Vegas wasn't the place I pictured taking Katie on our first family trip. It all came about because Kris, Johny, Tori and Addi were going there and I was thinking maybe Katie and I would meet them there and then Al was like "well I want to go" so thus it was our first family trip. Kris and family were going Friday (March 8)- Monday (March 11) but it was cheaper for us to go Thursday (7th) - Sunday (10th). We were staying at South Point which is off the strip. I thought it was going to be a good idea but it turns out it wasn't but we will get into that later.
Our flight left around 5pm on the 7th. The flight down was great. Katie slept for the most part but the best part was we were allowed to stand in the area where the flight attendance sit. It was great bc we were out of the way and able to rock Katie to sleep. I later found out we weren't allowed to :( We sat in the 2nd row which was great bc the flight was full of partiers and soooo loud. It didn't effect Katie to much which was good. By the time we got to Vegas I was starving!!! One disadvantage to stay off the strip was not knowing where to eat. I was under the impression that there was a lot around our hotel but there is nothing! We got checked in and dropped everything off at the room and then I went to go find some food in the hotel. I went to Steak and Shakes. They take their allergies very seriously. They wouldn't give Al fries bc onion rings are fried in the same friers. Which is fine but they wouldn't do it so he got a bag of potato chips instead. He also got no ketchup even though I told them it was fine. His order was packaged in a separate bag from mine with a plastic bag over it. It made us laugh. I get where they are coming from but it was a little funny for me to say things were fine but they still wouldn't let him have it. Basically we ate and fell asleep. Katie woke up part way though the night. She was like "Where am I??" Otherwise she slept pretty well.
Friday morning we took it easy at the hotel. I wanted to go to the pool but it was way too windy out there. After Katie's nap we headed to the strip. We got dropped off just past MGM by the Walgreens b/c I needed bandaids (of course). Then we started our walk towards Paris. It was so nice to feel the heat on us. I think Katie felt weird being out with not a ton of layers :) Even though it was windy it was great. Al wanted to take me to lunch at a restaurant in Paris. He went there last time and has been dreaming about it since. We arrived and asked to sit outside. Of course once we sat down it started to rain :( So we had to be move inside. We had steak and fries. The most AMAZING steak and fries i have even had. The fries were to die for. I tried to eat slow to savour it but just couldn't. Basically i can't wait to go back to eat there haha. After Paris we walked toward The High Roller. I don't know how it happened but we had the car to ourselves. Beautiful views from us there. We had fun taking selfies of our little family. We also scoped out all the hotels with good pools lol. It was actually funny to see the hotels that just had a small square pool. I mean come on!! While we were on The High Roller i just Katie in the carrier. She was out in no time. After that we walked down to the Venetian. Totally forgot how far down it was. We found a table in the "square", people watched and fed Katie. There was too much going on though so she didn't eat much. We decided to cross the street and walk along that side until we found a CVS. Turns out its at the other end of the strip. We walked and walked and walked. We checked out the Bellagio fountain along the way. As we were walking by The Cosmopolitan, Al spotted an ad for Milk Bar. He saw it and started drooling so we took a little detour for their famous crack pie and he got a Fruity Cereal Milkshake. The pie was AMAZING. He loved the shake but I thought it was gross. After that we finally found the CVS where i went it to buy treats. I was so tired by then that nothing seemed good. It's a good thing we walked all the way there to get treats. I was't thinking clear but now. Anyway then we walked to New York New York and caught a cab back to our hotel. Katie and I were both done by then. I felt bad that we were back at the hotel so early so I made Al go to a movie. I put Katie down and pretty much fell asleep.
