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Hey Guys,

Well, we're expecting our new baby girl in about another week or so.
Our due date, ironically, is Labor Day.
This is our first (and probably only) baby so it's been a whole new and cool experience.
The only down side has been that it has pushed a STJ trip out of the picture for this year.
No bathing suit for me this summer, thank you very much.

I've been crazy busy for months now getting ready for the the little critter so I've been pretty quiet on the forum here.
Even though I haven't posted much, I've been checking in and keeping up with everyone's news.
I just wanted to tell everyone thank you for the wonderful and entertaining trip reports you've been posting.
I've been able to experience STJ (and other beautiful places) through them since I can't get there in person just yet.
I know we have to get the little newbie indoctrinated to the island experience very soon so you know I'll be planning the next trip asap.
I'll post a picture of her when she gets here.
Thanks again to everybody.

oh that's wonderful! I have been wondering how you were doing. Can't wait to see a picture of her. Does she have a name yet?
Hope all goes well for you. Happy Labor Day

Ahh, a sweet brand-me-newby! Congrats to you both on your new little bundle of sunshine!!!

My girlfriend who has been trying to get PG for 15 years called my Thursday and told me she was expecting. I almost fell off my chair bouncing around with happiness for her!

Kathy,

We've missed you on the forum. How exciting for you! A new forumite is in the works. RickG said he brought his first down when she was 5 months old. Trip soon com!

Cheers,
Christine

The breeder has awoken!

Good luck with the birth. I see the divine sense of humor in the scheduling. The other part of that humor is that first kids are usually late. So, you might as well come up to Nissan Pavilion for Jimmy Buffet on Saturday!

I need to scan an older photo of my now 11-year old daughter enjoying a swim at Trunk Bay at 5 months. 5 months is a great age for St. John - you put her on a blanket in the shade and they can't move. Just make certain they are not below a coconut and that a mongoose does not drag her off thinking she is your lunch!

Cheers, RickG

RickG wrote:5 months is a great age for St. John - you put her on a blanket in the shade and they can't move. Just make certain they are not below a coconut and that a mongoose does not drag her off thinking she is your lunch!

Cheers, RickG

I couldn't agree more. We did FL at 3.5 months and STJ at 4.5 months and both beach trips were so wonderful and so easy.

Many of my friends and co-workers thought we were crazy for travelling with an infant but it really was easy.

Going out to dinner was easy to as he was still in his little bucket carrier but old enough to charm hostesses and waitresses, which is always a good thing!

One funny memory that always stands out is the lady at Joe's insisting that our son was old enough to enough chomping on a rib bone.

PA Girl wrote:Many of my friends and co-workers thought we were crazy for travelling with an infant but it really was easy.

Going out to dinner was easy too as he was still in his little bucket carrier but old enough to charm hostesses and waitresses, which is always a good thing!

One funny memory that always stands out is the lady at Joe's insisting that our son was old enough to enough chomping on a rib bone.

My infants were a lot easier to travel with than their Mother and required less crap. This was back when Starfish Market was where Dolphin Market is now and baby formula was something you bought on St. Thomas or brought with you.

My little ones always passed out at dinner until they were 8! Having them in a carrier makes is easy to drag them about. La Tapa has bench seating against the wall. This is convenient for postprandial napping while Dad lingers over his last glass of wine.

Rib bone for infants? Hmmm, I never thought about it, but then I never wanted to share. Similac for you knave! It's easy, just mix it with water, and no whining about not being able to sit up on your own.

It almost makes me want to have another. But, I can always take care of my parents if the urge hits.

Cheers, RickG

The rib bone thing started when I walked in alone with my son. I told the lady that we (our party of five adults) were going to eat lunch shortly, was it ok if I sat down? The place was totally empty.

Yeah sure, no problem she says. My son was breast feed at that point in his life and I wanted to feed him before everyone else arrived. (Yes, I am the type of woman that would bf under a wrap, in public, in a totally empty restaurant and drink a beer afterwards)

Joe Lady starts a conversation with me about feeding infants and the like. It was interesting and one of those mother-bonding-with-stranger-mother things that a non-mother wouldn't necessarily understand.

So later on, after everybody else shows up she brings a bone over and sort of scares Hubs who can't figure out why this woman is so emotionally invested in his child's eating habits but there was NO WAY he was goign to let his boy chew on a razor sharp bone. They proceed to get into a friendly argument about the subject.

One of the many reasons I love travelling, you just never know what little, unexpected path you might go down.

If someone would have told me years ago that I would spend 20 minutes discussing the care and feeding of infants with a West Indian woman, I wouldn't have believed it.

Congratulations!

I've been wondering if you had her yet! I can't wait to see pics of our new little formumite

Good luck and hope to hear from you soon!

XOXO
Bug

Can't wait to see a picture! I'm glad you are doing well! Sounds like you could go ahead and start planning that next trip with all the advice offered here!

Nicolle

RickG wrote:
5 months is a great age for St. John - you put her on a blanket in the shade and they can't move. Just make certain they are not below a coconut and that a mongoose does not drag her off thinking she is your lunch!

Cheers, RickG


2catlimit - congratulations!!! As for the mongoose dragging her off...remember, no one will believe, "The dingo ate my baby!"