We made it home today. It's bittersweet...vacation was AWESOME and I hate to leave it, but I had SO much fun playing with my toys when I got home :) I walked right in to the family room and made a house out of my blocks for mom.
My tummy is still bothering me and I had somewhat of a rough night last night. At some point, I must have fallen out of bed (or climbed out) and knocked my monitor off and it hit the bed rail. It woke mom up instantly because it was so loud and she came running in to see if I was ok. She looked in my bed and I wasn't there. She was a little freaked out since she was woken up from a dead sleep and didn't have her glasses on. I had walked over to the door and was standing behind her and said "Hi Mommy." I think she jumped almost to the ceiling! Turns out I had woken up because my belly hurt and mom had to change me (which is *quite* the painful process, unfortunately). Once I got back in bed, I chatted for a while and it didn't seem that I was too ready to go back to sleep. Mom checked the time and it was a little before 5am, so she decided to just let me get up, figuring that by the time we hit the road, I'd be exhausted and zonk out. Mom and I cuddled for a while on the couch, played with my stuffed animals, drew some pictures, and hung out on the deck and drank some coffee (ok, coffee for mom, milk for me). When daddy got up, he loaded the car and we headed out around 10. We had a third floor condo which was great for the view, but it took FOREVER to load and unload all of our stuff. Mom's car was packed to say the least. By the time we dropped off the keys at the real estate office and stopped to grab a bite to eat, I was sound asleep. I only slept for about an hour and a half (even shorter than a normal nap for me) and ate a turkey sandwich when I woke up. I spent the rest of the trip hanging out in my carseat, drawing on my magnadoodle, singing songs, talking to Cookie Monster, my baby, Grover, and my "Heepo" (i.e. Hippo). We hit some traffic (OK, a lot of traffic) in VA right around Richmond. All told, it took us a little over 7 hours to get home. I didn't cry, didn't whine, nothing. Seriously, I was happy and content THE ENTIRE WAY! I think mom and dad were afraid to jinx the situation by talking about it before they got home, but I did such a great job and they are very proud of me :) Even though I was so good, I think daddy was hoping that I'd take a second nap so he could nap while mom drove for a while. I hope he got a quick cat nap in at least!
After I played with my toys, mom and I ate dinner, then I took my bath and we read some books in my room and I climbed in to my bed. I didn't protest at all and ended up talking to myself for a little while before falling asleep. Fingers crossed I sleep well tonight! I really think vacation has helped my sleep pattern - I've slept better in the past week than I have in a LONG time.
Back to work and school tomorrow. My laundry is all done, bag is packed, lunch is packed, and I'm ready to go!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Last Day on the Beach
I am sad that we are going home tomorrow, but I do think it will be nice to sleep in my own bed and take a bath in my own tub with all of my toys.
Today we spent the morning on the beach - it was a great morning and I got to practice my jumping a little bit. This is a recently learned skill and I want to jump all of the time, but mom and dad tell me it's not such a good idea in a third floor condo :) So mom said I could jump on the beach all I want.
Here's me in mid-air!
I don't usually get juice, but soy milk is hard to come by and it's been so hot that mom and dad want to make sure I stay hydrated, so they've let me have a few juice boxes this week. Needless to say, I *love* them :)
I'm ready to go in the water with mom and dad! The waves tickled my feet :)
Daddy bought me a kite!!!!! Here I am waiting for him to put it together so we could go fly it.
See how excited I was about my kite???
This is a happy girl right here :)
We decided to go to Cape Lookout this afternoon, then spend some time walking around the town of Beaufort which is a nice historical town on the waterfront. Since it was a pretty long drive to get there, I napped in the car on the way to the lighthouse. We had to take a ferry to get from the mainland to the island where the lighthouse was. This was my first boatride and I loved it! I love to go "boom boom" over speed bumps in parking lots and we had lots of opportunities to go boom boom in the water too. On the way out to the lighthouse, I even got to see the wild horses that live on the island! The whole way out on the boat, I was holding on to Cookie Monster and my blankie - mom was also holding on to them for dear life, knowing full well that if they flew off the boat that it would not be a pretty sight. The skies were somewhat ominous as we neared the island, but the boat captain thought the storm would pass and not really hit where the lighthouse was. He was WRONG! It rained the entire time we were there :( We ended up not even going out to the beach to see the lighthouse, but rather sat in a covered area and got to see a demonstration put on by one of the park rangers. She showed us some whale bones, horseshoe crab shells, logger head sea turtle skulls and skeletons, and whelk shells. She even said that they had recently found a sea turtle that had mortar shells stuck in it's shell - that means the turtle was around during the Civil War! How crazy is that???
