Vacation

Sorry I have not written an update on this site recently. We were on vacation for about a week and a half.

We had a blast on vacation. We first went to Williams, AZ where we rode the Grand Canyon Railway ( www.thetrain.com ). Bob, Mr.Train, loved every second of it. He even went potty on the train (with his potty chair topper). I had only seen the Grand Canyon from an airplane in the past. The airplane view was misleading. The size of the Grand Canyon is immense - "Grand" is not a proper adjective. Enormous or Gigantic or some other word maybe. You feel so small and insignificant when you stand there looking at the layers of rock that were deposited millions, if not billions of years ago. Compared to geologic time, we are here for just a few seconds. The views were breathtaking. Jim posted the pictures on Shutterfly and finally put them in a file that is shared if you want to look at them. www.thebobpics.shutterfly.com

We then spent the night in Vegas at the Hilton - home of Star Trek the experience. (Since you have to go around the Grand Canyon to get to Utah - Vegas was on the way. If they built a bridge through the Grand Canyon, it would have to be something like 150 to 200 miles long) Bob initially said he wanted to see a Borg. When we arrived and went there, we did see a Borg. Bob got scared and cried. We told him we were not going to let him get assimilated and that he was safe with mommy and daddy. He was still scared. He stayed upstairs in the hotel room with grandma Beverly and played cars with her and read books with her until he fell asleep.
The next day we went to St. George Utah where my in-laws rented a three bedroom condo. Everyone had fun. We went to Zion national park, Bryce canyon, and a smaller local canyon called Snow Canyon. Red Canyon was on the way to Zion national park, so we stopped there as well (to use the bathrooms). Jim took pictures there as well. Those canyons also make you feel small and insignificant, but nothing like the Grand Canyon. There were playgrounds and pools at the condo. There was even a two foot deep children's pool, so Bob did not have to wear his swim vest in that one. He had a blast. We had a birthday party for him at the Condo. It was tractor themed. We had cupcakes baked in ice cream cones as well as ice cream cones filled with ice cream. Bob got really messy, but it was fun.

My shoulder is now finally better. Vacation was good for it. I did not have to do any lifting using my shoulder (except to carry Bob) for a week and a half. It needed a rest. Hopefully it stays healthy.

As for Q, I bought saline nose spray. I started spraying it in his nose once a day. His nose is looking a lot better. I think the desert air is just too dry for him. I wish I had thought of that earlier before I spent almost $300 on him. But, he was almost due for his thyroid levels again, so I guess I could say I "only" spent about $175 on him.


Bob has started to go poop on the big potty. He did not like to poop on the little potty, but with the potty topper, he goes poop on the big toilet. It is a really good topper - it is by Baby Bjorn. It adjusts to fit ANY toilet - even elongated ones. I bought some travel sized Clorox anti-bacterial wipes so that I can clean it after he uses a public restroom before putting it back in the bag. He does well as long as we put him on the potty every hour or so. If we forget to put him on the potty, he will go in his pull-up. And if he wants to go back to play, he will just pee and then poop in his pull-up. I keep on telling myself - baby steps. I am not having another child until Bob is potty training. We are slowly getting there.

I have to go. Q needs a walk. I will try and update this next week.