We decided to go visit my grandparents who live in Wisconsin right before Christmas. Of course we only had about a 4 day time-span to fit all the traveling and visiting in, and we decided it would be best for Little Man if we drove up (planes and a screaming scared toddler don't mix well)(Also I am still kind of nervous about air pressure changes and his shunt). We were also all recovering from the plague that had been sweeping through my friends group around that time.
The drive was about 14 hours each way and we spent just two days with my grandparents, but it was well worth it to us. My grandparents are both 89 years old, and my grandmother is in the mid-stages of Alzheimer's, so any chance to spend a little time with them is precious. I hadn't seen them since Little Man was a year and a half old and I was still married to Ex, so it was definitely time to catch up. Grandpa was tickled pink by everything Little Man did, and he seemed to really like Hubs too - if their night drinking beers at the local tavern is any indication... My grandmother was pleasant and in a good mood the entire trip despite being a little confused most of the time.
Of course there was a teensy downside to vacationing with Little Man. His insomnia is much more obvious when you share a bedroom with him. Over four days we got maybe 12 hours of sleep total, and it was awful. Little Man was up all night singing, rocking, talking, and generally being a huge pain in the butt. Part of it was probably the new place/bed situation, but still - we're not going to be sharing a room with him again anytime soon!
The drive was about 14 hours each way and we spent just two days with my grandparents, but it was well worth it to us. My grandparents are both 89 years old, and my grandmother is in the mid-stages of Alzheimer's, so any chance to spend a little time with them is precious. I hadn't seen them since Little Man was a year and a half old and I was still married to Ex, so it was definitely time to catch up. Grandpa was tickled pink by everything Little Man did, and he seemed to really like Hubs too - if their night drinking beers at the local tavern is any indication... My grandmother was pleasant and in a good mood the entire trip despite being a little confused most of the time.
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| Little Man and his great-grandpa |
Of course there was a teensy downside to vacationing with Little Man. His insomnia is much more obvious when you share a bedroom with him. Over four days we got maybe 12 hours of sleep total, and it was awful. Little Man was up all night singing, rocking, talking, and generally being a huge pain in the butt. Part of it was probably the new place/bed situation, but still - we're not going to be sharing a room with him again anytime soon!
After we got home from Wisconsin we had just two days til Christmas with our families! Our house was clean, thanks in large part to my amazing brother-in-law who steam cleaned the entire house while we were away, but our shopping and wrapping wasn't close to being done! So we scrambled a bit and were finally done about ten minutes before my mother and sister walked in the door on Christmas Eve!
Christmas Eve was a delicious night of Southern food, card games, and one of my family's favorite pastimes - a beer tasting. We know how to party out here.
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| All questionable beers probably picked by Mom - who is not a professional beer drinker. |
This of course caused a late start on Christmas morning. But presents were opened, all of us felt loved and spoiled, and we managed to get over to the in-laws by 1:30. My mother-in-law had an amazing spread of appetizers and we stuffed ourselves on deviled eggs and clam dip (ahhhh I want more now!) and opened even MORE presents before we left for my godparent's house and our last stop that night.
Somehow more food was eaten and more Christmas was had - and everyone was very happy. Oh - and not a single picture was taken on Christmas. Embarrassing. I made Hubs take Little Man's picture in front of the tree the next day, but seriously I think they're going to revoke my Mom-Card for this one.
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| Merry December 26th. Not even in cute clothes. |
That pretty much catches you up on life for now. Hubs is off work til January 7th, so we're spending time together watching movies and being lazy while Little Man spends a week with his dad for the holidays. I'll probably be back later this week with another big post. Happy New Year!!
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