So... let's catch up... Tuesday Grayson and I headed down to the beach for his first big ocean experience. Unfortunately it was windy and not that warm... so he was not the biggest fan. And since it was just the two of us... the pictures weren't so wonderful... but here are a couple not so bad ones. (As a side note... if you are looking for a good work out... strap a 14 lb child to your chest, throw your 10 lb diaper bag over your shoulder, and walk across the sand into the wind.) Tuesday night was supposed to be the big street fair in downtown Huntington beach... so we got all ready and went down there only to find nothing! Upon further digging we learned that it was canceled due to rain... it did not rain... I was sooo looking forward to this event and was super bummed. But for dinner we went to a Mexican restaurant in town... it was cold but Grayson was huddled up with Dave and so tired he fell asleep on Dave's lap. The food was good and they had cheap yet still strong margaritas so it ended up being an all right evening after all.
At the beach! Relaxing together!
Relaxing!
All huddled up with Daddy at the Mexican restaurant.
Sunset view at dinner.
On Wednesday, we didn't do much... Grayson slept awful again! And I was kind of in a funk about it... so we spent the day around the hotel. We went down to the pool and relaxed around there but that was about it. When Dave got back from work we went to Babies R Us and bought one of those bears that makes the womb noises... which we have at home but of course forgot to bring. By the time we got back to our hotel we ordered room service and went to bed.
Even with the bear Grayson slept awful AGAIN! So when we took our daily trip into town for lunch I stopped by the CVS pharmacy and picked him up some infant Tylenol. After that we went for a long walk on the beach and Grayson took a pretty good nap... he was so tired and he fell asleep hugging his Pooh Bear and his blanket. That night, I went to give Grayson the Tylenol and found that under dosage it said, "check with your pediatrician" And of course we had just gone to the Dr and they had given us a little sheet with their recommended dosage but I had left it at home. So I resolved to call them on Friday.
Napping with Pooh
And again... Grayson slept like crap. But Friday turned out to be a great day! It was nice out and when I walked into town for lunch I discovered that it was farmers market day! They had all kinds of little craft booths and then all the food. Apparently it is strawberry season in California and all the booths had fresh picked organic (HUGE) strawberries... walking around you could just smell them! It was so amazing and I couldn't resist... I picked up a huge batch of them for only $5! They were and are amazing... I still have some in the fridge :) After an afternoon nap and talking to the nurse at Grayson's Dr's office, we went back to the beach. Without the wind we had a lot more fun! And then we packed everything up for our trip to Auntie Laura and Uncle Kyle's house! When Dave got home we went out to dinner and then got in the car and drove down to San Diego for a weekend with Sissy! We got to their house around 9 and I fed Grayson and then put him back to sleep... and miracle... HE SLEPT! So I've decided he loves Auntie Laura's house and hates hotels... however Dave and I decided today that since our hotel room was pretty humid he might just not be a big fan of that...
Awesome farmer's market strawberries
Lovin the beach!
Anyways... on Saturday Laura and Kyle went to do an earth day clean up project and Dave, Grayson and I hung around the house all morning... Grayson napped (he was catching up!) and Dave and I played on their Wii. That after noon we went over to Joanie's house and met up with Aunty Kathy and Katie, and Joanie and Samantha and Sam's new baby girl Finnlee. It was very fun to see everyone and visit!!! We came back home... had dinner... and went to bed.
Today, we went to the zoo! Grayson's first trip! He was entertained for about an hour and then slept the rest of the time we were there. He was semi-interested in the flamingos... and really liked the fish! So apparently I should have just taken him to the aquarium... but it was fun for the rest of us... if not very tiring. It was nice and warm and sunny today... and Grayson is not used to the heat... so he has been eating far more and more often than usual!
Semi interested in the flamingos
The fish were the coolest
Down for the count
We came home... ate some pizza and then shipped Dave back out to Huntington Beach to go to work tomorrow. Grayson and I will stay here until Wednesday or Thursday and help with the puppy and around the house and then go back up to Huntington Beach so we can fly out of Long Beach on Friday night.
Playing with Auntie Laura
So far we have had a lot of fun on this trip! I am hoping that Grayson keeps sleeping better so we can continue to have a good time! Dave and I are talking about me coming back out in the beginning of June... but hopefully staying in a different hotel where Grayson will hopefully sleep better!
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