As you can tell from yesterday's post, family camp seemed like the perfect family vacation. We went into it with high hopes that this camp would meet the vacation needs of our family, especially with a big kid and two babies.
Going in we knew James has had a few problems over the last several months that could cause some concern. Twenty months is a difficult age for restaurant eating, he's been experiencing a little seperation anxiety when we drop him off at the church nursery, he has some problems with dry skin and allergies and he doesn't sleep fitfully in portable cribs. We figured one of these things might happen and we would handle it as it came.
Sadly, by Tuesday, we were facing all of these problems. Poor Baby James was just completely miserable. Owen and I had a conference and considered our options. I could take James home, Owen could take him home or we could all go home. One thing was sure,staying was not an option. James needed to get home before his skin got any worse. By this time he was red and itchy from his neck down. We aren't sure if it was from the very dry air or allergies.
In the end we decided to break it up by the sexes. The boys and Owen would come home and Maddie and I would stay at camp. We figured since the week was already paid for, Maddie and I could take advantage of most of the activities and salvage some enjoyment from the difficult situation. Owen was just happy to be able to eat his next meal in peace. Or maybe he was anxious to get home because they were serving salmon for dinner that night and he hates fish---I'm not 100% sure.
Tuesday night, they got home and James was immediately at ease once in his own crib. By Friday, when they came to pick us up, his skin was all cleared up and he was feeling much better.
More camp stories to follow!
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