Jude is becoming quite the seasoned traveler now with his second trip to Cocoa, Florida to visit Aunt Judy and Uncle Lynn. It was a real family affair as you can see in this photo above. We had Marcy's Uncle Don and Aunt Linda come to visit one day as well as a Marcy's cousin Kim (who is 15 weeks pregnant) and her husband Per. We snapped this photo with everyone on Lynn & Judy's wonderful balcony overlooking the water.
Jude was a real trooper handling the flight well and sleeping through the night while he was there (mostly). We went out for lunch every day and we were able to eat our entire meal while trading off caregiving duties. I took Jude for a walk every day after lunch and the photo here is of Jude walking down the ramp towards the wharf at the restaurant at Cape Canaveral. As you can see Jude enjoyed these after lunch walks.
We had Jude sleeping in their laundry room which worked out well because he had a room to himself that was dark and quiet. Our travel schedule still revolves around Jude's nap and meal needs and with two naps a day we didn't have any big outings. But Marcy and I were able to get out for a few walks. And most importantly all three of us were able to spend a lot of time with Lynn and Judy.
One thing that made this trip easier is that over the past couple of weeks we have been weaning Jude off the bottle. He is now on only one bottle of warm milk a day, the one right before bed. So we only had to bring along one bottle. But his calorie intake continues to increase, while in Florida Jude's appetite increased considerably. Some of his lunches were 50% bigger than they were just a week ago - we suspect he is going through another growth spurt.
We just arrived home three hours ago, and Jude seemed very happy to be home. It was a long day of travel and his first time away from home since his birthday two and a half months ago. On the drive back to Orlando airport Jude was so exhausted he fell asleep within five minutes of leaving their house (and Marcy snapped this photo below) - something he hasn't done in several months. Well, he is going to get plenty of practice at traveling again as we leave for San Diego and Mexico in just 17 days.
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