The rain never eased up, so we decided to make a break for it and run back to the ferry. We were confirmed on the 4:00 ferry, but it was about 3:45 and we thought we'd try anyway. We were lucky enough to get on, but were completely soaked. It really hurt riding back because the rain was pelting us all around. Luckily, mom had packed an extra shirt for she and I in my diaper bag, so she put her shirt around me to shield me from the rain. I hugged mom and put my head on her shoulder to keep myself warm. When we got back to the car, daddy changed my clothes and I was *much* happier (and warmer).
We drove to Beaufort and the rain had slowed down a little. We walked around to some of the shops and mom bought dry sweatshirts for she and I. We ended up eating at a great seafood restaurant and it was FREEZING with the air conditioning, so it's a good thing we had new sweatshirts :) I ended up eating a hot dog because I couldn't really eat anything else they had on the menu, but I gobbled it up along with some watermelon (and mommy's and daddy's watermelon), fries, and applesauce.
Mom and dad think I must have eaten some dairy at one of the restaurants we went to :( My poor tummy is really upset and I scream in pain when I have to go to the bathroom and it is pure torture to have my diaper changed :( I have a rash all over my belly which is what first diagnosed my dairy issue, so mom and dad think that has to be it. I got some Benadryl and hydrocortisone tonight, so hopefully that will make me feel a little better. I guess I haven't outgrown my dairy issues yet :(
Hope everyone is doing well and we'll post some more pictures once we get home and settled back in to the daily grind.
Today we spent the morning on the beach - it was a great morning and I got to practice my jumping a little bit. This is a recently learned skill and I want to jump all of the time, but mom and dad tell me it's not such a good idea in a third floor condo :) So mom said I could jump on the beach all I want.
Here's me in mid-air!
I don't usually get juice, but soy milk is hard to come by and it's been so hot that mom and dad want to make sure I stay hydrated, so they've let me have a few juice boxes this week. Needless to say, I *love* them :)
I'm ready to go in the water with mom and dad! The waves tickled my feet :)
Daddy bought me a kite!!!!! Here I am waiting for him to put it together so we could go fly it.
See how excited I was about my kite???
This is a happy girl right here :)
We decided to go to Cape Lookout this afternoon, then spend some time walking around the town of Beaufort which is a nice historical town on the waterfront. Since it was a pretty long drive to get there, I napped in the car on the way to the lighthouse. We had to take a ferry to get from the mainland to the island where the lighthouse was. This was my first boatride and I loved it! I love to go "boom boom" over speed bumps in parking lots and we had lots of opportunities to go boom boom in the water too. On the way out to the lighthouse, I even got to see the wild horses that live on the island! The whole way out on the boat, I was holding on to Cookie Monster and my blankie - mom was also holding on to them for dear life, knowing full well that if they flew off the boat that it would not be a pretty sight. The skies were somewhat ominous as we neared the island, but the boat captain thought the storm would pass and not really hit where the lighthouse was. He was WRONG! It rained the entire time we were there :( We ended up not even going out to the beach to see the lighthouse, but rather sat in a covered area and got to see a demonstration put on by one of the park rangers. She showed us some whale bones, horseshoe crab shells, logger head sea turtle skulls and skeletons, and whelk shells. She even said that they had recently found a sea turtle that had mortar shells stuck in it's shell - that means the turtle was around during the Civil War! How crazy is that???
The rain never eased up, so we decided to make a break for it and run back to the ferry. We were confirmed on the 4:00 ferry, but it was about 3:45 and we thought we'd try anyway. We were lucky enough to get on, but were completely soaked. It really hurt riding back because the rain was pelting us all around. Luckily, mom had packed an extra shirt for she and I in my diaper bag, so she put her shirt around me to shield me from the rain. I hugged mom and put my head on her shoulder to keep myself warm. When we got back to the car, daddy changed my clothes and I was *much* happier (and warmer).
We drove to Beaufort and the rain had slowed down a little. We walked around to some of the shops and mom bought dry sweatshirts for she and I. We ended up eating at a great seafood restaurant and it was FREEZING with the air conditioning, so it's a good thing we had new sweatshirts :) I ended up eating a hot dog because I couldn't really eat anything else they had on the menu, but I gobbled it up along with some watermelon (and mommy's and daddy's watermelon), fries, and applesauce.
