Whoosh! That’s the sound of my month of April. It’s been an action packed one. We started off by heading to Orlando for my 30th birthday. I had won plane tickets from my part time job and thought this would be a great time to take advantage of it.
It was Kieran’s first time on a plane, and he was really good. Very squirmy and a little fussy but overall we had other passengers comment on how quiet he was.
We rented this gorgeous villa with a private swimming pool. I highly recommend looking up private villas if you’re going down with a bigger group of people. It was also great because we could prep our own food. (My stomach just can’t handle too much of the deep fried, salted “American” food.) Plus, with Kieran’s early bed time we would have been confined to our hotel room after 7pm. This way we could set up the monitor and go enjoy ourselves by the pool.
We filled the week with great activities. Went on a fan boat tour of the swamp. Drove over to Cocoa Beach for Kieran’s first time in the ocean and of course, visited Disney World.
Wow, now I understand why they call it Disney WORLD. I never knew that the mouse OWNS Orlando. We decided to do just the Magic Kingdom, and went on quite a few rides. Kieran even survived Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. I can’t get over how baby friendly Disney is. Stroller parking, huge change tables, plenty of washrooms and rides for everyone. Kieran had an amazing time. Other than a stroller nap in the afternoon he stayed up right until we left at 9:30. My only regret was that we didn’t get to see the light parade. I had bought discounted tickets that needed to be returned before a certain time however they failed to tell me that since it was the last day of the pack I didn’t have to return them at all. Gah!
Ah well, guess we’ll just have to go back! :)
Kieran also started daycare two days a week. I was really nervous about it but I LOVE having a bit of my life back. He’s going through a bit of separation anxiety, but it sounds like after the inital bawling drop off he calms down and has a good day playing with the other kids. Broke my heart to see him cry for me like that though.
The biggest part of April was Kieran turning one! I can’t believe it’s been a year already. We had a little party for him (well, little is never little with my hubby’s massive family) up north on Sunday the 25th, his actual birth day. I kept reminiscing about labor and the whole experience. Crazy how distant that crying newborn seems from my smiling little boy who now says “woof woof” whenever he sees a dog. Happy birthday Kieran and here’s to many more!
Here’s a pic from the festivities. He’s a little overwhelmed by all the singing and attention.. 
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