Cassie is also sleeping better and so are we. She still wakes up several times a night, but we've developed a system that allows us to each get a little shut eye every night. So that's what's going on with us. While we'd love to be home, we're also not too excited about the prospect of heading back to the cold of winter. Our friends and family have been hit very hard with storm after storm. We're hoping Mother Nature gets all the storms out of the way before we head home so we don't get stuck in an airport for a few days. Fingers crossed!
Cassie is now 18 days old and thriving. We're still in Florida waiting for court orders to apply for her passport. She's growing like a little weed and is now 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Everyday is a new discovery with our little girl. Surprisingly, we haven't killed each other living in a hotel room, 24/7. We try to get out and enjoy a little bit of sun everyday. We've also had a few family outings, which has helped keep us sane. :-) It's a bit of a challenge since it's flu season and we want to avoid crowds, so we've kept our outings to outdoor public places. So far, we've visited the Florida Everglades and got to see real alligators. It was really weird being a few feet from an alligator without any kind of fence separating us. We've also visited a few parks and went for several drives. Cassie likes the car when it's moving... Not so much when it isn't. Lol Last Sunday we attempted to go to an outdoor market, but it was a big fail. I had been looking for a farmer's market type place in the hope I could buy some local artwork. Sunday we went to the Lincoln Road Market in South Beach. I should have clued in that it wasn't really our speed when the words south and beach were paired, but apparently I was suffering from mom-nesia. South Beach is known as the place to be if you want to party! It was quite the spectacle of loud Latin music, skimpy bathing suits and dogs-as-accessories. We stood out like a sore thumb and the market itself was more a series of upscale restaurants than the grass roots market I was imagining. The thing that struck me the most was just how many people sat at restaurant tables with their dog.The dogs weren't lying at their feet either... they had their own chair and often their own meal. I felt like I was in a whole new world. We couldn't help but laugh at our predicament. At least now, when Cassie is a teenager, she can say, "yeah, I've partied in South Beach".
Cassie is also sleeping better and so are we. She still wakes up several times a night, but we've developed a system that allows us to each get a little shut eye every night. So that's what's going on with us. While we'd love to be home, we're also not too excited about the prospect of heading back to the cold of winter. Our friends and family have been hit very hard with storm after storm. We're hoping Mother Nature gets all the storms out of the way before we head home so we don't get stuck in an airport for a few days. Fingers crossed!
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Michelle Nowlan
2/18/2014 08:33:26 am
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