Mom and dad think I must have eaten some dairy at one of the restaurants we went to :( My poor tummy is really upset and I scream in pain when I have to go to the bathroom and it is pure torture to have my diaper changed :( I have a rash all over my belly which is what first diagnosed my dairy issue, so mom and dad think that has to be it. I got some Benadryl and hydrocortisone tonight, so hopefully that will make me feel a little better. I guess I haven't outgrown my dairy issues yet :(
Hope everyone is doing well and we'll post some more pictures once we get home and settled back in to the daily grind.
Friday, August 20, 2010
My Shell-Phone
Mom said she'd post more pictures when we get home - we've been using daddy's camera and don't have the right software on this computer to get the pictures off of the camera :(
Anyway, I had another fun day yesterday! The forecast was for rain, so we decided to go to the aquarium early in the morning, then hang out at either the beach or pool in the afternoon once the rain stopped. It worked out really well and we got to the aquarium a little after 9 when it opened. We got a good parking space and went right in. We walked around and saw some fishies and a few big plastic frogs which I really liked. Not too long after we got there, there was a dive show in the big tank. They had built a replica of the U-352 which was the sub that daddy got to see on Tuesday! He said it was a pretty good replica, but was a little smaller than the real thing. They had three divers who suited up and gave a demonstration in the water. The one diver had a full face mask and was able to talk to us from under the water! Daddy taught me that divers make bubbles when they breathe, so now I keep talking about how I saw the divers make bubbles. When the first diver entered the water, I said "there's daddy!" I got a little restless there, so we got up and walked around some more. I got to touch a horseshoe crab, hermit crab, and even a few stingrays! I didn't want to leave the ray tank.
We went to lunch after the aquarium, then came back to the condo to take a nap. I took a really long nap and we went to the pool afterwards. Mom and dad got me a new swim vest that made me a little more comfortable in the water. I chased mom around the pool and drove my little boat a little too. We couldn't stay there too long because it started raining, so we came back in. I kept putting my seashell up to my ear and saying "I call grandpa on my shell" so mom called grandpa and I talked to him with my shell up to my ear. We had a low key rest of the evening.
Today we were going to go to the beach in the morning and to see Fort Macon in the afternoon. We packed everything up and headed down to the beach, but were only there for a few minutes when it started raining again :( There was no end in sight, so we packed up and came back in. I was having a "sensitive" day today and just wanted mom to hold me, so we sat on the couch for a while and snuggled. I also got to talk to grammy and grampy on my shell-phone! I ended up taking an early nap which worked out ok. When I got up, we drove to Fort Macon which was only a few miles from our condo. I got to ride on mommy's back since there were steps that were not stroller friendly. I was SO good and just hung out and talked to mom and dad for the few hours they were there. I saw some cannons and knew that they said "boom boom." There were a few rooms that had museum type exhibits and I got to push the buttons to make the programs start.
Here are some pictures from today. Daddy got a lot more on his camera, but we'll have to post those later.
The entrance to the fort. It was pretty crazy with steep drop offs and no railings.
View from one corner of the fort looking up.
I was tired, so put my blanket on mom's shoulder and put my head down for a little.
The flag. I told mommy: "Look at the big towel..."
Me and daddy with one of the cannons.
I put my face up to the cannon and yelled "Hello!" It said "Hello" back to me!
One more day, then we have a LONG drive home. Thank goodness for my magnadoodle!
Anyway, I had another fun day yesterday! The forecast was for rain, so we decided to go to the aquarium early in the morning, then hang out at either the beach or pool in the afternoon once the rain stopped. It worked out really well and we got to the aquarium a little after 9 when it opened. We got a good parking space and went right in. We walked around and saw some fishies and a few big plastic frogs which I really liked. Not too long after we got there, there was a dive show in the big tank. They had built a replica of the U-352 which was the sub that daddy got to see on Tuesday! He said it was a pretty good replica, but was a little smaller than the real thing. They had three divers who suited up and gave a demonstration in the water. The one diver had a full face mask and was able to talk to us from under the water! Daddy taught me that divers make bubbles when they breathe, so now I keep talking about how I saw the divers make bubbles. When the first diver entered the water, I said "there's daddy!" I got a little restless there, so we got up and walked around some more. I got to touch a horseshoe crab, hermit crab, and even a few stingrays! I didn't want to leave the ray tank.
