Canada, postponed …

In June we planned a trip to Canada, starting in Vancouver and finishing with a few days in Banff.

When I was pregnant with Glen Lake, we went to London and Paris. I was sick a lot of the time, but we walked and ate and visited museums and galleries. We walked for miles – sometimes in search of food and restrooms – and we left feeling tired but content to have seen all that we did of cheery (despite gloomy-skied) London and beautiful (despite rainy) Paris. We also bought Lapin, Glen Lake’s blue bunny, from a French baby boutique. It was the first thing we ever bought her.

The reason for the trip to Canada, though, was to celebrate our friends’ wedding.  We were excited to be able to see two wonderful people get married in such a gorgeous setting. Glen Lake was excited because we were, and … well, because Canada has moose.

It also meant that Vancouver and Banff would be our first adventure for our newest family member. Of course, planning anything specific that involves pregnancies or babies is about as useful as planning for, say, a hurricane in DC. You can buy all the bottled water you like, but you might still get an earthquake you didn’t see coming.

In late May we spent a day in the emergency room that landed me on modified bed rest. It meant no exercise, no lifting and certainly no travel. In fact, my doctor said “I mean, you can go outside … you just can’t walk anywhere.” Canada was immediately off the agenda, but by far the most difficult part was being restricted from my usual, very active days with Glen Lake.

Still, we worked around the restrictions and, while I gradually did a lot more than was prescribed out of necessity – logistical or emotional, with help, we definitely all adapted.

With plane tickets and hotel rooms cancelled, Greg used his already-scheduled time off for a very different vacation at home. We spent a lot of time by the pool and did a few things locally, but mostly we just enjoyed the time together.

Billie Jean rehearsal, sans glove … truthfully, this is just Glen Lake’s pose

Bubbles at the Rio

We made a cake to celebrate Daddy’s time off

… which Glen Lake decorated

At the Children’s Museum in Baltimore

Glen Lake loved the diner

… and the supermarket, which was about as stocked as Safeway before a hurricane

Glen Lake didn’t see me waiting on the level above, but when she did this was her reaction. She had been gone for about five minutes. You can’t beat that excitement.

This was a day in early June when we visited our friend. It is one of less than a handful of times since infancy that Glen Lake has fallen asleep in the car.

We went to Frederick for a day and we suggested Glen Lake call for ducks … she did, and they miraculously appeared!

4th of July!

Parade!

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