Water Baby (Part II)

We went to Gunpowder Falls state park yesterday. Ken's Team in Training had a group swim and we decided to take one of our kayaks out and see how Kieran did.

To say he loved it would not give you enough of a mental picture. He adored it, he begged for more, he wanted to go kayak by himself.

Ken took him out first and they did a short loop with Kieran helping to paddle. Once he got tired of that he trailed his hand in the water, which is what he did when I took him out. After he and I got back he got into the kayak by himself and Ken pushed him around in the water. Kieran loved it.

After we finished our boat rides, Kieran then played in the water with us. For a kid who didn't want to put his head underwater during swim class, he LOVED being in the bay. Went up to his chin and jumped up and down. Then Ken's group arrived and Kieran and I settled down to play in the sand for awhile. After he decided he'd had enough of that he got up and went back in the water.

Needless to say, about 5 minutes after getting into the car for the trip home he was out. He didn't wake up for 2.5 hrs. I tried to get him up at 2 hrs and he wasn't having any of it. I had to drag him out of bed a half hour later.

The Poop Update....
Still having big withholding problems. He doesn't want to poop on the potty (or anywhere else for that matter) so I'm increasing the fiber in his diet, trying to keep him from having an option. He did go yesterday and again this morning (after telling me he was not going to poop, he did nearly immediately upon sitting on the potty). I'm going to try and get a book called It Hurst When I Poop and see if that helps. If all diet changes and the book don't help, we'll need to go to the doctor and talk with them about medical resolutions.

We still haven't gotten his chest xrays or his blood drawn but I'm hopeful we can get that done within the next 2 weeks. OK enough, back to work (and maybe something to eat too...)