First Camping Trip

We took Anthony camping in Yosemite with friends this weekend. The trip did not go as planned (does it ever??), but we still had a good time.

First deviation from plan: we planned to arrive around midnight with a sleeping baby in his jammies. Unfortunately, we discovered that Anthony gets carsick, so we arrived with a naked baby in need of a sponge bath. (Bob, Alex and lee got our car unpacked and tent pitched by the time we were done, though.)

Anthony learned a new trick: rolling over from back to front. Its about time and as I expected, he just needed motivation. In this case, his motivation was to wiggle around and explore the tent. (We just had him sleep in our little backpacking tent with us.) Truthfully, despite his new found skill, he didn't sleep any worse Friday night than he would in a hotel room.

The real sleeping problems were yet to come--the rest of the weekend he really didn't nap. He was SO tired. At bedtime we had Riley push him around the campground in his stroller. Finally he fell asleep and fortunately the stroller fit inside the tent vestibule. It was still a rough night, though.

Things that did go well--we had a nice lunch and nap in Tuolomne Meadows, we had a nice time visiting with friends and Anthony LOVED riding around in his little backpack. (I need to get a picture.)

We're going back to Yosemite with Celisa and her kids in another week. Anthony will be a pro at the camping thing in no time. (No backpacking until he can walk and is out of diapers.)