A Day Out

Yesterday we went to the wildlife park with Rory. It was exciting because she loves animals. I packed a cooler with bottles and cheese, cheerios and lil' crunchies. I was determined that everything would be great. I'm usually on high alert when we go out because Rory is a stinker when it comes to eating and drinking. She pretty much skipped breakfast and had her bottle around 8:30am. We set off for the park around 10am, and figured we could give her lunch and a bottle at the park. Yeah right. She absolutely refused to drink her bottle. We tried on a bench, and we tried in the car and she wasn't having it. She ate a couple pieces of cheese on the way home, and a couple cheerios, but Mike was concerned she might choke in her car seat (duh, I should have thought about that, but I was more worried about her eating something), so we waited until we got home. She finally drank a bottle at 2:30pm, and decided to skip her nap entirely.

I hate that she won't eat or drink when we go out. It's not a big deal, I guess, because I can usually get her back on track when we get home, but it would be nice to go out for the day and not have to stress about what she hasn't eaten or drank. It's always been this way. It doesn't make me optimistic for the coming summer and all our "plans" to do things with her. Last summer, every time we tried to go out she puked or refused her bottle, so we were hoping this summer would be different. I mean, it will be different, certainly not as bad as last year.....she's fine with not eating.....it's mommy that just can't bury the frustration and worry.

Oh well, all in all, it was a fun day. We didn't get pictures because what we thought was a good battery was, in fact, not. I wish you could have heard her laughing at the otters. It was precious and all worth it!!!