We left Wednesday after my mom was done with work. Luckily, we timed everything perfectly. Aubrey ate before we left and slept for most of the 3 1/2 hour drive up to Visalia. We went straight to my grandparent's house for the night.
In the course of the next 12 hours my grandmother schooled me on all the things I was doing wrong as a parent or just didn't know. For instance, I had no idea that holding a baby too much would make them deformed. Good thing my Gramma told me this! I also need to put Aubrey down to sleep rather than enjoy cuddling with her. My personal favorite was that Aubrey was fussy because my "milk is sour." Yep. Good times with my Gramma.
Before leaving my Gramma and Grampa's house, Aubrey suffered from her first serious upset stomach. I couldn't figure out why my little girl was crying so much, other than that she had really horrible gas that day. I was sitting on the bed getting ready to nurse her when the poor angel vomitted at least 8 ounces of milk. It was all over me, Aubrey and the bed. Luckily my mom was close by and she took care of Aubrey while I cleaned up. The best part was that immediately after being sick, my mom placed Aubrey in the sink filled with warm water. Aubrey was asleep in less than 30 seconds . . . so comfy that she looked like a fat man in a hot tub!
Before leaving town we stopped at my aunt and uncle's house to visit with a few more family members. Aubrey got to meet her Great-Grandpa Mazza, Aunt Nancy, Uncle Darrel, second cousins Missy and Jenny, and her third cousins Justin and Georgia.
Justin and Georgia were incredibly sweet with their new baby cousin. I am already looking forward to Aubrey being big enough to play with these two adorable kids!
What fun! I sure am glad you shared those words of wisdom from Gramma (btw, my Gramma is spelled the same way). I don't know that I ever would have known those golden tidbits if not. ;)
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