Since before the girls were born, Agnes and I have talked about the kinds of things we would do with them. One of the things on our list was to bring them out to the beach for a nice walk. It lets all of us get a little fresh air, and it breaks the cycle of feeding/sleeping/changing that we do over and over while we stay at home. Two days ago, we finally got out there.
At Redondo Beach, there’s a jogging path down at the sand, and another parallel path a little higher up where people walk. We made sure Miranda and Eleanor were fed and had clean diapers, and we packed them in the minivan to head out. When we got to the beach, we parked in a parking structure and moved their carseats onto the Double Snap n Go. The drive had made the girls drowsy and so things looked good as we were on our way.
The moment we left the parking structure into the bright sunlight, Eleanor started crying. Our carseats have shades attached to them and so we knew they weren’t in direct sunlight. We gave Eleanor a pacifier and kept on walking. We made it all of five minutes out on that path before we gave up and turned around. Right as we entered the shade of the parking structure again, Eleanor stopped crying. I suppose it was just too bright for her tiny little eyes. Maybe we’ll try again in the near future.
you guys are so brave… i never took him out until after 1mo. anyway, you can put a baby blanket or a thicker receiving blanket (the double layer ones) over the front to cover when they’re sleeping. i always have to do that if i want lucas to sleep in the stroller (sort of makes it darker and cut out the distractions). babies don’t like bright light as you found out.
That’s a great suggestion to cover the front with a blanket. I suppose that if the blanket also covers the shade, it will make it even darker.