Isabella does cottaging

Tony, Isabella and I took a summer vacation to 2 cottages over the span of 10 days. Cottaging used to be about relaxing, sleeping in and lazing about on the dock. Now it's about supervising a child, changing diapers and being awake at the most inconvenient hours. We started our vacation at my parents cottage near Bancroft. We spent 3 days and 2 night there. The night before we left Isabella had a fever. She barely slept and cried a lot. Once we got to the cottage, I got the flu, and Isabella continued to be sick. Thankfully there were several people around to take care of her while I rested. We left Bancroft and headed to Haliburton to a cottage we rented with our friends Chris, Julie and their 6 month old Owen as well as Fred and Jing and their 15 month old daugher Amira. There were also 4 dogs there. Isabella felt better. We hoped the country air would make her sleep through the night, but she kept up her regular routine of waking twice each night to feed. Yay! Her friend Owen also had a tough time sleeping. His teeth were coming in and they were all at different stages. Amira, on the other hand sleeps like a bear. Fred and Jing are so lucky. We considered letting Amira babysit Owen and Isabella in the bunkie overnight so the parents could get some rest, but since it was bear country we decided against it. Isabella experienced some new foods at the cottage. She had avocado and banana. These received better reviews than the carrots. She also learned to crawl. First she was moving like an inchworm, but now she has the confidence to lift her arm and push off with her knees. Time to start thinking about baby proofing. Here are a few photos from our vacation.