I'm not sure what to expect for vacation- heaven or hell? A little of both? I have a gargantuan list of stuff to pack. I swear it feels like twice the size of when we went to Kansas for Christmas. We are trying to take it easy by renting a crib, highchair, and toys so we don't have to haul around a small minivan worth of stuff around the airport(s). We are renting a car at the airport, even though it costs twice as much, just so we don't have to haul around a carseat or chance the airline losing it. I'm a little anxious about not bringing our own stuff, but it's our vacation and I really don't wan to feel like a sherpa. Ok, I'm not the Sherpa, Mr. Cobra would be, but still I don't want to deal with a stressed out Sherpa!
Dexter is teething like mad. He's teething so bad that he's been leaving sizeable pools of drool in his crib during naps. I've never seen that before. I can see and feel the beginnings of both his first molars AND his canines on the top and just the molars on the bottom. Poor guy! I'm not sure what's going to come in first, just that it will be on his upper right. He's been fussy, but ok during the day. I give him Tylenol twice every night though because he hasn't been sleeping well. I just know that it's going to make him more cranky and less adaptable. I can't wait to hold him on the airplane for 2.5 hours. That's what I'm least looking forward to. Please sleep, please, please, please, sleep…
Since Dexter's real birthday will be while we're away. I'm planning a small get together with just few people for when we get back from vacation. It would be fun to invite some of our friends that don't have any kids, as well as Dexter's playmates. It feels like ages since we've hung out with anyone. That's primarily because we've been busy with work and the last thing we want to do is socialize when we have a little free time. Instead, we blew through a whole season of Madmen in about a week—half of it last weekend. We've been to a couple birthday parties, but it's been a long time since we hosted brunch. That used to happen at least twice monthly. I'm not sure if we're lazy, reclusive, or just too tired. Something needs to change.
