Elizabeth, Scott and Scotty Wilder

One of the longest days...

We left Tahoe at 1 pm and what should have been a 3 hour drive ended up being a 6.5 hour drive back to San Francisco. 

There are many reasons it took a long time, such as 

• Scotty had a bit of cold/stuffy nose so we had to make sure he was breathing properly
• Scotty had a bit of a problem with the altitude and was dehydrated so we had to stop to feed him
• And with every stop, he had to be burped
• And with every stop, he went to the bathroom -- a lot
• And with every stop, we had to change his clothes because of his spitting up milk and his ... shall we say his problems with not wearing absorbent enough diaper.

And we also ran into traffic coming back to the city because the Bay Bridge was closed. (Can you imagine a bridge being closed because strong winds popped loose some screws and caused some debris to fly around).

We finally got back to the city at 7:00, just in time for Scotty to meet his Grandmother for the first time. The minute he saw her, he smiled.

After dinner (and after Scotty watched the Yankees win the second game of the World Series), we went to sleep. BUT... we had to rush to the hospital at 3 am in the morning because Scotty wasn't breathing properly. Turns out the cold he caught in Tahoe stuffed him up so much no air was getting through his nose.

But, the minute we put him on the scale in the hospital he blew out a big 'bugger' from his nose. (Bugger is the medical term the nurse used several times during our visit). And once the bugger fell out of his nose he was breathing again.

Next time, we will be prepared. We bought some special nose suction devices ...

A stroll around the house

Due to the high altitude, Scotty had a hard time sleeping, but we found a nice way to calm him down. Since it was cold outside, Mommy put him in the stroller and strolled around the living room.

Climbing Mt. Elizabeth in Tahoe

Tahoe

Acting like a true Wilder, Scotty drove to Tahoe in a van with 5 lovely ladies. They took good care of them, feeding him, burping him and talking to him.

(photo above was taken outside the In and Out Burger)

I followed in a separate car --- with all of Scotty's recreational equipment: crib, bouncing chair, play mat, etc.

So this is Scotty's first big trip away from home. He likes the pine trees and watches them through the big big windows. The high altitude doesn't seem to bother him. Nor his Mom, who made an incredible backhand shot --- throwing a dirty diaper in the dark across the room right in the trash can. (This took place at 4 am!)

Dimensions

Update from the doctor.

The S. S. Wilder's dimensions are below:

• Weight: 13 lbs, 2 oz (75th percentile)
• Length: 23.5 inches (90th percentile)
• Head: 40.2 cm

A wild(er) 12 hours

6 pm: Mom and Dad go to Sausalito for dinner and a night away, leaving Scotty with Abuela and several sitters

7 pm: All is quiet on Washington Street

 

7:19 pm: "Not so fast...he woke up"

7:44 pm: Melt down starts, but the magic chair calms him down

7:55 pm: Special Pediatric Nurse Katie arrives

10:00 pm: Relief pitcher, Night Nannie Julie-Ann relieves Katie

Next day

4:55 am: Feeding

7:22 am: Things are quiet and peaceful and fun with Abuela

8:24 am:

 

10:05 am: Mom and Dad show up....

2:05 pm: Scotty goes to the doc's office -- see last smile before he received two shots

 

2:15 pm: Scotty sees the needle.

4:00 pm and the rest of the day and night.... Lets just say there's some crying going on....: (

First sleep over

Scotty has packed his bag and is off to spend his first night out without Mom and Dad. 

Behind Bars

Sometimes they make me stay behind bars...

Headphones

While standing in Scotty's room, burping him, I looked out the window (something he does a lot) and noticed a woman across the way in the next building washing the dishes while wearing big bulky headphones. It seemed as if she was trying to keep out the loud noises from our apartment.

Do you think Scotty is too loud ?? 

Today's major milestones

Big day here.

S. S. Wilder sailed quietly into the night and slept over 5 hours last night. According to the Baby Experts, he has officially slept through his first night. Nice, eh? Time to celebrate (except he is crying as I write this and it is 10 pm PST : )

S. S. Wilder is beginning to speak. Only one problem. We still can't understand what he is saying. We have been searching the web for a baby talk translator.  

Can't wait for it to be midnight -- so we can start the next day and see what happens.