Surviving the flight

I just have to take a moment to brag.

My little unplanned trio took a trip to Scottsdale over the weekend and E behaved like a champion!!!

I timed his feedings so he was eating at take-off and landing. He never had a problem with cabin pressure, except for his almost blowout in the diaper. But here's a tip for you mamas, the front bathrooms (at least in 737's) have a changing table in them!

When we landed in Arizona, we had people coming up to us just to compliment us on E's behavior. "I was nervous to sit next to you guys, but you baby didn't make a peep! What a good baby you have!" It definitely made us proud parents. He's such a rock star, seriously.

Literally, he slept most of the 3 hour flight, and when we was awake, he was sitting up and smiling at us. K did great too. Held him for me and took the middle seat so I could have the aisle. That's a good man!!! Plus, E is so happy when he's with his daddy... He's definitely a daddy's boy already.

We are about to make an almost 9 hour drive to Oklahoma this week for K's work. (Yay for being able to go home and see more family!!!). I hope E is going to be just as good in a car for that long. We already know it's going to take a lot longer to get home with all of the stops we need to make.

So I'm off of here for now to make a list of things to pack for the ride. Take some time to bask in the cuteness of my son. E also was able to meet my dog Gatsby for the first time. My parents have my dog while we get in a baby routine. Thanks parents!!

An airplane ride away...

Tomorrow we are visiting my parents at their home in Scottsdale, AZ. E hit 12 weeks today and I'm hoping that he behaves like a 12-week-old baby on the plane. And yes, I mean that in a good way. So far he has been a great baby... Hardly ever fussy. And he has been sleeping through the night for 4 weeks now!

So tomorrow morning we are waking up at 5 am, driving an hour and a half to the airport, boarding a plane, and taking a 3 hour direct flight to Phoenix. I have the diaper bag packed with a blanket, 5 diapers, 4 premixed formula bottles, 2 pacifiers, 3 burp cloths (?), 2 rattles, a child's book, all of his info needed for flying, a booger sucker, wipes, sanitizer wipes for pacifiers, hand sanitizer, and a change of clothes and socks. I'm dressing him in layers so I can take stuff off/put stuff on depending on the temp on the plane.

So there! I have no idea if I need all of that, but I am determined to be prepared for any disaster that might occur.

I'll update on the flight and how it went in the next few days. I'm just excited I am going to have a free babysitter so I can go out with K and have a good time. I miss doing things with him as a couple, as horrible as that might sound. (I don't know... Is that a bad thing?)

So I am off of here! Time to get packed so I'm not throwing random stuff in a bag at 5 am!

If anybody has any travel tips/advice, I'm all ears!!!!!