San Diego

San Diego

We are back from our trip to San Diego. The weather down there is just lovely right now. We went for a business trip for D. I shouldn't need to tag along on the next trip, but this was easier than attempting several days/nights alone with Avery. Plus, it was another opportunity for Avery to see her grandpa.

Travel, again, went very smoothly. She did fuss a bit on the planes at various times, but is always easy to soothe and get back to an easy-baby state. The plane down there was one of those without a changing table. Thankfully we didn't need to change her on the flight. At this point, it's safe to say Avery is not a good car rider. Unless she is fast asleep (which does happen occasionally, but not often), she pretty much screams at the top of her lungs the entire ride. Since she is not unhappy in her car seat when we stroll around, I don't believe it is the car seat that is the issue. We're not sure what the issue is. I'll continue to try various things to minimize the crying when driving, but in the meantime, I've decided to be thankful that it is the car that brings out this ear piercing scream. It could be the plane or going out in public. Both of those would be considerably worse, so we can handle a little car screaming!

While down there, we took several strolls around the resort and enjoyed the weather. The second night, we joined D and his colleagues for dessert following the awards dinner he was attending. Avery got a lot of attention. She was fast asleep for most of it, but decided to wake up towards the end, thrilling several people who want to coo over an alert baby.

The third and final night, we joined the whole group at the dinner. I was a bit hesitant since it was in a large ballroom in which cries would undoubtedly echo loudly. We tried to pick an easy exit location, but were promptly blocked by the addition of another table. Fortunately, she slept most of the time, only waking up when they decided to give away an awesome not-yet-available-for-sale flat screen TV (it's only 1.5" thick!) The guys doing this were quite loud and Avery decided to listen in. She was quite content and didn't cause a stir at all. Again, she was quite a hit with lots of people coming over to meet her and congratulate us. Oh, we didn't win the TV. Bummer.

Also on the third day, Grandpa popped in for a visit. Unfortunately, Grandma Joy wasn't feeling well, so she wasn't able to make it. Avery did have a good time playing with Grandpa, though.

Avery's Changes

We also had a pretty big milestone as we were packing up on Monday. She rolled over for the first time! I put her in the middle of bedroom floor as D and I were running around frantically packing. She was flat on her back when I layed her down. I turned around and there she was on her tummy trying to get back onto her back! I'm quite sure this was just a fluke where she moved her body in the exact right way to roll over versus knowing how to roll over, but it was exciting nonetheless. And also a good reminder for D and I that these firsts happen unexpectedly, so we should be cautious about her surroundings.

In the past few weeks, she has discovered her hands and loves to munch away on them. Well, more like slobber away. It makes it a bit more difficult to swaddle since she loves to have them in her mouth. She is also so into sitting up. Putting her in the bouncy chair now involves more sit up attempts than kicking. She's also advanced to the activated setting on the bouncy chair. This means that when she kicks the chair, it changes/plays the music. When the music stops, she gets annoyed and kicks again. It's so amazingly cute!

Finally, I posted a few new pictures in the Daily Avery album. Until next time, enjoy!