Aruba!

We were very fortunate to escape the cold for a little last week and go to Aruba with Chris's family!  I was really nervous about getting on the plane with Savanna since she does not like when you sit with her for a long time (she likes you to be moving at all times).  This has been getting better, but a 4.5 hour flight made me worry. About two days before we left she decided she didn't want to nap more than 40 minutes and was very fussy.  A friend had told me she had a rough week 12 (which is what Savanna was approaching) and when I asked her about it she sent me this link on Wonder Weeks.  It is very interesting and helped explain to me what Savanna was going through.  Now that we are through it, I will say there is a huge difference in her tracking, focusing and grabbing from week 11 it is incredible!  The fussiness only lasted 2-3 days but the short naps lasted a full week.  So she did not sleep on the plane like everyone said she would but, the timing on the way down was perfect for her 1130am and 4pm feedings and she did great (with a little bouncing:) ).  The way home was a later flight which was a little harder on her but for a night time flight she did pretty good.  We were lucky there was an open seat so we were able to bring her carrier on which was really helpful.  I recommend it if you want to pay for the seat or definitely ask if there is open seat when you check in.  

It was great to be in the warm weather, but I will say even with grandparents it is hard and not as relaxing having a 3 month old at the beach who did not want to nap.  The hardest part is they are not supposed to wear sunscreen until they are 6 months old and she hated wearing a big hat.  I was very grateful to another friend, who told me about the coolibar spf blanket (I bought it on amazon).  We just draped it over her when we were going out and taking walks and had no problem with the sun on her skin!  There are a lot of palappas in Aruba which made being on the beach in the shade with her easier.  She loved being in the pool with Daddy and there were lots of shaded areas in the pool which was super helpful.  Below are some of my favorites from the trip!