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Day 920 - First Beach Day, Walker Appt, & St. Augustine!

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Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 - Saturday, July 8th, 2023 Sunday we left Savannah and headed to Jacksonville. Unfortunately, on the way there we experienced a first... James had a diarrhea explosion in the car seat! Disassembling it requires watching a YouTube video. 😂 The poor baby was still on Pedialyte but it wasn't really helping.  🏖️ Overall, Jacksonville was a lovely end to our roadtrip visiting with Aunt Robin and Tommy. Juju was out of town. Aunt Robin was quite the chef cooking up some delicious meals for us. On Monday, July 3rd, which was Tommy's 7th birthday we celebrated with a dip in the pool and then James' first beach experience. We went to Mickler's Landing where you can find lot of shark teeth. 🦈 Because of the record heat wave we decided to go in the evening as the sun was setting. 🌄 James absolutely loved playing in the sand. The ocean waves created a shoal or a sandbar so James was able to sit in a stream of water without the dangerous crashing waves. 🌊...

Day 913 - 3rd Week Roadtripping: Heading South (PA, DE, MD, D.C., VA, NC)

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Sunday, June 25th, 2023 - Saturday, July 1st, 2023 25th Sun Day 14 - A couple of hours' drive brought us to Baltimore, where we found out the hard way that Florida Medicaid doesn't extend its coverage here. After a frustrating encounter at CVS, we managed to secure James' stomach medication refill. Later, we celebrated Dad's birthday at Medieval Times, situated quite unusually inside a Baltimore mall. 🏰🤺 Our red knight met an early demise but that didn't dampen James' spirit. 🚩 James ate a lot of the tomato soup even though we did have to do a quick shirt change amidst jousting (while the lights were dark) because of a severe G-tube leak. Overall a great night! 🐎 26th Mon Day 15 - Baltimore's National Aquarium beckoned us next. 🦈 It was a hot one! 🥵 Initial worries about stroller accessibility were quelled with a handy handicap pass. ♿ Despite the labyrinthine elevator system and going against the crowd, the experience was worth it. We wrapped up the d...