We are back from our week long vacation to Fort Myers Beach, and I can happily say Nolan did pretty good the entire week. He slept 3 hours on the flight down (thanks to the help of a little Children's Benedryl)! When we landed in Florida it was chilly - only in the 50's. Good thing we had Nolan's winter hat with us! The weather didn't warm up a whole lot - lows in the 40's and highs between 60 and 70. But it was warmer than MN! The house we stayed at was nice. Each family had their own bedroom and bathroom. Nolan spend a lot of time in the bedroom due to his sleep schedule! We were able to spend a few days laying out in the sun. Even in that short amount of time I got a little sunburnt - especially on the part of my hair! We were able to use the pool in the afternoon a few times, too, and Nolan loved that. It's like a big bath tub to him! The highlight of the trip was going to spring training practice and having Tony Olivia stop and talk to me and Nolan. I had no idea who he was, but he stopped to ask me if I had a future ball player on my hands. I told him I hoped so, and then he started digging in his pocket. He pulled out a baseball and told me that Joe Mauer hit this ball. I said thanks and he walked off. As I looked at the ball I realized it was signed by Tony Oliva! The best part of that whole experience was after Tony talked to us, all the old people around us started taking pictures of Nolan in his stroller holding the signed baseball. We didn't even get a picture of him! A few of the people who come must go to spring training often said it's pretty cool we got the baseball, because apparantly Tony Oliva doesn't do stuff like that very often! We weren't at practice early enough to get any other autographs, but as players and coaches walked between practice fields they would smile and wave. It was a really fun atmosphere! The Twin's game on Friday vs. the Red Sox was fun, too. The game was sold out - there were over 8,000 people in attendance! We had really good seats - 7 rows up along the 3rd baseline. I was glad we were in the sun most of the game - the wind was a bit chilly. We went out to eat a few times throughout the week, but because Nolan is still taking 2 naps a day and going to bed between 6:30 and 7 we stayed pretty close to the house. Ellen and Greg were nice enough to watch him a few evenings for us so we could go out. Fort Myers Beach is a funny little area. It's super busy during the day, with people coming in and off the island to hang out at the beach - but at night it just dies. The population is a little older, so they eat out earlier, and therefore all the restaurants close earlier than what we're used to. We were at one restaurant having a few beverages one night and our server literally had his coat on when he handed us our check - and it was 9:45! Adam, Nolan and I took the trolly from the house to downtown Fort Myers Beach to do some window shopping, too. The trolly was a fun experience, and Nolan loved looking out the windows. He also liked people watching. Hopefully that's a sign that he'll be a good shopping buddy! Nolan slept for 2 hours on the plane on the way home on Saturday. The first hour was a little dicey, but once he finally fell asleep it was a lot better! Adam and I didn't have a window seat on the way back, but the woman who did have the window seat was nice enough to let us have it. It's so much easier sitting there with Nolan. He had the window to look out, and his favorite thing to do was pull the window shade up and down! We got back home around 5 on Saturday night, and Nolan was so excited to play with all of his toys! Good thing he's a pretty adaptable kid. Yesterday he went back to daycare, and thankfully he didn't have any issues readjusting. Now if we could only get him to eat protein and veggies better . . .
While we were on our trip Nolan started teething pretty bad. He's getting 2 more teeth - one on each side of his 2 front teeth. His hand is constantly in his mouth, and you can tell it makes him uncomfortable. Hopefully they'll pop through sooner rather than later! Nolan also seemed to get a lot busier last week. He was on the move quite a bit, walking around the furniture, throwing balls around, and playing with his toys. We thought he might be walking before his birthday, but I don't think that will happen. Every once in a while he stands on his own, but as soon as he realizes he's doing it he falls down. I'm most excited for him to walk so I don't have to carry him over to daycare. He's getting so heavy! My prediction is that he'll be almost 25 lbs at his 1-year appointment!
I need to put on my party planning hat this week to start preparations for Nolan's 1st birthday party. I'm not sure where this last year went! We're having a small get together for his b-day, with our immediate families - which is almost 30 people! Hopefully the weather will be nice so the kids can play outside a little bit.
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