Saturday morning Katie was up bright and early. sigh! Kris and gang arrived late friday night so we hadn't seen them yet. Tori sent a text when she woke up and quickly came down to the room to play with Katie. Eventually Kris and Addi joined in. Kris kidnapped Katie and took her to their room. Johny eventually brought her back wearing a Seahawks romper. It was pretty cute. Once we were all ready we enjoyed our first Vegas buffet. Katie had pears and we had pretty much every breakfast food there was :) It was good but I feel like I didn't fully take advantage of it. Darn Katie lol. After that we went back up to the room for nap time. Katie wouldn't fall asleep unless I was holding her so I napped at well. I was much nicer day so Kris and Addi went to the pool. I regret not bringing Katie there but she was just too tired. In the afternoon we got ready and went to the strip. Kris, Tori and I had a show to go to that night so we found where that was first off. We thought it was at MGM but it was actually MGM Park which was across the street. Good thing we looked into it. After that we went to M&M of course. Addi and Tori were dying to go there. I bought my favourite white M&Ms and a cute onesie for KatieKins. Then I bought a pair of sliders from Famous Footwear. I think they may actually replace birks. Then we made our way to In & Out Burger about half way down the strip. Most of us enjoyed our burgers by the fountain. From there we took Tori and Addi with us and took the monorail back to MGM. Best money we spent :) We had to meet Kris and Johny at MGM Park at 7. We were a bit early but tired so we just hung out by the washrooms and used the wifi. By the time Kris and Johny got there Katie was done. So we parted ways and went back to the hotel. Al went to another movie while Katie and I basically went to bed.
Sunday came to early. Once again Katie woke up nice and early. Plus it was daylight savings so we lost an hour. Al went across the street for McDonalds. Kris and Johny came to the room once they had their breakfast. We decided we were going to go to the outlet mall. Al and I had to pack up our room and bring everything to Kris and Johny's room. I thought I had everything organized but it turns out I didn't. More on that later. Once everyone was ready we caught our uber to the mall. Once there Al, Katie, Tori and I went one way and the rest went the other way. We had 2 hours I think and then we were going for lunch. I didn't want or need to anything for myself. Tori had no money and Al doesn't like to shop. So I shopped for Katie and they followed along. They weren't allowed to follow me too close though. I had a talk with them and they were pretty good about it. We didn't take long to be done so we say outside while waiting for the other three. We took to opportunity to take some palm tree pictures with Katie. It was so nice to just sit outside and enjoy the nice weather. Once we were all back together we crossed the parking lot for Buffalo Bills for lunch. Everything was going well until Katie started to get hungry. I went to pull out for bottle and discovered I left the nipples back at the hotel. Remember when I said I thought I was organized? In my getting things "organized" state i put them in a different bag and forgot to bring them with me. Awesome! Great now what do I do??? I held Katie and Kris tried giving her milk through a straw. Totally wan't working. Then Al found the like water thing for the bottle warmer. We tried filling it and pouring it in. Didn't really work. She was losing her little mind. Finally the food came. One of the plates had celery on it so I gave it to Katie to suck on. It bought some time. Then I thought I could smell something and sure enough she exploded. I almost started crying. Al quickly took her to clean her up. Good thing I just bought her new onesies. He was gone for quite awhile lol. He finally brought her out and then went back in to clean up lol. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in there. After lunch we went back to the hotel until we had to leave for the airport. Everyone went bowling but I stayed in the room to feed Katie and try to get her to sleep. She had her bottle and was on the bed playing. Me not thinking clear decided to go to the washroom to wash her bottles...I left her on the bed. Not even a minute later I heard her screaming. I ran out there and found her wedged between the bed and stroller. I felt HORRIBLE!! She was crying so hard. As i was getting her calmed down I took her to the mirror. She took one look and started crying harder haha. Eventually she calmed down and we went to watch the other bowl until we had to leave. Once at the airport we got checked in and then went through security. They were so rude!! Katie was so tired by now. There wasn't much we could do to keep her occupied. I finally put her in the carrier. As we were walking around I looked down and saw she had poo on her onesie by the collar. I laughed so hard. Poor kid was having such a rough day. Finally it was time to get on the plane. The flight home was so painful. She was good but didn't sleep the whole time. I was so exhausted by the end and was sweating so bad lol. As soon as we got her in the car she was out. She slept until 10:30 the next. I did too!!
The next day whenever I laid her on the floor she would start to cry. I noticed there was a bump on her rib. So the next day I took her to the chiropractor. Her worked his magic and she hasn't had any issues since. The bump it still there but I've been told it will just take time. She isn't in any pain though.
I looking back on the trip there is one major thing I would have done differently. We should have stayed on the strip. We spent a lot on Uber or Taxis while were there. Plus if we were on the strip I could bring Katie back for proper naps. I think if we did that, I would have enjoyed the trip more. It was exhausting for me b/c i never had a break. I was really the only one who could comfort her. Maybe that's b/c I wouldn't let anyone else try.
