Last week was spring break for LAUSD. This meant an entire week, and a day, off of work! Noah also had spring break. Dion went to Las Vegas the first Sunday-Wednesday and the boys and I joined him on Wednesday. To be honest, I was a little nervous to be on my own with the boys for three nights and over three days. Noah is in his terrible threes (whoever said it was terrible twos was wrong) and Elijah can be fussy at times and hadn't been sleeping through the night for the past several months.
For those of you who know me, you know I can be a bit of a control freak. I find myself getting consumed with the "to do" of daily life and I don't enjoy the moments. I have a checklist of things that need to be done> lunches made- check, dinner- check, medicine given- check, bath- check, pjs-check... You get the idea. When Dion left on Sunday, I just decided to let go. To let things land where they may and not stress about it. If the kids didn't go to bed on time, it would not be the end of the world. If Noah's dinner was more convenient than healthy, so be it. I decided to relax and try to enjoy the break and you know what? I did. I enjoyed the kids. I had fun. Things stopped being work, and became fun. Plain and simple fun. It was fantastic. We went on walks and got frozen yogurt. We went to the beach and had lunch and Noah rode his bike. We had fun.
On Wednesday, we took the short flight to Las Vegas. Noah has been on several flights before but this was the first time he really realized what was happening. He was so excited and did so well. Elijah loved being out and about and handled the flight really well. We took my sister with us as a kind of built in babysitter and she was incredibly helpful. I have always been one of those people who totally judged others who took their kids to Vegas. I always wondered what on earth people did with kids in Vegas. Well, I found out! Noah went to a shark tank at Mandalay Bay, we spent time at the pool and the playground (at the timeshare where we stayed), and of course meals were always an occasion. Friends of ours were also there with their kids and it was great to be away from daily life and relaxing with friends. Both boys adjusted with ease to their new surroundings and Elijah even slept through the night!
Lyndsay stayed with the boys at night and Dion and I were able to sneak away for a good meal and some quality time. There are times, among all the craziness of daily living, that I miss Dion even if he is in the same room as me. I miss those quiet times with just the two of us. It makes me grateful for little date nights and small get-aways.
The boys did great with the drive home and enjoyed a stop at good ol' Charlie Browns. It brought back memories going back there. I remember going there as a kid myself. We all got shakes (even Elijah got a little ice cream) and wandered the store.This was our first family vacation and it could not have gone better.
On a completely unrelated topic, Elijah went to the cardiologist today. He is doing well and we don't have to go back for two months! That is the longest we have ever gone between appointments. They think that they will push his next cath off until next January. Dr. Sklansky is still a little concerned about the low function of his ventricle and has upped his Enalipril dosage. However, his lung function is looking even better and his lung seems to be expanding. Poor Dion had to deal with a very unhappy baby during the echo and appointment. Elijah didn't want anyone touching him except his daddy and this created a very unhappy little guy. I think he may have a little "white coat syndrome" from all of the procedures he has had done. Hopefully the two months between appointments will help.
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