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Parenting Moment: Holy Crap I Had a Baby

How it took six months and a vacation for me to realize we had a second child and are doing it all over again

-Julie Ryan Evans

Shocked womanIt wasn't the scary c-section or painful recovery, not the first weeks of sleepless nights, bleeding nipples or the battle that was breastfeeding, but rather a beautiful vacation six months after the birth of my daughter that led me to the realization: holy crap, I really had a baby!

This year we decided we needed a "real" vacation, not one spent traveling to see relatives or hassling with airlines or long car rides, just a nice, long, break as a family away from all the daily stress.

The destination: a resort less than two hours from our home; seven days, six nights, three-bedroom suite, overlooking the ocean, golf course, pools, lazy rivers, cocktails. I packed a stack of magazines and my Kindle, loaded with all the novels I was going to read. Relaxation was ours at last...

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3 comment(s) on this article...
deborah
#1. deborah on 08/03/2009 - 10:25 am (EDT)
The secret to having somewhat of a vacation with young children? Bring your mother or a nanny along. Otherwise, it is NOT a vacation.
Domesticate Me
#2. Domesticate Me on 08/03/2009 - 11:51 am (EDT)
100% agree with deborah. You can even take the children to a Kid-oriented resort. Disney World has a few, and Great Wolf Lodge
MsFahrenheit
#3. MsFahrenheit on 08/03/2009 - 3:28 pm (EDT)
Right Deb! lol

 


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