We have now been in Edmonton for almost a week and it's been pretty awesome. It's been a while since my last post and it's time to update the world on what we've been up to.
The trip home was something that no one should have to experience. We woke up last Saturday at 2 am, which is way to early for anyone to wake up. We had to wake up Ryan too, and that was the first mistake of many made on our way home. The plan was for Ryan to fall back asleep and us to have a peaceful ferry ride. As all well laid plans go, this one failed horribly. Ryan was awake for the majority of the 8 hour ferry ride. He maybe slept an hour the whole time and with such little sleep, Ryan turned into something we've never seen before. He screamed and cried and wouldn't calm down. It was horrible. We pulled over to the side of the road many times to try and make him more comfortable. That was probably the second mistake we made. He was transferred in and out of his seat and as soon as he would go back in his seat, he was erupt into a fussy monster baby. We ended up getting to our friends house that evening at around 8.
We left her house at about 5 the next morning. The plan was to leave when Ryan woke up for his night time feed. He always goes back to sleep for a few hours after I feed him so it was only smart to plan getting some road behind us at that time. We made it to Kamloops before we had to stop. We enjoyed some breakfast and Ryan got out of his seat for some stretching and kicking. We were stopped for about 2 hours before we got going again. After that stop, the driving time got shorter and shorter while each break got longer. Ryan really hates his seat. We had to rearrange the vehicle so I could sit in the back with the Ry man. It helped a little but not as much as we wanted.
Our second night was spent in Canmore, with a beautiful view of the mountains. We didn't get to enjoy the view a lot because Ryan was cranky once again. We were both really tired and cranky so having a cranky baby didn't help anything at all. Tyler fell asleep on the bed while I walked the room with Ryan on my shoulder.
We got up the next morning and enjoyed the hotel breakfast before heading back home. Our goal for Monday was to get to Ponoka in one straight shot but it didn't work out that way. We had to stop in Balzac at Cross Iron Mills because Ryan needed a little break. We walked around the mall for a bit and then tried to go again. We got to Innisfail and then Red Deer for a walk around Walmart. We finally were able to put him back to sleep and decided to just head to my parents house.
We got to my parents place to pick up our apartment key. We stayed for a little while to visit and catch up but then we headed to our new place. Tyler packed all the stuff up to our place on the 3rd floor and soon our apartment was filled with stuff. It was everywhere. It's tough moving into a place with a baby because we didn't have as much time to unpack everything. Ryan takes up a lot of our time. Our place is now full of our stuff and it's starting to feel like home.
Once we got settled, we went out shopping for food, a crib, a new car seat (because Ryan has out grown his current seat). I got some new clothes and am now equipped for the summer.
Amy, Madi and Eva came over for a really nice visit. It's always great to hang out with them. I'm really looking forward to this summer and being close to see them every week.
We went to Mormor and Morfar's house for tea and a visit with my parents. It was a good visit and it's always nice to spend time with family.
Today was a relaxing day for us. We were outside a few times enjoying the sun and beautiful weather. We walked to a Chapters that is really close to our place and looked around for some books to buy. I have a birthday gift card to use and I tried my hardest to find a good book. One of the workers suggested one called "Shantaram" so I bought it. She said that it appeals to everyone and it's a really good read so I decided to give it a try.
Ranita came over this afternoon and as always, it was great to see her again. I'm so excited to be close to friends again. We talked for a while and then she had to go home again.
We had steak and rice for dinner and have just been enjoying each others company this evening. Ryan was just put to bed so we are just doing nothing. It's always nice to just sit and do nothing. Soon it's time for bed because we are tired.
Tomorrow, Tyler's parents and sister are coming over to see the Ry man. It's going to be good to see them again.
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