San Diego - Day 1

I was anxious about leaving for vacation. The part that made me nervous was the flight. We flew from Nashville to Phoenix, had a lay over, and then flew to San Diego. That's a long flight for a little guy. How was he to handle it? 

Luckily, I ran in to our pediatrician at Target a few days before we left and I told her that I was nervous. She said to give him benadryl. I laughed. She said, seriously, it will help with the ear congestion. I said, I thought you were telling me to knock him out. With a smile, she said that would help too. Right before the flight, I gave him a small dosage. He slept for the first 2 hours of the flight as it was his nap time and I am sure the meds helped too. On the second leg of the flight, he slept 30 minutes. He did great. He got a little antsy at one point. I brought along my computer and a baby Einstein DVD, and he watched that. 

Nothing to exciting happened when we got to San Diego. We hit up Target to buy some baby necessities as I did not want to pack diapers, food, etc. Then we checked in to our hotel, which I was pleasantly surprised with.It was located on Shelter Island, so we had water in front of us and behind us. In front of us was the harbor where boats came in and out. Behind us, was a private marina for 188 boats. It was beautiful. 

the harbor side at sunset

After we checked in and rested for a bit, we made our way out for dinner. My mom was wanting a salad and I had already researched to see if Sweet Tomato was in San Diego. It was there, but it was called Souplantation. I love it. They have an all you can eat salad bar, soup bar, pasta bar, bread and dessert for like $9. The chili was so good!  After dinner, we went back to the room to settle in for the night. We have a big week ahead of us!

Little Man bundled up by the harbor

Oh and I should mention, that San Diego was so gorgeous, that I said to Damien and my parents, it's so nice here, I could live here until next year. Damien laughed and said, you are going to live here until next year.