We went to lunch after the aquarium, then came back to the condo to take a nap. I took a really long nap and we went to the pool afterwards. Mom and dad got me a new swim vest that made me a little more comfortable in the water. I chased mom around the pool and drove my little boat a little too. We couldn't stay there too long because it started raining, so we came back in. I kept putting my seashell up to my ear and saying "I call grandpa on my shell" so mom called grandpa and I talked to him with my shell up to my ear. We had a low key rest of the evening.
Today we were going to go to the beach in the morning and to see Fort Macon in the afternoon. We packed everything up and headed down to the beach, but were only there for a few minutes when it started raining again :( There was no end in sight, so we packed up and came back in. I was having a "sensitive" day today and just wanted mom to hold me, so we sat on the couch for a while and snuggled. I also got to talk to grammy and grampy on my shell-phone! I ended up taking an early nap which worked out ok. When I got up, we drove to Fort Macon which was only a few miles from our condo. I got to ride on mommy's back since there were steps that were not stroller friendly. I was SO good and just hung out and talked to mom and dad for the few hours they were there. I saw some cannons and knew that they said "boom boom." There were a few rooms that had museum type exhibits and I got to push the buttons to make the programs start.
Here are some pictures from today. Daddy got a lot more on his camera, but we'll have to post those later.
The entrance to the fort. It was pretty crazy with steep drop offs and no railings.
View from one corner of the fort looking up.
I was tired, so put my blanket on mom's shoulder and put my head down for a little.
The flag. I told mommy: "Look at the big towel..."
Me and daddy with one of the cannons.
I put my face up to the cannon and yelled "Hello!" It said "Hello" back to me!
One more day, then we have a LONG drive home. Thank goodness for my magnadoodle!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Where'd the kite go?
No pictures right now, but maybe mom will put some up later. We forgot to take the camera to the beach this morning. I'm actually taking a nap now (it takes talent to write the blog *and* nap at the same time...) and mom is reading her book on the deck and daddy is diving again. He had such a good day diving yesterday and was able to cross something off of his bucket list! I'll let him fill in some of the details, but he got to see the U-352 which was truly a dream come true. The conditions were perfect and that was the first dive of the day. He said that his vacation is complete and he'd be happy if we went home now :) I think I've convinced him to stay a few more days, though.
After daddy got home yesterday, we went to the dive shop to look around and went to a fantastic restaurant. I was pretty good and had chicken and fries and some of mommy's fish. Dad had shrimp and grits and it looked delicious, but I wasn't allowed to have shrimp or the cheese that was on the grits. When we got back to our condo, we hung out on the deck for a little bit and watched the moon and looked for kites. On Monday night, mommy and I sat outside and watched a kite flying for about 45 minutes before I went to bed, so now I am obsessed and constantly ask "where did the kite go?" I think I have daddy wrapped around my little finger because he said he'd try to find me a kite by the end of the week - I can't wait!
I've actually been sleeping pretty well on this trip so far. Mom and dad brought my aero bed and I slept on that at Jeff and Kathryn's house and only woke up once. Since we've been here, I've been sleeping in a big girl bed because there's not too much room for my air mattress. It's actually worked out well and I've been napping and sleeping well at night. Of course the sun and water probably take a lot out of me, but that's ok - I'm having a blast!
This morning mom and I went to the beach for a few hours and looked for seashells and walked way out into the ocean. I kept saying "here's a big wave mommy!" The waves would crash and mom would dip me in the water, but there was NO way I was putting my feet down. I held on to mom for dear life and she wasn't about to let me go. We stopped at the pool on the way back in for lunch and we swam for a bit and played with my bucket on the steps. I kept splashing mommy and she said it was ok (unlike in the bathtub where she's always telling me not to splash her!)
Maybe we'll have more to write later, but for now we're just enjoying an uneventful (other than daddy's diving) and relaxing week. This was definitely long overdue.
After daddy got home yesterday, we went to the dive shop to look around and went to a fantastic restaurant. I was pretty good and had chicken and fries and some of mommy's fish. Dad had shrimp and grits and it looked delicious, but I wasn't allowed to have shrimp or the cheese that was on the grits. When we got back to our condo, we hung out on the deck for a little bit and watched the moon and looked for kites. On Monday night, mommy and I sat outside and watched a kite flying for about 45 minutes before I went to bed, so now I am obsessed and constantly ask "where did the kite go?" I think I have daddy wrapped around my little finger because he said he'd try to find me a kite by the end of the week - I can't wait!
I've actually been sleeping pretty well on this trip so far. Mom and dad brought my aero bed and I slept on that at Jeff and Kathryn's house and only woke up once. Since we've been here, I've been sleeping in a big girl bed because there's not too much room for my air mattress. It's actually worked out well and I've been napping and sleeping well at night. Of course the sun and water probably take a lot out of me, but that's ok - I'm having a blast!
This morning mom and I went to the beach for a few hours and looked for seashells and walked way out into the ocean. I kept saying "here's a big wave mommy!" The waves would crash and mom would dip me in the water, but there was NO way I was putting my feet down. I held on to mom for dear life and she wasn't about to let me go. We stopped at the pool on the way back in for lunch and we swam for a bit and played with my bucket on the steps. I kept splashing mommy and she said it was ok (unlike in the bathtub where she's always telling me not to splash her!)
Maybe we'll have more to write later, but for now we're just enjoying an uneventful (other than daddy's diving) and relaxing week. This was definitely long overdue.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Vacation Time!!!
I'm on my first real vacation with mom and dad this week :) It was somewhat of a spur of the moment decision and mom and dad decided to take a week off and head to the beach.
As it turns out, Jeff, Kathryn, Carson and Sienna moved to NC a few weeks before we were coming, so it worked out for us to stop and stay with them overnight before we came down here. I had SO much fun and am so glad I could meet them. Carson and Sienna have an awesome play room and they were so nice to share all of their toys with me! They made really good food and I ate really well while I was there too :) I've been waking up since we've been here and asking where they are - I really do miss them and hope we can get together again soon. Mom and dad had a really good time too - it's been far too long since they saw Jeff and Kathryn, so hopefully now that they're on the east coast we'll get to see them more often. I think mom and dad have to go toy shopping when they get home because I found a lot of new things that I really enjoyed :)
This is our second day at the beach and mom and I are about to head out for the day. Daddy is diving today and is hoping to see some cool things underwater, so we'll catch up with him this afternoon. I think we'll spend the morning on the beach, come back, eat lunch and take a nap, then head to the pool for the afternoon. I'm a little overconfident in the pool and don't want mommy to hold me, so that is a constant struggle. I loved the ocean yesterday, but was a little scared when I was sitting on the sand and the water washed up on me. Mom tried to run yesterday (her 10 mile training plan was supposed to start yesterday), but her foot wasn't ready to run, so she'll have to sit out another couple of days at least :(
Here are some pictures from the first day.
Putting my feet up on the railing like daddy :)
Daddy says he could get used to this.
This is the view from our porch. Not too shabby!
Looking sassy in my beach gear!
All ready to head out!
Chillin' on the beach.
With that I will sign off and head out for another fun day in the sun!
As it turns out, Jeff, Kathryn, Carson and Sienna moved to NC a few weeks before we were coming, so it worked out for us to stop and stay with them overnight before we came down here. I had SO much fun and am so glad I could meet them. Carson and Sienna have an awesome play room and they were so nice to share all of their toys with me! They made really good food and I ate really well while I was there too :) I've been waking up since we've been here and asking where they are - I really do miss them and hope we can get together again soon. Mom and dad had a really good time too - it's been far too long since they saw Jeff and Kathryn, so hopefully now that they're on the east coast we'll get to see them more often. I think mom and dad have to go toy shopping when they get home because I found a lot of new things that I really enjoyed :)
This is our second day at the beach and mom and I are about to head out for the day. Daddy is diving today and is hoping to see some cool things underwater, so we'll catch up with him this afternoon. I think we'll spend the morning on the beach, come back, eat lunch and take a nap, then head to the pool for the afternoon. I'm a little overconfident in the pool and don't want mommy to hold me, so that is a constant struggle. I loved the ocean yesterday, but was a little scared when I was sitting on the sand and the water washed up on me. Mom tried to run yesterday (her 10 mile training plan was supposed to start yesterday), but her foot wasn't ready to run, so she'll have to sit out another couple of days at least :(
Here are some pictures from the first day.
Putting my feet up on the railing like daddy :)
Daddy says he could get used to this.
This is the view from our porch. Not too shabby!
Looking sassy in my beach gear!
All ready to head out!
Chillin' on the beach.
With that I will sign off and head out for another fun day in the sun!
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