There it is!

Kris and Karmann busy on their lap-tops!!

Visiting the Herzog & de Meuron parking garage, Lincoln St. Miami Beach

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Wes, Kris, and Rebecca hanging out at the condo

Thursday night sponsor party - 40th fl. of the Setai Hotel

Cousins Karmann and Amara reading books

Karmann coloring a picture for Grammy

Last week, Karmann was lucky to have Grammy come down to Orlando and stay with her while Kris and I attended the AIA National Convention in Miami Beach for 4 days. This was our first trip away from Karmann - for more than 1 night! Needless to say, we all survived and each had a great time! A huge THANK YOU goes out to Deb for taking care of Karmann while we were on the trip!!!

Miami Beach was a lot of fun and was very much needed as a professional rejuvenation - for me at least! We stayed in a NICE condo with our good friends Wes and Rebecca right in the heart of Miami Beach, just a few blocks from the convention center and Lincoln Street. It was great to park the car on Wednesday when we got there, and not have to move it until Sunday when we left. We could get everywhere we needed to by walking - imagine that!! Miami Beach is definitely a place of its own. Though I felt a little out of place, it didn't stop us from having a great time! And, I don't know who thought it would be a good idea to have a convention in June in Miami, because the heat and humidity was a little rough to deal with, but then again, we live in Florida, so what are we complaining about!?! Anyway, Kris enjoyed his first visit there, too, so I'm sure we will be back sometime soon.

In the mean time, Karmann and Grammy had a great time together! They too had to deal with the heat, but played in the little inflatable pool on the back patio and played inside, too. They also took walks in the evening to get out of the house! Karmann started to say "there it is!" with perfect intonation and meaning. It is so cute! She also learned how to "jump" or at least try to jump when you ask her to - she bends her knees and lifts her arms up and slightly gets air off of the floor! She loves doing it too!

I also have to mark June 9th as the last time I nursed Karmann. We had hoped to be weened by this trip, but wasn't quite. So, knowing she'd be away from me for 4 days, we'd see how she's do. And, she did fine! She went to bed fine and slept all night for Grammy the whole time! Grammy did have to hide the boppy pillow, because if she saw that she'd grab it and want to nurse, but after the first time, she didn't do that again. I had taken my pump with me to Miami in case I was uncomfortable, however, when I barely extracted anything the first night, I realized there wasn't much there in the first place, so I'd just not pump again and see what happens. I was fine! When I got home, I continued the bedtime process that she and Grammy had been doing, and we've been fine ever since!! Now I just have to find a way to keep my weight off and stay healthy!! I'm working on that plan!