Q&A
Q: Why were you away from Parker for a week?!
A: Darrin and I went to the Dominican Republic. We had buddy passes that expired on October 31st that we needed to use. It was going to be very expensive to bring Parker along and wasn't going to be quite the vacation we were in need of with a baby. My AMAZING mother in law seemed eager to spend a week with Parker, and so we couldn't resist :).
Q: Why the Dominican Republic?
A: Well, good question. Jet blue flies there which is the airline we went through. And we found a super awesome deal for an All-Inclusive resort there, so we thought, "what the heck! Why not?"
Q: What about feeding Parker while you were gone?
A: I pumped as much milk as I possibly could while still feeding Parker before we left. The grand total of milk I left with him came to...drumroll....90 ounces!! (can you tell I feel pretty proud of myself? :)) But unfortunately, it wasn't enough :(. So, he got about 2 bottles per day of formula in addition to my milk.
Q: How did he take the formula?
A: My mother in law said he had a little trouble the first time but after that he took it great. I am so blessed with a versatile baby! He took the bottle great, the formula great, my milk great, and then resumed back to breastfeeding right when I got back great!
Q: Was it hard to leave little Parker at only 4 months old?
A: YES! But to be very honest, not as hard as I was imagining. It was really hard to see all the little babies over in the Dominican Republic and not have my baby! BUT it was a much needed vacation and it really helped us to rejuvenate. When I got to come home, I appreciated my little one all the more. I spent more time worrying about missing Parker BEFORE I left then when I was gone. Plus, it REALLY helped that I trust my mother in law 110% with him. I knew he was safe and sound.
Q: How did you keep up your milk supply?
A: Pumping, Pumping, Pumping! EVERY 3 hours. Not so much fun. But worth it to be able to come back and resume where we left off.
Q: How was the Dominican Republic?
A: It was great! Mid 80's the whole time and VERY humid which made it even warmer. The ocean water was INCREDIBLE!!! Like walking into a nicely heated pool. We went to Ocean World (like sea world but on a smaller scale in a good way), went snorkeling (saw some amazingly beautiful things and fish!), and went sea fishing (a bit boring until a large Mahi-Mahi was caught).
Q: What's the Dominican Republic like?
A: Very warm, CRAZIER THAN CRAZY driving, humid, lots of sugar cane, beautiful greenery everywhere, beggers all over the place, VERY friendly people, people from Haiti go to the Dominican Republic illegally (just like people from Mexico coming here) and the Dominican's really don't like that, all in all I would just tell you that it's a lot like Mexico there with a few exceptions.
Q: Would you go back to the Dominican Republic?
A: Probably not. Once was enough, although I think we'd love to go back to the Caribbean since the ocean water is SO AMAZING!
Q: Did you go with anyone?
A: We went with my Parents which was a lot of fun! Thanks so much mom and dad for coming! We had a blast with you!
It's good to be back. I love being a mom! Speaking of which, today Parker has his 4 month appointment and get's to eat rice cereal for the first time this week!!! Very excited for that milestone. Here are some pictures from our vacation:
We were on a red-eye flight and so they gave us these SWEET eye covers :)
The beautiful beach by our resort.
Of course we got all the food and drinks we wanted at our All-Inclusive resort. Lots and lots of Pina Coladas. Those will be missed!
With my awesome parents and a typical Dominican Republic background. Beautiful.
At the cigar factory. They practically made me roll one. Haha. The guy insisted. But at least I can say I've rolled one now.
My Mom and I got braids.
Yummy Food at the Mexican Restaurant at our resort.
Our friend the Lizard that was in our room. Sweet Darrin took it out carefully. It was really quite cute though. Lots better than finding a spider in my room :)
The Love Birds at Ocean World that ate out of your hands!
Parrot kissin' Darrin
Sharks...Run!
Shark show at Ocean world. Pretty amazing!
The Beautiful Dolphins
Swimming with tigers. Now how many people can say they've done that?
Cool Mermen
Gone fishin'
Clear blue waters
The Mahi-Mahi that was caught
The shell we found while snorkeling and the creature that was inside
Kinda creepy
That's my man drinkin' his drink
And we got to come home to this handsome little dude!
7 comments:
Cute post Trish! We missed you - but glad you were able to get away with your hubby... and glad you were safe.
P.S. Cigars & Pina Coladas? Wow. Hope your bishop doesn't see this! ;)
Ditto to what Heidi said. You rolled a cigar... what! Now you can join the rank of "black sheep." Ha, ha.
Yesterday you mentioned the yellow line y'all crossed with the tigers, umm... hello, it's pretty much there along with a HUGE warning sign sweetheart. :-) You little trouble makers.
I'm so glad you had fun. Love ya!
Tiff
I'm so glad you guys had fun! Good to know it wasn't so difficult to be away from Parker. We still haven't spent anytime away from Rachael. We need to get together!! I'm free this Thursday evening. And I'm not sure about next week yet. Let me know what works for you! Can't wait to get together.
You have such a blessed life! I am SO jealous! Miss ya! We should hang out soon I wanna see the little ones!
Oh my, how FUN!!!! I love the Q&A sesh :) Looks like such a blast!! So glad you were able to go, and that you made it home safely to your cute little boy!!
That's awesome. How fun for you guys!
cute shirt!
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