Eléa and I took a trip to Fire Island with tia Ariane and friends to celebrate her birthday on Columbus Day weekend. My friend Holly was super nice and agreed to come along to help me since papi had to stay home and study. Eléa was a super trooper and managed a 6 hour trip that consisted of a 45 minute subway ride, a 2 1/2 hour wait at Penn Station (a missed train), a 1 1/2 hour train ride that included a transfer, a 5 minute car ride and a 20 minute ferry ride. It was tiring for me, but she did great.
After arriving in Fire Island we went to dinner and Eléa went to sleep in her very own bed at around 9pm and didn't wake up until 6:30am (bravo!!!). That day we really missed our swing as napping was a bit challenging, but she did great and luckily there was a magic fountain in the yard of one of the nearby houses that would instantly mesmerize her and calm her down if she was upset. The next night she also slept well (8 hours the first stretch followed by a 1 hour stretch) and at 5am while I was walking her near the fountain to get her back to sleep we had a close encounter with a wild buck!
Holly and Elea on the ferry
Pretty!
The power of the magic fountain......
Bundled up at the beach.
The crew
We made it back to NYC no problems and Eléa was very happy to see papi and be back in her own crib (though she demonstrated this happiness with a good thirty minutes of crying). We had a great time in Fire Island (thanks Tia)! And special thanks to fantastic, incredible Holly!
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