First Camping Trip

So this past weekend we took Zakiah on her first camping trip. We left Friday afternoon for Ruckle Park on Saltspring Island where we were married a year ago. Upon arriving we found an awesome park improvement... raised wooden tent platforms! This made our weekend less wet and the tent more even. The first night was rather cold. Zakiah was nice and warm sleeping on my chest, but I froze and declared to Derek at 3am "I'm not staying another night!" After putting on a fleece jacket and going back to sleep warm, I changed my mind.
We spent Saturday morning at the farmers market in Ganges. Having a baby is great for your social interaction. We talked to many people curious about our baby and the carrier she was snuggled in. Zakiah slept in her wrap most of the morning, but was wide eyed and bushy-tailed in time for lunch meaning we had to trade off baby duty while the other person ate. In the afternoon, we headed up Mt Maxwell where Zakiah proceeded to scream in pain due to her early teething (Teething babies aren't fun). After nursing and some homeopathic teething meds, she fell asleep and we took in the views. Saturday night was a little warmer than Friday night and we all had a fairly ok sleep.

Sunday morning we packed up and went for a walk to the point we got married on. Zakiah slept through our family pictures. We then headed back to Vancouver Island and home.

Several things learned this camping trip:
We need a bigger tent
Put on warm clothes before the baby goes to sleep
Soothers are awesome for getting an extra hour of sleep in the morning
Teething babies and restaurants don't mix.

We are going camping again this weekend with lyndsay, Scott and baby Emma to Miracle beach. The weather is supposed to be warmer, so we are looking forward to it.