Hello again. Gosh, it's been a while eh? Lots of interesting things/events have happened since my last blog post. First of all, my lovely girl Mia has turned ONE. Her birthday party was a huge success. We had a big turn out. Some friends and family sadly didn't make it but to everyone who did, we appreciate it. Mia got a lot of great stuff and a nice kick start to her college education. Sweet. The day after her party, we packed up (probably too much) and headed down to Illinois, and the NEXT day, we were flying out of Midway airport in Chicago to sunny Florida. My mother in law, Jill, Mia and I were flying out to Sebastian Florida (west side of the state) to visit Jill's grandpa. I haven't seen him since our wedding and he has yet to meet his great grand kid.
To be completely honest, we were actually pretty scared about the plane ride. Everyone was telling us "give her drugs, give her Benadryl, give her this, give her that". We really didn't want to result to giving her any drugs for the ear popping but brought something anyway. As the plane was taxing onto the runway, we were both sick to our stomachs. Thankfully there were a ton of kids on the plane (since we were landing in Orlando and they were all headed to Disney World) but we were still nervous. We gave Mia a bottle and she did REALLY well! Didn't fuss at ALL on the flight. In fact, she befriended a girl behind our seats (ironically named Mya). They even high-fived. Cute, right? She would say "hi" to everyone that made eye contact with he. We landed with no problems and off we were to get our bags and pick up the rental car.
On our 1 1/2 hour drive from Orlando to Sebastian, she slept a little bit but when she woke up, she was pretty pissy. A little Ted Leo & The Pharmacists courtesy of my iPod calmed her the rest of the drive, and when Grandpa G came out, he was SO excited to see Mia. We talked and relaxed till it was bed time for Mia.
The next day, we headed down to the Sebastian Inlet off the Wabasso beach. On our way I was fortunate to see a DOLPHIN just chillin in the waters! Beautiful 85 degree day. Perfect for playing at the beach & it was Mia's first time in the ocean. The calm waters were perfect for her first time and she really really enjoyed it. Walked straight in and could easily have walked around in the shallow waters all day. We took a break from all the fun to watch the pelicans fly around this bridge a bunch of people were fishing off of. It was cool watching a group of pelicans waiting for this fisherman to toss the scraps he was cutting off his haul of fish. Mia loved watching the birds land and take off. Later at night, we ate at favouite among Jill and her mom-Squid Lips. Once again, Mia got to watch pelicans AND seagulls flying around the dock as we waited for a table. These kids were feeding the big group of catfish by the dock as well. Mia loved it. They also tossed some food up in the air for the seagulls to catch.
Squid Lips was tasty. Great food, as well as Mulligans which we ate at later in the week. Grandpa G had got Mia her very own birthday cake too. Like the other cakes she's had for her birthday, she destroyed this one too. We all were laughing. So besides the ocean, Mia also really enjoyed going to this little place for kids called Splash Pad. You press the top of this poll, and water comes out different parts on the splash pad. Mia loved it. We had to go there at least three times. And once again, she would meet and befriend any kid playing there. On our last day, Jill and I got to drive Grandpa G's scooter up and down the street. It was a lot of fun. He told me I took off like a jackrabbit. I could easily see myself driving one of those in FL if we lived there. I hear there summers are pretty crazy hot. I don't know if that'd bother me.
Also on our last day we walked up and down the docks by the Indian River, went to an art walk and went to other side of Wabasso beach. Now this was the ocean people! Way better waves. Saw some skimboardng kids trying to catch a few waves (would have loved to try myself). We walked up and down the shore with Mia. She really loved the rushing waters on this side of the beach coming in. They'd hit her and she'd just crack up laughing. Totally one of my favourite parts of the trip.
The next day, we said our goodbyes and headed to Orlando. Returned the car, checked in the Hyatt (RIGHT inside the airport) and got dinner in the food court. There was a big fountain inside the airport that Mia couldn't get enough of. This kid really loves water! The next day, we had to get up at 4am for our early flight. Mia slept as we packed everything up. 6am, we boarded the plane and headed home. The airport was super busy by 5:30am. Just tons of people everywhere trying to get through security. Mia did very well again on the flight and even slept for an hour! We had a bunch of kids on this flight again and thy all were exhausted. She woke up eventually. We had some turbulence and Mia found it quite hilarious, like a roller coaster or something.
We landed and as we were getting off the plane, Mia befriended ANOTHER kid. This little girl named Savanna. Ah, that kid. They high-fived as we got off the plane. Jill and I both sighed in relief that we survived our very first trip as a family. Jill's Dad was super excited to see Mia when we met him at the baggage claim. Awww....
So within the last 10+ days, Mia has become more picky with what she eats. We're starting to have to hide some fruits and veggies in food she likes. Today she had some fruit but other times she spits out some of it. Blah. Mia also enjoys pasta now, as well as cake and ice cream. She's getting more independent with feeding. She'd prefer sticking the spoon in her mouth herself. She claps and waves now too.
So that, my friends was our wonderful Florida trip. Who knows when the next vacation is. Probably not for quite a while. All I know is, I'm missing the ocean right now! :)
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