texas trip

Evan's friend from high school was getting married in Austin. We packed up almost all of our earthly possessions and took a direct flight to Austin for a five-day vacation. We had to rent a portable oxygen concentrator for Iris so that she could fly. They don't allow oxygen tanks on airplanes.

Iris in sling, toting oxygen concentrator behind

Once we got to Texas we found that her oxygen saturation levels were super high since we were down at sea level. So we left her off oxygen for the duration of the trip. We both started wondering to ourselves whether we might have to move to sea level if Iris's lungs don't improve. We've both been disappointed that she's still on oxygen and I had been sure she'd be off by December. Maybe I've mentioned that. 

So we got spoiled in Texas letting Iris run around without a cord. 

Evan's parents drove in from Houston to babysit Iris for us while we went to the wedding. They had tons of fun reading books together.

The five of us went out to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center one day. It was really beautiful even though there were not many wildflowers to speak of. We did end up seeing some wildflowers on our drive to Houston later during the vacation.

Evan, Iris, and her bunny at the wildflower center

The wedding events themselves were a lot of fun, and for those interested I may cover them in more detail in a separate post. 

Here we are at the wedding

Iris did very well during all the driving. There was a bit of fussing, some of which I captured below.

Iris is mad

The vacation was sorely needed. In addition to reconnecting with some high school friends, Evan managed to work very little and truly take a break. Iris is on the cusp of becoming a walker. She is taking increasingly confident steps and has sprouted another tooth. On the top this time.