Every year, my family has a big reunion with everyone from my dad's side of the family. We're all pretty far flung, so once a year all the aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. get together at the lake. Today was Zoey's first reunion. She got to meet aunts and cousins and all sorts of people she'd never met before. And of course, she was fussy. Zoey's usually pretty mellow, likes people, and is quite happy. Well, not today. Today she fussed and cried when almost anyone tried to hold her besides her daddy or me. That's not like her at all. Her acid reflux has been bothering her more this week, so I'm theorizing that she just felt out of sorts. Either that, or she's an introvert like her daddy!
I hope people didn't feel bad when Zoey cried when they held her. I felt awful when someone wanted to hold her, and she started to cry as soon as I handed her to them. Then, they'd pass her back and the tears would stop. This is a new behavior, and while I'm glad that she stopped crying, I also don't want her to only want to be held by her parents. There are SO many people who love and adore her that I hope she'll want to be snuggled by them, too!
Like any of my family functions, it was filled with lots of food and lots of boisterous people. It was fun to see how the kids had grown since last year. Zoey was fascinated with all the children, especially the other baby there! A very exciting game of water baseball was played, and I enjoyed paddling around in the kayak. I hummed the Jaws theme as I paddled circles around my sisters. My grown-up nieces even watched Zoey for a while in the evening so my husband and I could go out kayaking together! Thanks, lovely nieces!
And now, after such an eventful day, we shall sleep!
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