For the long President’s Day weekend, we drove up to Amanda’s aunt Janet’s home in Oakhurst. We had a great time hanging out, hiking, and even getting a chance to see a bit of Yosemite while Janet and Ken watched Adria for the afternoon. They also sent us out to a great dinner on Valentine’s day, which was very sweet…thanks Janet and Ken!

For the first two days in Oakhurst, Adria was fantastic. As the weekend progressed, however, she started to show the early symptoms of the Roseola…in particular, a mild fever and some mild fussiness. We confused this with teething, but as it turns out the treatment is about the same…Tylenol and Motrin for the fever and general well-being, as needed. Still, despite being a little sick, Adria was generally great during the visit.

She loved having so much room to run in Janet’s house, and especially the big loop that she could run through the kitchen and back past the wood-burning stove in the living room. She would go around, and around, and around…and since there were 4 of us and someone was often in the kitchen, it wasn’t required for someone to chase her around to keep her safe. We played a zone defense.

We were there for 4 nights…Thursday (late, around midnight), Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Out of 4, Adria only slept through once. In retrospect, some of that may have been due to the Roseola. But she also just seems to have a hard time sleeping away from home, and I have noticed that it’s having the effect of me not being so eager to take her to stay with friends. We can’t figure out if it’s the difference of the crib, the light, the temperature, the noise, or some combination of this. She sometimes has to bunk in the same room with us, which rarely seems to go well. The thing to do is probably to “Ferberize” her away from home…but for a short trip, and when other people are trying to sleep, it often seems easier just to placate her by whatever means necessary (usually cuddles for an extended period, like an hour). Since we’ve been home, we’ve gotten her right back onto her schedule.

Here are a few photos and videos of some good times with Janet and Ken over the President’s day weekend:

Adria and Janet cozy in the recliner

Janet helping Adria color with markers at the kitchen table

A rare sighting of Grumpa smiling at the adorable baby

Why does Adria laugh when the cat toy hits the door and Amanda yells “ouch!"? I dunno…why do we laugh at the 3 Stooges?