I understand. I have had vertigo to varying degrees almost all my life. I have never been able to ride twisting or quickly-dropping amusement-park rides because of it. However, I CAN stay at 8000 sf at a hotel but need an entire day to get acclimated at that level. It’s better if I spend one day at 5000 ft, then the second day (24 hrs) at ~8000 feet before going up higher. I DO take Dramamine or meclizine before ascending higher and then can stay at 11,000 – 12,000 feet all day. Never tried to camp up there, though. We always descended to 7000-8000 feet for the night.
Congrats on your new addition to the family! If you don’t mind my asking, where in SD County did you end up buying in this time?