On the airplane, there were lots of people and bright lights to look at, and mommy and daddy were right there for Isaac to crawl all over. WHO NEEDS TO SLEEP??
For the first 5 hours of the flight I (Marisa) thought we had made a huge mistake to take on airplanes and jet lag. I had to take a deep breath.
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From Isaac in Europe. Coffee in Heathrow that is about to end up all over my shirt.
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The first night Isaac woke up at 2am screaming - he had a fever of 104 F. We visited an emergency room for kinder. (perhaps the same one frequented by the Duponts?) Isaac's fever dropped very quickly and by the time we got to the emergency room, he was actually happy.
After about 3 days we were all adjusted to the new time zone. There was just one night were Isaac woke Steve up at 2am by climbing on top of him and pounding on his chest. He wanted to play our new game "earthquake!!"
Isaac, Steve and I have had a pretty good time at the Viennese cafes. They have a luxurious ambience with waiters in suits, but you can also relax with a newspaper and stay all day, with a little bit of coffee here, and a little bit of prosecco there. When sitting outdoors, we could also let Isaac practice walking or climbing (not sure what the other patrons thought of that).
The palaces and Imperial Treasury are really rich and beautiful. Schonbrunn Palace had a huge garden where Isaac got to "walk" around, and practice his pincer grip by picking up pebbles (and trying to put them in his mouth).
The snap n go stroller we bought has worked out okay. It's light enough to carry up stairs. It does okay on cobblestones, and there aren't too many cobblestones in Vienna, although you're guaranteed to encounter a few on each walk. We've seen a few Viennese people with jogging strollers, but they have a smaller profile than the Bob.
Isaac loves the bread rolls here. He's been noshing on a lot of it since it's easy to throw at him when he's in the stroller. However he's not too fond of European baby food. The 8 month old jarred food has too many chunks for his liking, so we've been feeding our 10 mo old the 4-6 month old jarred food.
We all had a good time visiting a few small towns outside of Vienna, Melk and Krems. The towns on the drive there by the Danube are idyllic, and the old cobblestone streets gave Isaac ample opportunity to walk.
The biggest problem for the poor little bub is that he takes all of his naps in the stroller and doesn't sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time. He's not been too fussy though. Regarding spending all day in the stroller, we've been a bit more careful to let him out to move around whenever he complains after the 2am "earthquake" wake-up - we'd prefer if he practices his mobility skills during the daytime.
The chair in the following picture, the Brica fold n go travel booster, has been amazing. It's only 1/2 in thick or so, and we've been able to attach it to all the chairs at restaurants and in our apartments.
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