in the sand. Gavin was toasty with his wetsuit on. After a good morning of running around, the wind picked up and it started to get cold. Gavin found warmth underneath all the beach blankets and we decided to pack it up. Steve packed the boards and Gavin stayed under cover. Wrong move! During the time Steve was packing, Gavin fell asleep. All of about 5 minutes.

We tried to get him up gently but he wasn't happy. We got him half way up the stairs and melt down kicked in. He wanted to go back to the beach. He laid down in the middle of the path and put his head down like he wanted to go back to sleep. He was still wet from being in his suit and we knew he would fall asleep on the ride home. So we tried to get him out of his suit and change his diaper. Wrong move #2. He was kicking and screaming. He screamed the loudest I think he could scream. We tried to stay calm so we wouldn't aggrevate it more. He is one strong little dude. He wrestled me to get the diaper off and wouldn't let go. He wanted to keep the wet diaper on. We tried to get a new one on him and no luck. End result, we got him the car seat buck naked. He was still crying and making that "i just cried and can't stop" wimper sound. Well, that sucked. We were hot, sweaty, sandy and I had to pee. Fun Fun.

But, once he calmed down and we got home, the Gavin we know and love emerged. All I had to do was coax him out of the car with his bike helmet. He had a 3 hour nap on the living room floor about an hour later. It's all good!