A lengthy travelogue is on the way. I won't make you wait too long for it, I promise. We had a wonderful time! For us, it was a perfect mix of relaxing while also seeing a lot of really amazing places. Dorothy really enjoyed her time at my mom's house but was also glad to see us when we got back. Believe me, this was no small thing as I was afraid she wouldn't recognize me! She immediately said "Mommy! Daddy!" and eagerly hugged us both. My mom caught that precious moment on video as we walked into her house and Dorothy greeted us.
My mother cared heroically for Dorothy while we were away. She told me over the phone at one point that she was "a little more tired than usual" (my mom works two jobs and hardly ever sleeps, so for her to say she was tired was really saying something). She said she's glad she isn't raising a toddler now, at her age. And she's not old...but obviously she's older than us :o)
While keeping Dorothy for the week, my mother kept discovering Dorothy in various states of undress in her crib. This had started about 2 or 3 weeks before I left for vacation, and it seemed no matter how many layers of clothing I put on her at naptime or bedtime, she was finding ways to get out of them. Zippers and snaps, it would seem, are no longer an obstacle for her. Once her clothing was removed, getting out of the diaper was child's play (heh, heh). But so far, thankfully, this had only resulted in an occasional wet bed and nothing worse. I dreaded the day that I would arrive in her room to find her naked and full of you-know-what. Well, instead of me arriving and finding her this way, it was my dear mother. And instead of being in her bed at home, she was in her pack-n-play at my mom's house. Can you believe the rotten luck? (Well, rotten for my mom. Kind of happy luck for me!) Well, it only had to happen once. My mom, in full MacGyver mode, devised a solution - she started taping Dorothy's diaper with cellophane packing tape when putting her down for a nap or bedtime. Now that I'm home, I have implemented this same procedure and it's working flawlessly. When the time comes for naptime or bedtime, my sweet girlie even gets herself in position to be taped (standing up with her hands against the wall, like an angelic-looking little criminal) and says "tape! tape!" Lest I forget.
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