We spent the last 8 days on the road with these two cuties visiting Houston and San Antonio. We finally returned to Dallas last night, and I am so so happy to be home! We had a great little "vacation," but it was hard to be away from our house and all of our stuff with a three-week-old baby. The kids both did really well for the most part, but it was certainly an adventure for Mommy and Daddy. We had been planning to go to Houston for Jennifer and Mark's baby shower and so that Frank could go to an event in College Station in support of Monte's new home. Originally, Frank planned to go to San Antonio for the Fourth of July to celebrate Monte's alive day, and I planned to stay in Houston with the two kids. However, when we found out that Frank's Mom and most of his sisters also planned to be in San Antonio, we decided to all go and take the kids. We stayed at an Embassy Suites, where we had a great little suite with a separate room and bed for Frankie, and a mini kitchen with a sink, refrigerator, and microwave to make bottle washing, sanitizing, and milk storage easier. It worked great! But, it was still a big challenge to put both kids to sleep and to get up and out of the hotel room in the mornings. I had a mini-breakdown one night because I was up with Liliana and Frank was asleep with Frankie in the other room, and I just felt like I was not getting any help or any sleep. Thankfully, the next night was much better! We spent the Fourth at a beautiful home with Frank's family. Frank's Mom helped a lot with Liliana, and Frank's sisters and brother did a wonderful job entertaining Frankie. Frankie especially bonded with Frank's sister Mimi. Mimi's middle name is Liliana, and we named our daughter after her. It was great to see Monte and the rest of Frank's family on such a special day! Monte was very excited about his house in College Station, and he cannot wait to get out of the hospital to move there.
After three days in San Antonio, we headed back to Houston for another couple of days to visit with my parents and brother before heading back to Dallas late Saturday night. Liliana slept for pretty much the entirety of every single car ride we took, which was a blessing. On the last drive from Houston to Dallas, she slept for the entire 4-hour car ride, and then slept for an additional five hours in her car seat once we got home! So she slept for nine hours in a row. She had previously not slept longer than a 5.5 hour stretch, so I am sure this was a fluke, but I am hoping it is the start of a new trend!
It was great to spend a week with family, but we are very happy to be home and to start settling into a routine here. Frank starts his new job tomorrow, and we are all very excited about that!
Here are a bunch of pictures from our time in Houston and San Antonio:
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