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Many things can happen when a baby visits the ocean for the first time
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At first, they may look to their parents for guidance about how they're supposed to feel:
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Or they'll ignore everyone and focus on the sheer size of it:
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Then there's usually some giggling because LOL WUT?
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Or bouts of extreme laughter:
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And pure shock that something like the ocean exists and they didn't know about it until now:
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"HELP ME SEE MORE OF THE OCEAN THIS INSTANT!"
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Then the time comes for their first soak:
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It can be pretty confusing:
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And maybe a little unpleasant because mom doesn't get to control the temperature of the water:
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But most of the time, that first toe dip is the first miracle they witness:
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And it's like "hahahhaah! The ocean is even more awesome than this great shirt I have on!"
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"I don't even care that I have to wear this dumb thing around my body! Give me more ocean!"
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They may encounter something scary that briefly makes them NOT like the ocean...
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But once the scary thing is removed from sight, babies are usually willing to give the ocean another shot:
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And from there on out, everything goes according to plan:
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By the end of the day, they've usually taken complete ownership of it:
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And then they celebrate the beginning of a beautiful friendship with whoever they can find:
