waking up twice during the night last night when I made those plans, however. (To be fair, it was my fault. I fed her at 8PM and put her to bed and then fell asleep myself around 10, so she didn't get her 10-11PM feeding. That's no doubt why she woke up at 130AM and then at 430AM - note the bags under my eyes. She held up her end of the deal: sleeping 6 1/2 hours straight.)So 7AM comes and I get up to feed Maddux while Lehr goes to wake up Eli. Most of you know by now that Eli is NOT an early riser, and if you try to 'force' the issue, he is crazy grumpy. Lehr did a great job though because Eli didn't whine or complain at all until about 30 minutes after he woke up (normally he wakes up fussing if we get him up early). We made it to the mountain just after 8AM and started our hike. We decided to take a much shorter route though once Lehr realized how heavy Eli is now-a-days. Carrying 30 pounds plus the weight of the backpack carrier on your back can take its toll, especially when you are climbing straight up. We still got three miles and change in, and Eli was able to get out at one point and play with some sticks. That was short-lived due to the incredibly slow pace of a two-year-old. In addition, Eli felt no fear in letting Mom and Dad walk way ahead of him, even out of sight at times. He had no problem wandering off into the woods at any given moment.
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