Well, we're home! We've actually been home for almost two weeks now, but since I live in a time warp this is quite a timely post. For two lovely, beautiful weeks we were in Kauai. Abigail experienced a large number of things for the very first time, which had benefits and drawbacks. She was an amazing little angel on the airplane. We woke her at 4 am on a Thursday morning. She cried a little bit while I was changing her diaper, but once she realized that I wasn't going to make her go back to sleep she was all smiles, charming strangers in the airport and having a grand time. She nursed to sleep on the way up and slept all the way until we landed in San Francisco for our layover. She ate lunch and changed in the airport before boarding for our long flight, which went swimingly. We sat next to a man who was very nostalgic about his own little boy's baby travelling days, so he was more than accommodating. He even blocked the entry way so the flight attendants couldn't see that I was changing the baby on their flight seat (don't worry, it was just wet--I didn't have any other options). We arrived in Kauai and found our way to the amazing condo that Jake booked for our stay. In Jake's long list of skills and talents is a very real gift for planning vacations. He has the patience and skill to find good deals that are also amazing experiences--this trip was no exception. We had an incredible view of the beach from our balcony and an entire wall of windows to leave open all night (since we were on the second floor) and listen to the crashing waves. At one point the sound of the ocean was so loud that I was standing three feet away from Jake and he couldn't hear what I was saying.
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We even watched a surf competition from our lanai, where this picture was taken
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| DOUBLE rainbow |
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It was particularly nice to have such a great setup since we spent more time there than we would have without the baby. We suited up and applied sunscreen more times than I can count, but there's still only so much time you can spend outdoors with a little one. She needed to nap, eat, and give her sensitive skin a break from the sun. Each night when she went down to sleep we would enjoy dinner together on our lanai by candlelight, listening to the ocean and trying to spot turtles. We had two beaches that we went to almost daily and a few others that we drove to on days when Abigail's nap schedule allowed.
