Weekend Away

We made a trip to Turangi with my parents this weekend. It was Ryan first time spending the night away from home. I was a bit worried about him sleeping (as he doesn't sleep at daycare) and also, the drive down there. It turned out I didn't have to worry at all. He was a lot better than I thought. Ashley and I were so surprise.

The drive down there and back took us a lot longer than usual but this was because we had to make quite a few stops so that Ryan can stretch. It wasn't a big deal as we weren't in a hurry and it gave us a chance to visit other places. He did grizzle at times but we can't expect him to behave himself the whole time, as that will be asking a bit too much. The only time he really went off was when we were less than 2 hours away from Auckland and it was only because we were in the car for too long. I was getting a bit uncomfortable in the car myself.

As for his sleeps at night, he woke up a few times the first night but it was only for a maximum of 1 minute each time and he fell asleep again. I'm wondering if it was because it was too hot. He was really good the second night though and slept the whole night without waking up. Putting him to bed was a bliss too. The only difficulty I found was sleeping with him in the same room. His cot was beside our bed and every time I moved, I had to make sure I didn't make too much noise as I was afraid I might wake him.

Overall, the trip was quite a success and Ryan enjoyed himself. He still threw quite a few tantrums but I'll say he had a lot of fun too.

Here are some photos from the trip (I would put more but it takes forever to upload)...