"energy"?

Neither one of us has ever been a strong believer in "energy".  However, it's hard to ignore that Gordy picks up on many different types and forms of "energy" and that this "energy" has an impact on him.  I'm going to stop using quotes on energy... but you get the idea.

Generally, he prefers people who are relatively calm and happy, he's not super stoked on dogs or other animals that make too much noise, and he LOVES the ocean.  Each time we arrive at the beach and pull him out of his car seat, it's like he already knows the smell of the salty water and can feel some kind of energy from the ocean waves.  I'm sure he also picks up on the fact that we are both excited to be there, but there must also be an energy from the ocean itself that makes his eyes light up.  Once we gather up all of our bags, fins, etc. and start heading down to the water, he throws his arms down audibly slapping them to his sides over and over again (his most recent form of showing happiness/excitement) while kicking his feel around wildly.  It almost looks like he's trying to do jumping jacks in our arms :)

We aren't too sure what it all means, but we are interested in figuring it out.  In the meantime, here are some photos from Gordy's weekend beach adventures: