Dominick does so many things that make Nick and I look at each other and say, "Did he really just do/say that???". He's so smart and he proves it every day.
A few things he did this past week on vacation that made us share that look are these:
1) First off, Dominick is a good counter. He has been able to count to ten accurately for awhile now. He can even count to 6 in Spanish (thank you Dora and Diego). But this weekend he counted to fifteen BY HIMSELF. That's pretty impressive if you ask me.
And what was really cute was after fifteen, he stopped to think about it and said, "Eleven-teen?". At least he's figured out that teen comes after a number! :)
2) Dominick can correctly identify quite a few letters. He's really good at his initials. But this weekend we noticed he could do A, B, C, D, E, M, N, O, R, W, Z. That's really good at just barely two I think!
3) He can say full sentences. The pediatrician asked if he could do 2 and 3 word sentences and I said yes, because I've heard him do this many times. But this weekend, Nick asked if Dom would come play and he said, and I'm not kidding, "No Daddy, I'm reading the book about the blue truck now". Are you kidding me?? That's a good sentence!
He is getting so big every day. It's hard to keep up with him!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Saturday - Flight home
Saturday was our last day in Park City. It was sad, since it was such a short trip but I was ok with going home. There's just something about going home and being in your own bed, you know??
Anyway, the nice thing about Saturday was Nick didn't ski! :) So we got to have him around the whole time.
We woke up Sunday morning and had some breakfast. We were basically trying to eat all the rest of the food at the condo. We had biscuits, cereal, and granola bars. It was delicious.
We started packing things up and waited for the Guardian Angel people to come and pick up the crib we rented. We were thinking of having Dom just sleep in a bed but the beds are really high up and we didn't want to spend our whole trip worrying and/or not sleeping, so we just rented a crib.
While we were waiting, I realized I hadn't taken any pictures yet, so I went around the condo and snapped a few pics of our place where we stayed:
The master bedroom (with just a queen - we were sad...)
The master had a walkout to the balcony, which we never used!
The walkway to the master bath. The sink was outside the bathroom,
so Nick could shower and I could straighten my hair at the same time.
That was nice! :)
Our dining room area. We didn't eat at this table much but we played cards
quite a few times!
This was our living room/family room area. A nice pull out couch and
a big comfy chair!
Our TV. And of course, Mickey Mouse Club House is on...Dom's new FAVORITE show!
Our little kitchen, which was perfect!
Dom's room. It had two twin beds in there and we rented the crib.
Mom's room. Queen bed with attached bathroom.
It didn't take long and the Guardian Angel people came and took down the crib. After they were gone, we loaded up the car and headed out. We left the condo around 11:30 and our flight wasn't until 8 that night, so we had some time to kill! We went over to Nick's sister's condo to see what they were up to. They were going to meet and have lunch at the ski resort, so we piled back in the car and headed over. We had recently eaten breakfast so we weren't too hungry. So my mom and I split a piece of pizza and a soda, Dommie had a plate of fruit, and Nick had a bag of chips. Yummy, huh?!
We hung out for awhile but everyone seemed a little down. Or stressed. Or tired. So after lunch, Nick's mom headed back to the condo with Jilly. Kate and the older kids headed back out to the mountain and Nick, Dom, Mom and I headed back to the car. We really had nothing else to do so we decided to head towards Salt Lake City.
It didn't take long for Dom to fall asleep so after we got to Salt Lake, we just drove around a bit to let him sleep longer. After we had driven long enough, we decided to just go to the airport and spend the rest of our time there.
And I'll admit, Salt Lake City has a lovely airport! :) We made it through security fine. I opted out of the X-Ray detector thingy's and chose to do a metal detector and pat down instead. And then we were off to our gate. On the way we found a restaurant (Squatter's Express!) and had a real lunch there.
After lunch, we headed to the gate. We set the DVD player up for Dom and then Nick, Mom and I started playing some hearts. We taught Mom how to play hearts on the trip and she was starting to enjoy it (I hope!). We played for awhile and then Dom got restless. Nick walked around with him on his shoulders for a bit and Dom LOVED this. He was so loud! You could hear him from a few gates away! He would call out to everyone saying, "Hi! Hi! Hi!" and of course, the occasional, "Hola!" (thank you Dora and Diego!). When he would see me, he would yell, "Mama!! What are you doing?!?" and I would say, "I'm sitting here buddy, what are you doing?". He'd answer, "I'm sitting here too! Ok - bye!" and then Nick would have to walk off and do it all over again. Everyone at the gate said how cute he was. I was just hoping none of them were sitting in front of Dom's seat...he's not so cute when he kicks your seat for 3 hours!
Finally they called us to board and we headed onto the plane. The good thing about the flight - it was practically empty! Ok, not empty but there were multiple rows around us that were empty. Nick had his own row and the row across from us was empty. The bad thing about the flight - there was a 9 month old behind us who SCREAMED the whole time. Now I'm a mother and know you can't control your kids and at that age they don't know any better. But I was annoyed that the mother and father did NOTHING to help this baby. The baby was in a car seat. They didn't get the baby a pacifier. Didn't give the baby a bottle. Didn't change the baby (when they commented multiple times on how she smelled like she pooped). Didn't pick the baby up. Didn't do ANYTHING. I felt really bad for the baby. Luckily Dom was able to ignore the screaming and watch his movie on the DVD player.
After watching some of his movie, he got out wanted to take turns sitting on my lap and my Mom's lap. He switched for quite awhile until he finally fell asleep on me...about 20 minutes before we were set to land!
We made it back to St. Louis about midnight on Saturday night (Sunday morning I guess technically) and my Dad picked us up from the airport. Luckily our luggage all came out together and we were on our way by 12:20 am.
When we got to my parents, we just put Dom right into the crib and Nick and I crashed in the guest room. We had contemplated going home to be at our own house but that seemed silly. We hadn't told Ben, my cousin and house/dog sitter for the week, that we'd be coming home so we'd have had to have slept on the couches anyway. And that didn't sound fun.
So we stayed at my parents. And it felt great to finally lay down after the long day we had!
That was our vacation. It was a short one and we didn't do anything TOO exciting since I really can't and Dom is still pretty young, but it was nice to get away.
Our last trip as a family of THREE! Our next trip anywhere, will be with two kids...what were we thinking!?
Just kidding. :)
Anyway, the nice thing about Saturday was Nick didn't ski! :) So we got to have him around the whole time.
We woke up Sunday morning and had some breakfast. We were basically trying to eat all the rest of the food at the condo. We had biscuits, cereal, and granola bars. It was delicious.
We started packing things up and waited for the Guardian Angel people to come and pick up the crib we rented. We were thinking of having Dom just sleep in a bed but the beds are really high up and we didn't want to spend our whole trip worrying and/or not sleeping, so we just rented a crib.
While we were waiting, I realized I hadn't taken any pictures yet, so I went around the condo and snapped a few pics of our place where we stayed:
The master bedroom (with just a queen - we were sad...)
The master had a walkout to the balcony, which we never used!
The walkway to the master bath. The sink was outside the bathroom,
so Nick could shower and I could straighten my hair at the same time.
That was nice! :)
Our dining room area. We didn't eat at this table much but we played cards
quite a few times!
This was our living room/family room area. A nice pull out couch and
a big comfy chair!
Our TV. And of course, Mickey Mouse Club House is on...Dom's new FAVORITE show!
Our little kitchen, which was perfect!
Dom's room. It had two twin beds in there and we rented the crib.
Mom's room. Queen bed with attached bathroom.
It didn't take long and the Guardian Angel people came and took down the crib. After they were gone, we loaded up the car and headed out. We left the condo around 11:30 and our flight wasn't until 8 that night, so we had some time to kill! We went over to Nick's sister's condo to see what they were up to. They were going to meet and have lunch at the ski resort, so we piled back in the car and headed over. We had recently eaten breakfast so we weren't too hungry. So my mom and I split a piece of pizza and a soda, Dommie had a plate of fruit, and Nick had a bag of chips. Yummy, huh?!
We hung out for awhile but everyone seemed a little down. Or stressed. Or tired. So after lunch, Nick's mom headed back to the condo with Jilly. Kate and the older kids headed back out to the mountain and Nick, Dom, Mom and I headed back to the car. We really had nothing else to do so we decided to head towards Salt Lake City.
It didn't take long for Dom to fall asleep so after we got to Salt Lake, we just drove around a bit to let him sleep longer. After we had driven long enough, we decided to just go to the airport and spend the rest of our time there.
And I'll admit, Salt Lake City has a lovely airport! :) We made it through security fine. I opted out of the X-Ray detector thingy's and chose to do a metal detector and pat down instead. And then we were off to our gate. On the way we found a restaurant (Squatter's Express!) and had a real lunch there.
After lunch, we headed to the gate. We set the DVD player up for Dom and then Nick, Mom and I started playing some hearts. We taught Mom how to play hearts on the trip and she was starting to enjoy it (I hope!). We played for awhile and then Dom got restless. Nick walked around with him on his shoulders for a bit and Dom LOVED this. He was so loud! You could hear him from a few gates away! He would call out to everyone saying, "Hi! Hi! Hi!" and of course, the occasional, "Hola!" (thank you Dora and Diego!). When he would see me, he would yell, "Mama!! What are you doing?!?" and I would say, "I'm sitting here buddy, what are you doing?". He'd answer, "I'm sitting here too! Ok - bye!" and then Nick would have to walk off and do it all over again. Everyone at the gate said how cute he was. I was just hoping none of them were sitting in front of Dom's seat...he's not so cute when he kicks your seat for 3 hours!
Finally they called us to board and we headed onto the plane. The good thing about the flight - it was practically empty! Ok, not empty but there were multiple rows around us that were empty. Nick had his own row and the row across from us was empty. The bad thing about the flight - there was a 9 month old behind us who SCREAMED the whole time. Now I'm a mother and know you can't control your kids and at that age they don't know any better. But I was annoyed that the mother and father did NOTHING to help this baby. The baby was in a car seat. They didn't get the baby a pacifier. Didn't give the baby a bottle. Didn't change the baby (when they commented multiple times on how she smelled like she pooped). Didn't pick the baby up. Didn't do ANYTHING. I felt really bad for the baby. Luckily Dom was able to ignore the screaming and watch his movie on the DVD player.
After watching some of his movie, he got out wanted to take turns sitting on my lap and my Mom's lap. He switched for quite awhile until he finally fell asleep on me...about 20 minutes before we were set to land!
We made it back to St. Louis about midnight on Saturday night (Sunday morning I guess technically) and my Dad picked us up from the airport. Luckily our luggage all came out together and we were on our way by 12:20 am.
When we got to my parents, we just put Dom right into the crib and Nick and I crashed in the guest room. We had contemplated going home to be at our own house but that seemed silly. We hadn't told Ben, my cousin and house/dog sitter for the week, that we'd be coming home so we'd have had to have slept on the couches anyway. And that didn't sound fun.
So we stayed at my parents. And it felt great to finally lay down after the long day we had!
That was our vacation. It was a short one and we didn't do anything TOO exciting since I really can't and Dom is still pretty young, but it was nice to get away.
Our last trip as a family of THREE! Our next trip anywhere, will be with two kids...what were we thinking!?
Just kidding. :)
Monkey Mountain and Sleigh Ride
Monkey Mountain!!!!
Dom was a big fan of Monkey Mountain. We needed things to do with Dom and there was a magazine that listed some kids activities. There was a place called Monkey Mountain and it was an indoor rec center for kids. It had things to climb on, slides, and other stuff. We decided Dom needed a break and had to run around for a bit.
He LOVED it. At first he didn't want to go. He wanted to watch his shows at the condo, but we convinced him he'd like it. Then he didn't want to leave! We only stayed about an hour to an hour and a half. That wore me out just watching him! My mom had to chase him, so I know she was pretty worn out too. It was also tough because it was geared at slightly older kids and the kids were kind of mean to Dominick. They kept telling him he couldn't play with certain toys and one kid tried to push him off the slide (where were THOSE parents, I'd like to know!) but we made sure he didn't get hurt and he had fun.
Here are a few pictures of Dom on Monkey Mountain:
Dom and Mom under Monkey Mountain
This was a section for kids 4-12. Dom got up there before we could stop
him but then couldn't get back down! Mom had to climb in to get him!!
Climbing a giraffe
Stump hopping! :)
Playing with the musical toys around the room.
Dom was a big fan of Monkey Mountain. We needed things to do with Dom and there was a magazine that listed some kids activities. There was a place called Monkey Mountain and it was an indoor rec center for kids. It had things to climb on, slides, and other stuff. We decided Dom needed a break and had to run around for a bit.
He LOVED it. At first he didn't want to go. He wanted to watch his shows at the condo, but we convinced him he'd like it. Then he didn't want to leave! We only stayed about an hour to an hour and a half. That wore me out just watching him! My mom had to chase him, so I know she was pretty worn out too. It was also tough because it was geared at slightly older kids and the kids were kind of mean to Dominick. They kept telling him he couldn't play with certain toys and one kid tried to push him off the slide (where were THOSE parents, I'd like to know!) but we made sure he didn't get hurt and he had fun.
Here are a few pictures of Dom on Monkey Mountain:
Dom and Mom under Monkey Mountain
This was a section for kids 4-12. Dom got up there before we could stophim but then couldn't get back down! Mom had to climb in to get him!!
Climbing a giraffe
Stump hopping! :)
Playing with the musical toys around the room.Seriously, the kid was in heaven. I'm really glad we found this place! Depending on when we go back to Park City, we'll have to go back to this place!
Friday night, we decided to do the sleigh ride up the mountain. It was just a quick 20-30 minute ride but something for me to do and a way to get mom up the mountain a little and see some of the slopes. Our reservations were for 6:00 on Friday night so we headed up to the resort. We had to park at the bottom of a slope and walk up a long but not steep hill. Luckily Nick carried Dom on his shoulders the whole time so Mom and I could just walk. However it took me awhile because I'm slow now and had to stop every few feet!
But once we got up, we looked around and took a few pictures. We waited for the horses and Dom was so excited!!!
Funny story: When we were walking up, I asked Dom what color he thought the horses would be and he said, "Brown!". Nick said, "wow, I'm impressed that he said brown. I guess he knows horses are typically brown? He's really smart!" and immediately after Nick said that, Dom yelled, "And Purple!". Hee hee.
Anyway, Dom was very excited when the horses got there and we loaded up on the back of the sleigh. It was COLD but once we started moving it wasn't too bad. We rode up one of the slopes and stopped at an overlook to see Park City lit up. It was beautiful! And my mom got to see some of the slopes that Nick was doing and the only slopes that I typically do! :) It was so pretty. Dom got annoyed after sitting there for too long so we headed back down the mountain shortly after taking some pictures.
We went back down to where we came from and then continued on to another lift at the bottom of the hill. They were going to go back up but we asked if we could get out then since that's where we parked. They let us and we had curb side service basically getting back in our car! That was nice!
Here's a few pictures from the sleigh ride:
It was beautiful! And I think my mom enjoyed it. I KNOW Dommie enjoyed it once we got done and it wasn't so cold. :)
Our last full day in Park City was a success!
Friday night, we decided to do the sleigh ride up the mountain. It was just a quick 20-30 minute ride but something for me to do and a way to get mom up the mountain a little and see some of the slopes. Our reservations were for 6:00 on Friday night so we headed up to the resort. We had to park at the bottom of a slope and walk up a long but not steep hill. Luckily Nick carried Dom on his shoulders the whole time so Mom and I could just walk. However it took me awhile because I'm slow now and had to stop every few feet!
But once we got up, we looked around and took a few pictures. We waited for the horses and Dom was so excited!!!
Funny story: When we were walking up, I asked Dom what color he thought the horses would be and he said, "Brown!". Nick said, "wow, I'm impressed that he said brown. I guess he knows horses are typically brown? He's really smart!" and immediately after Nick said that, Dom yelled, "And Purple!". Hee hee.
Anyway, Dom was very excited when the horses got there and we loaded up on the back of the sleigh. It was COLD but once we started moving it wasn't too bad. We rode up one of the slopes and stopped at an overlook to see Park City lit up. It was beautiful! And my mom got to see some of the slopes that Nick was doing and the only slopes that I typically do! :) It was so pretty. Dom got annoyed after sitting there for too long so we headed back down the mountain shortly after taking some pictures.
We went back down to where we came from and then continued on to another lift at the bottom of the hill. They were going to go back up but we asked if we could get out then since that's where we parked. They let us and we had curb side service basically getting back in our car! That was nice!
Here's a few pictures from the sleigh ride:
It was beautiful! And I think my mom enjoyed it. I KNOW Dommie enjoyed it once we got done and it wasn't so cold. :)Our last full day in Park City was a success!
Utah Olympic Ski Park and Dinner
Thursday was our first real day on vacation.
Let me go back a second and say the Wednesday night we met up with Nick's family for dinner. It was Nick, Mom, Dom and I, Nick's mom, Nick's sister Kate, her husband Dave, and their three kids, Sophia, Henry and Jillian and Nick's brother Dan. We all met at a restaurant called Squatter's. It was VERY good. We had a few appetizers (Edamame and Fried Pickles...not together) and then our dinner. We ordered Dom a grilled cheese but I think he ate most of Sophia's mac and cheese instead! She was a great babysitter for us that night! We're lucky Dom has such great older cousins (and more great cousins at home too!) and was entertained most of the night.
Anyway, back to Thursday.
Nick wanted to go skiing, obviously, so Mom and I were on our own. We stayed around the house (condo) a lot but then ventured out for a bit. We headed back towards Salt Lake and visited the Utah Olympic Ski Park. It was part of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and it was really cool to see some of the event locations. We saw where they did some of the downhill skiing, some ski jumps, and there was a whole museum dedicated to the winter games. We had a good time! I've been to Park City 3 times and never seen this museum.
Here are a few pictures from the Ski Park:
After the ski park, we talked to Nick and found out he was done for the day, so we headed back to pick him up from the resort. When we got him, he was exhausted! And he was missing the family. He had been in Park City for almost 3 days and we'd been there almost 2 days and he hadn't hardly seen any of us, especially Dom (hadn't really seen Dom since Monday night) so he wanted some down time. We got back to our condo (which was awesome!) and we settled in to relax.
Then Dave called...He was able to make reservations at our favorite sushi place for dinner. He asked Nick if we were interested. Nick told him that my mom and I definitely were but he would probably pass. He was just too tired and someone needed to stay with Dom. Dave said ok. Later Dave called back and said that Kate and Dan weren't going (or any of the kids) and they could watch Dom if Nick wanted to go. Nick asked me what I thought. I asked him what he wanted. He said he missed Dom and just wanted to stay home with Dom. How sweet! How can you argue with that?!?! So I told him to have Dommie and Daddy time and we'd enjoy the most amazing sushi you'll ever eat without you. ;-)
So Dave and Sue (Nick's mom) picked us up and we headed to The Blind Dog, an amazing sushi and steak house. I was a little nervous about the dinner since it was an odd grouping of people. I love Nick's family like my own family but I wasn't sure the 4 of us would be able to keep conversation up, etc. the whole time (dinners at this place are like 2 hours) but I had nothing to worry about! We had a great time!
The food was amazing, as usual, and we all talked the whole time. We never ran out of things to talk about. Dave and I split sushi (Sue and mom aren't big sushi eaters) but we managed to convince my mom to try some. And she loved it! I was so proud of her. She tried Salmon sashimi (just fish, no rice), yellowtail nigiri (fish on rice) and a piece of octopus nigiri. She was very adventurous! We also had a bottle of red wine with dinner (I had a VERY small glass, and it was great) and then we finished with a vanilla bread pudding and a chocolate bread pudding. So good.
After dinner, we headed back to the condos and we called it a night. It was a great first full day though. Lots of fun stuff to see and GREAT food to eat. It was a shame everyone couldn't go, but I know Dom and Nick had a blast watching Thomas the Train and eating goldfish crackers and I hope Kate and Dan and the kids had a good night too! :)
Let me go back a second and say the Wednesday night we met up with Nick's family for dinner. It was Nick, Mom, Dom and I, Nick's mom, Nick's sister Kate, her husband Dave, and their three kids, Sophia, Henry and Jillian and Nick's brother Dan. We all met at a restaurant called Squatter's. It was VERY good. We had a few appetizers (Edamame and Fried Pickles...not together) and then our dinner. We ordered Dom a grilled cheese but I think he ate most of Sophia's mac and cheese instead! She was a great babysitter for us that night! We're lucky Dom has such great older cousins (and more great cousins at home too!) and was entertained most of the night.
Anyway, back to Thursday.
Nick wanted to go skiing, obviously, so Mom and I were on our own. We stayed around the house (condo) a lot but then ventured out for a bit. We headed back towards Salt Lake and visited the Utah Olympic Ski Park. It was part of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and it was really cool to see some of the event locations. We saw where they did some of the downhill skiing, some ski jumps, and there was a whole museum dedicated to the winter games. We had a good time! I've been to Park City 3 times and never seen this museum.
Here are a few pictures from the Ski Park:
After the ski park, we talked to Nick and found out he was done for the day, so we headed back to pick him up from the resort. When we got him, he was exhausted! And he was missing the family. He had been in Park City for almost 3 days and we'd been there almost 2 days and he hadn't hardly seen any of us, especially Dom (hadn't really seen Dom since Monday night) so he wanted some down time. We got back to our condo (which was awesome!) and we settled in to relax.
Then Dave called...He was able to make reservations at our favorite sushi place for dinner. He asked Nick if we were interested. Nick told him that my mom and I definitely were but he would probably pass. He was just too tired and someone needed to stay with Dom. Dave said ok. Later Dave called back and said that Kate and Dan weren't going (or any of the kids) and they could watch Dom if Nick wanted to go. Nick asked me what I thought. I asked him what he wanted. He said he missed Dom and just wanted to stay home with Dom. How sweet! How can you argue with that?!?! So I told him to have Dommie and Daddy time and we'd enjoy the most amazing sushi you'll ever eat without you. ;-)
So Dave and Sue (Nick's mom) picked us up and we headed to The Blind Dog, an amazing sushi and steak house. I was a little nervous about the dinner since it was an odd grouping of people. I love Nick's family like my own family but I wasn't sure the 4 of us would be able to keep conversation up, etc. the whole time (dinners at this place are like 2 hours) but I had nothing to worry about! We had a great time!
The food was amazing, as usual, and we all talked the whole time. We never ran out of things to talk about. Dave and I split sushi (Sue and mom aren't big sushi eaters) but we managed to convince my mom to try some. And she loved it! I was so proud of her. She tried Salmon sashimi (just fish, no rice), yellowtail nigiri (fish on rice) and a piece of octopus nigiri. She was very adventurous! We also had a bottle of red wine with dinner (I had a VERY small glass, and it was great) and then we finished with a vanilla bread pudding and a chocolate bread pudding. So good.
After dinner, we headed back to the condos and we called it a night. It was a great first full day though. Lots of fun stuff to see and GREAT food to eat. It was a shame everyone couldn't go, but I know Dom and Nick had a blast watching Thomas the Train and eating goldfish crackers and I hope Kate and Dan and the kids had a good night too! :)
Wednesday - Flight out
Ok, now that I have a second, I'm going to attempt to blog about this trip! I'm sure I won't finish but I'll try to get a couple of things out before I get busy again.
The flight out was a little rough, not gonna lie. Tuesday was CrAzY as I mentioned in a previous post. I barely got to class on time. I was running running running all day long and when class ended at 9 and I went back to my parents for he night, I was exhausted. Unfortunately, Dom doesn't do nearly as well sleeping at other houses so we were in for a rough night. I tried putting him down around 9:30. He usually goes down between 8 and 8:30 and I figured he'd be tired, but I was wrong. I put him in the crib and went to get ready for bed myself.
Having packed all Dominick and my clothes for the week, I wasn't thinking and didn't have ANY clothes for us for the night and/or next morning. So I got to sleep in lovely maternity jeans. Jealous? You should be...
Dom was screaming in his room while I went to my parents bathroom to borrow some toothpaste. After a few minutes Dom stopped crying. I should've known my dad would be in there holding him. After I brushed my teeth and took out my contacts I went back to the other side of the house and saw that they were in Dom's room but Dad was holding him. Not good. We tried putting Dom back down but he figured it out. He started screaming screaming screaming.
Dad bailed...
I asked Dom if he wanted to sleep with me and he said yes. We've NEVER done this before so I wasn't sure what to expect. And there's a reason we don't do this. It doesn't work for us!! Dom was kicking and moving and talking the whole time. I kept telling him it was bed time but he didn't care.
In the mornings when I wake him up, I tickle his back and sing "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" softly to him. Tuesday night in bed, he was tickling my back and singing "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" to me!! I kept trying to get him to settle down and by 11:00 pm I quit. I brought him to his crib and decided I'd just let him cry it out.
He cried for MAYBE 3 minutes. I should've tried that an hour ago...
The alarm went off at 5:05 the next morning and we got up to get ready. Our flight was at 8:05 but we wanted to get there the full 2 hours early in case we had problems with anything. We got dressed and loaded the car. Then we got Dom up and got him dressed and headed to the airport.
I think Dad felt sorry for us when he dropped us off seeing us struggle with all our stuff! It was me (an almost 8 month pregnant chick) and my mom and Dom (an energetic 2 year old) with a LOT of stuff. We had the car seat, Dom's carry on, the diaper bag, my carry on, my purse, my mom's carry on, my mom's purse, my mom's big suitcase to check on the plane and all of our big coats. We were a sight.
We were able to drop one bag when mom checked her suitcase but we still had a ton! We struggled to get to security...and then we struggled to GO through security! It didn't help that Mom hasn't flown since basically 9-11 and was doing all the wrong things. :) She was going in places she shouldn't go and touching things she wasn't supposed to touch. I think the TSA people were worried about her! But we made it though and headed down to our gate. Mom and Dom left to get breakfast (Dunkin' Donuts) and I settled in on the floor since the gate was packed. After they got back and we all settled in to eat, they announced our gate had changed...great. So we loaded all our stuff back up to move down a few gates.
Luckily we didn't have much longer to wait. We got to pre-board since we had a small child and had to get the car seat set up and we needed every spare minute we got. We got all settled in and waited. We boarded about 7:30 and didn't actually leave until about 8:20. Dom was restless.
Luckily Nick's brother and his wife lent us their portable DVD player (GENIUS invention by the way) and we were able to calm him down quickly.
And that was our flight out to Park City, Utah.
The flight out was a little rough, not gonna lie. Tuesday was CrAzY as I mentioned in a previous post. I barely got to class on time. I was running running running all day long and when class ended at 9 and I went back to my parents for he night, I was exhausted. Unfortunately, Dom doesn't do nearly as well sleeping at other houses so we were in for a rough night. I tried putting him down around 9:30. He usually goes down between 8 and 8:30 and I figured he'd be tired, but I was wrong. I put him in the crib and went to get ready for bed myself.
Having packed all Dominick and my clothes for the week, I wasn't thinking and didn't have ANY clothes for us for the night and/or next morning. So I got to sleep in lovely maternity jeans. Jealous? You should be...
Dom was screaming in his room while I went to my parents bathroom to borrow some toothpaste. After a few minutes Dom stopped crying. I should've known my dad would be in there holding him. After I brushed my teeth and took out my contacts I went back to the other side of the house and saw that they were in Dom's room but Dad was holding him. Not good. We tried putting Dom back down but he figured it out. He started screaming screaming screaming.
Dad bailed...
I asked Dom if he wanted to sleep with me and he said yes. We've NEVER done this before so I wasn't sure what to expect. And there's a reason we don't do this. It doesn't work for us!! Dom was kicking and moving and talking the whole time. I kept telling him it was bed time but he didn't care.
In the mornings when I wake him up, I tickle his back and sing "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" softly to him. Tuesday night in bed, he was tickling my back and singing "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" to me!! I kept trying to get him to settle down and by 11:00 pm I quit. I brought him to his crib and decided I'd just let him cry it out.
He cried for MAYBE 3 minutes. I should've tried that an hour ago...
The alarm went off at 5:05 the next morning and we got up to get ready. Our flight was at 8:05 but we wanted to get there the full 2 hours early in case we had problems with anything. We got dressed and loaded the car. Then we got Dom up and got him dressed and headed to the airport.
I think Dad felt sorry for us when he dropped us off seeing us struggle with all our stuff! It was me (an almost 8 month pregnant chick) and my mom and Dom (an energetic 2 year old) with a LOT of stuff. We had the car seat, Dom's carry on, the diaper bag, my carry on, my purse, my mom's carry on, my mom's purse, my mom's big suitcase to check on the plane and all of our big coats. We were a sight.
We were able to drop one bag when mom checked her suitcase but we still had a ton! We struggled to get to security...and then we struggled to GO through security! It didn't help that Mom hasn't flown since basically 9-11 and was doing all the wrong things. :) She was going in places she shouldn't go and touching things she wasn't supposed to touch. I think the TSA people were worried about her! But we made it though and headed down to our gate. Mom and Dom left to get breakfast (Dunkin' Donuts) and I settled in on the floor since the gate was packed. After they got back and we all settled in to eat, they announced our gate had changed...great. So we loaded all our stuff back up to move down a few gates.
Luckily we didn't have much longer to wait. We got to pre-board since we had a small child and had to get the car seat set up and we needed every spare minute we got. We got all settled in and waited. We boarded about 7:30 and didn't actually leave until about 8:20. Dom was restless.
Luckily Nick's brother and his wife lent us their portable DVD player (GENIUS invention by the way) and we were able to calm him down quickly.
God bless Dora the Explorer...honestly.
After we got in the air, it was pretty smooth. Halfway through, Dom decided he didn't like the headphones and we had to play it with the volume low. And a few minutes after that, the battery died, but we had plenty of puzzles, books and granola bars to keep us occupied.
We still looked like crazy maniacs trying to get all our stuff OFF the plane when we got there, but we made it and Nick was waiting for us when we got our checked bag.
Somehow, someway, we all made it out. In one piece.
Thanks GOODNESS for my Mother!! Would NOT have made it just me and Dom. No way...
We still looked like crazy maniacs trying to get all our stuff OFF the plane when we got there, but we made it and Nick was waiting for us when we got our checked bag.
Somehow, someway, we all made it out. In one piece.
Thanks GOODNESS for my Mother!! Would NOT have made it just me and Dom. No way...
And that was our flight out to Park City, Utah.
Thankful for my Mom ♥
I wanted to make sure to do a post about my Mom and how amazing she is. I know everyone thinks their mother is the best. But mine really is. ;-)
My mom did so much for me this past week and I want her (and everyone) to know how thankful I am. Without her going along on this trip, I would have been miserable. I wouldn't have wanted to even go, I'm sure!
The flight out to Park City was rough. We had SO many bags and things to keep track of. I would have lost my mind if my Mom wasn't helping out.
And with Nick skiing so much, I would have been lonely and stuck hanging out at a condo alone with Dom until he got back. It was so nice to have someone else to help with Dom and to do things with while he was napping or otherwise occupied.
My mom helped with getting Dom ready, putting him to bed, keeping him entertained, feeding him, holding him on the plane and so much more. I was exhausted a lot of the time so this was even more helpful than you can ever know.
I'm sooo glad that she came. I hope that she was able to have some fun and get to do some things and see some things that she wouldn't otherwise get to do or see. And I hope she had enough fun that someday she'll even consider doing it again! :)
Thanks for everything Mom! You are the best and I hope I can be as good a Mom as you are. ♥ ♥
My mom did so much for me this past week and I want her (and everyone) to know how thankful I am. Without her going along on this trip, I would have been miserable. I wouldn't have wanted to even go, I'm sure!
The flight out to Park City was rough. We had SO many bags and things to keep track of. I would have lost my mind if my Mom wasn't helping out.
And with Nick skiing so much, I would have been lonely and stuck hanging out at a condo alone with Dom until he got back. It was so nice to have someone else to help with Dom and to do things with while he was napping or otherwise occupied.
My mom helped with getting Dom ready, putting him to bed, keeping him entertained, feeding him, holding him on the plane and so much more. I was exhausted a lot of the time so this was even more helpful than you can ever know.
I'm sooo glad that she came. I hope that she was able to have some fun and get to do some things and see some things that she wouldn't otherwise get to do or see. And I hope she had enough fun that someday she'll even consider doing it again! :)
Thanks for everything Mom! You are the best and I hope I can be as good a Mom as you are. ♥ ♥
34 Weeks!
How your baby's growing:
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.
How your life's changing:
If you notice itchy red bumps or welts on your belly and possibly your thighs and buttocks as well, you may have a condition called pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP for short). Up to one percent of pregnant women develop PUPPP, which is harmless but can be quite uncomfortable. See your practitioner so she can make sure it's not a more serious problem, provide treatment to make you more comfortable, and refer you to a dermatologist if necessary. Also be sure to call her if you feel intense itchiness all over your body, even if you don't have a rash. It could signal a liver problem.
Slide your way to slumber "In the third trimester, turning over in bed is a nightmare. The solution? Big satin pajamas and even satin sheets — the slipperiness of satin helps tremendously!" — Carrie
34 weeks and exhausted!!! Part of the exhaustion is probably from the trip we just took, but I don't remember being this exhausted at 34 weeks last time. I kind of remember actually having energy and then being told I had to do bed rest and was going nuts! This time I might actually welcome bed rest! (ok, not really...).
Things are still going extremely well. I feel good (except the tired part), the baby is moving a lot, and things in general are good. I go back to the doc this Thursday for my normal appointment and at this appointment we'll schedule the c-section.
We've decided to take VBAC off of my chart. I don't know if I blogged about this before or not, so this might be a repeat. But VBAC stands for vaginal birth after caesarian. I wanted to try for a VBAC this time and not go straight into the elective c-section. We originally put that on my chart. However, if I choose to do that, we can't schedule the c-section until the last minute. I'll get a bad time and potentially not even my doctor. If I don't put it on my chart (which I have now taken it off) and I go into labor on my own (you can't induce with a VBAC, you have to start labor naturally) then I can choose to do a VBAC or the c-section. Either way, and at least I'll already have the c-section scheduled. So that's our plan. And I pick the date on Thursday.
That's all that's going on, I think. No other news. :)
Happy 34 weeks Baby A!
Upcoming appointments:
Thursday, February 17 - Dr. Appointment
Friday, February 18 - Ultrasound and Monitoring
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