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The Vacation is Over

We’re back from our nice weeklong vacation. It’s nice to be home again, but all the responsibilities that come with it are a bummer. Fixing dinner every night, doing laundry, cleaning house and mostly going back to work. Blah! I have to work hard to get back into code-monkey mode.

But we had a great time. We got to FL on Monday afternoon. Tuesday afternoon, I took Amelia to visit with her other grandparents. Wednesday, we went to Cypress Gardens. Amelia loved the kiddy-coasters. She got mad every time the ride ended and I took her seatbelt off. She fussed and tried to buckle it back up. It was cute though and we got some good pictures of her on the rides. Thursday we had a boating fiasco and Amelia screamed the entire ride, so we had to cut it short. That afternoon we went swimming at the pool in my grandmother’s complex. Amelia loved the pool and discovered how fun it is jumping in.

She was so exhausted though because she barely had a nap all day, that she had a really hard time going to bed. Friday we made it a point to do nothing so that she could rest. She took a 3 hour nap! Then we headed back home on Saturday and got back yesterday around lunch time.

So now, it’s back to the daily grind. Amelia off to daycare and me off to work every day. It’s hard. After a whole week of being with her, it’s hard to drop her off knowing she’s going to spend the whole day there without me.

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A Vacation At Last

Sunday, Amelia and I will be heading south to spend the entire week in Florida with my parents. I’m looking forward to this vacation so much. Sure, I’ll miss my husband, but will truly enjoy being away from home and work. I’ll have help watching Amelia so I won’t have to be on guard constantly. Which means relaxation and knitting. woohoo!

I was right. Teeth #5 and 6 are coming in. The two top front teeth are both coming in. One is coming in a little bit ahead of the other, but they will both be clearly poking through within the next week. It’s a time to rejoice because she’s finally getting more teeth. It’s about time! But it makes for a very cranky little girl and her moodiness is exhausting. At least I know there’s a reason and I can find a little more sympathy for her mood. I know it’s not just her being a difficult toddler.

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