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!
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