Steidlmayers' First (and only?) Family Thanksgiving Solo

After a wonderful week on Oahu, we got back to our life with a baby who refused to sleep longer than 1.5 - 2 hour increments.  It was brutal! Luke and I both thought we were going crazy.  And then we went to Stinson Beach with my family for my wonderful mom's 60th birthday celebration! What a special weekend with all of my mom's kids.  We had crab and oysters, and walked on the beach.  The weekend was complete with a piñata!  The only thing that stinked, well, was that Ryan continued to wake up in 1.2 - 2 hour increments through the night!

Luke and I were panicking thinking we were going to endure another weekend away (with worse sleep) the following Thanksgiving weekend in Marin.  As parents of a young baby, we definitely make decisions based on sleep. So, we decided to stay home for Thanksgiving.  Cindy and Leo were out of Colusa, and so it was a small Steidlmayer Thanksgiving of 4!

I made a complete Thanksgiving dinner with a roasted turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussel spouts and steamed green beans.  It was fun! We even had a cocktail hour.  I don't think we're ready to spend holidays away from either of our families, but it was fun just this once. 

Oh, and it turns out that Ryan was actually really sick! He had bronchiolitis, and ended up having to spend the night at the hospital in Sacramento.  Ryan was totally fine, but the doctors wanted to monitor his breathing over night. 

The family in Stinson!

The boys at Thanksgiving cocktail hour

Making gravy with a baby on my hip and 3 year old by my side

I broke out the china for the special dinner!

Ryan at the doctors in Davis when they made him take a breathing treatment to help his cough!

This is Ryan at the hospital - Sutter in Sacramento.  It was scary to be told we should stay the night so that they could monitor him over night.  However, the doctors were being very cautious, since the nearest hospital to Colusa now is 30 minutes away.  So, Ryan was actually the healthiest baby by far on our floor, not to mention the fattest.

I slept on a small couch in the hospital room - this was my cute little view.