This weekend was our first weekend traveling overnight with Saiya. We went to Ft Lauderdale for the weekend to spend some time with some good friends we haven’t seen in awhile and celebrate their son’s 2nd birthday. Saiya did great in the car and didn’t seem to mind traveling at all. We pulled in around 7pm and went to one of my favorite places to eat before heading back to their house for the night. Saiya went down pretty easy, although it was a little later than usual, so she was a little grumpy.
Saturday was a whirlwind of activity as we were getting ready for the birthday party. Saiya loved to play outside and spent most of the day running around. There were tons of kids at the party and Saiya did pretty well with them. She didn’t really play with them much, but at least she hovered near them. Haha! When it was time to open presents, Saiya was very confused. She didn’t really understand why she didn’t get any and she certainly didn’t understand why none of the other kids seemed to care that they didn’t get any either. I guess it was too much for her little brain to handle and she fell apart into a bit of a meltdown.
It was strange having to explain to other parents about why she was crying and just pretty much being a brat. I guess, to us, its pretty normal behavior for her, but they seemed a little shocked. After about 20 minutes of her crying, which disintegrated into a temper tantrum, she came back to life and spent the rest of the night playing with the other kids who were still there. Overall, I expected that she would have a meltdown at some point over the weekend. She did really great though, considering it was a strange place and LOTS of strange people.
Sunday we had a nice calm morning and headed for home. Saiya slept the entire way home in the car. We had a nice dinner with my sister and her boyfriend and then headed home for a bath and off to bed. Overall, we had an awesome weekend! I am so glad that Saiya travels well, it makes things easy!
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