I must say, I really like the weather in Florida. It was sunny and 78 degrees the entire time. Mom and Dad had me either naked or in a diaper for most of the trip (except for when we went to the beach where the sun felt quite strong). They had set me up in something that resembled my cosleeper out by the pool, but wasn't. It was nice to be able to hang next to them whenever we sat outside. Mom sure does like to sunbathe, but her skin never seems to really change color. And dad seems to be scared of the sun a bit. He's as white as I am. Mom took me into the pool and it was very chilly, but I didn't cry.
Grumpus and G-Ma have an amazing pool with a small waterfall and I found that to be very relaxing. In fact, I took long naps which was unusual for me.
In this pic, mom has set me up on my boppy facing the waterfall. I liked chillaxin' by the pool and watching mom and dad play in the water. Mom also went into the hot tub a lot. Dad would take me over to her, but the steam was a bit much for me.
Oh, and flying is not so bad. I managed to keep my cool most of the trip. The descent into Fort Meyers was tough on my ears, but mom and dad got me sucking on their fingers which helped a lot. Airports are crazy places. It all seemed very chaotic with lots of people and noises. I think the noise helped me stay chill.
[enter mom] I definitely think the warm vacations with babe are fabulous. It was so nice to not have to worry about whether or not she was warm enough. We only dealt with clothes for her at night. It's amazing how much we bundle her up in Seattle. And it seemed to be good for her skin to get some vitamin d. seattle is brutal with the lack of sunlight.
We also found that she napped for longer periods of time. We would saunter out to the pool around 11am and put her in her pack n' play and she would dose off and on for hours. We set it up so that she only ever got direct sunlight in the evenings. We went for a lot of long walks and saw alligators and herons. It felt great getting out in the warm weather and breaking quite a sweat while pushing the babe in the stroller.
We got a camcorder for christmas and will hopefully get those videos uploaded in the next few days.
And Olivia was so chill on the flights. We were both really surprised. She often hates being taken in and out of her car seat, but at the airport she didn't mind. I think it's because we didn't strap her into it once we took her out at security. She tended to get a bit fussy on the descent, but the key was getting her to nurse while we went down or fall asleep. Luckily, the one free seat on the plane was between me and mike, so it was great to have a 3 seats for the 3 of us. We just laid her down on the blanket and she slept a good chunk of the way.
Absolute must haves for traveling with babe include:
boppy - this not only made nursing comfortable on the plane, but it was great for her to sit on and give some relief to our arms
snap n' go stroller - not having to carry her while moving around in the airport was key
sleepy bear - nini gave olivia a small little bear and olivia found that bear to be very comforting.
changing pad - we were able change her in our seat (the middle seat was empty) as well as at the airport on the floor.
boob on the ready - being able to breastfeed at any point during the trip was critical for everyone's sanity
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