Our Keys Trip

Our trip to the Keys was definitely different than the previous years. There was no more spending 8 hours on the boat and then coming back to a few cocktails and a leisure swim in the pool! This year was all about Addison! We had to schedule our day around Addison's napping, feeding (still no bottle) and playing. The pool has never been so fun as it was when sharing it with Addison. Watching Addison focus so intently on the pool water as she entered in and then watching her eyes light up when she realized she could splash and kick the water around was priceless! We went to pool pretty much everyday sometimes multiple times and I think that helped Addison nap very well. Addison could not get enough of being outside and preferred to wear just a diaper while enjoying the fresh air and ocean breeze. I would say her first annual trip to the Keys was great and we look forward to next year when she will be able to walk and enjoy the amenities a little more. She is still having her separation anxiety with me and I think the Grandparents would have enjoyed a little more one on one time with Addison. Hopefully next year she will be way past that stage!

As for mommy and daddy....the trip was interesting. The first day of lobster season Charles went out in the boat with my mom, dad, Clare and Dan and I stayed back with Addison. I was upstairs putting Addison down for a nap when I see Charles limping up the stairs holding a bloody rag around his foot. THE FIRST DAY Charles decided to jump off the side of the boat and he slipped and his foot got stabbed by the cleat. Besides needing stitches my father swore he heard a bone crack. Charles, being the stubborn Bond he is, decided he did not need to go to the doctor and he definitely was not going to sit in the ER. His foot swelled up so big it would not fit into any shoes and all five toes were black and blue even around his heel was black and blue...no need for medical attention...so today is Friday 8 days later and an Xray confirmed Charles broke his foot! He is now wearing a very stylish boot for 3-6 weeks.

The beds in the villa where we stayed made these god awful noises if anything touched them. Even if you picked a pillow up off it, it would make these creaking sounds. Well Addison's pack 'n play was in our room and she goes to bed around 7:30 every night and is a very light sleeper. Charles would love to go to bed at 7:30 but I prefer going to bed closer to 9...if we went to bed at 7:30 now what would he have to look forward to in 60 years? So when Charles and I would go to bed we would count down from 3 and jump in bed at the same time to minimize the noise to prevent from waking Addy up. It typically worked for going to bed initially but when she would wake up for her feeding I could not get back in bed without waking her so she ended up sleeping with me because it was the only way for her & I to get some sleep. After 2 nights of holding Addison to sleep my back and neck needed a break so I decided after her midnight feeding I would sleep on the ground (a tile floor). Everyone knows I am severely allergic to dust mites...well under the bed was a dust convention and I guess I got some in my eye. It started itching that night but over the next 24 hours it got worse and worse until it developed into something similar to pink eye! So here we are on vacation, Charles with a broken foot and Megan with pink eye and no sleep!
All in all it was a fun time. It was really neat having Guy, Reva and Brett join my family for our annual family vacation. I don't know if they were prepared for the intensity of the daily lobster hunt, especially since Charles was not on the boat to help. I was told Brett was a spectacular lobster getter and my dad appreciated her help!
We are happy to be home and Addison is enjoying being back in her normal home environment. She slept a little better the past two nights but she is still waking up at least twice a night and I am praying she goes back to her once a night awakening or better yet sleeping through the whole night!