The longest trip in the universe

Jeremy unexpectedly had some time off last week so we flew to San Francisco to visit family and friends. The last time we made the LONG flight Owen was only 3 months old and amazed us with his flexibility. This trip was much, much different.

We introduced some headphones before we left so that Owen could listen to his music on the plane. He LOVES the new headphones and they are a perfect fit for his tiny head (adorable too!) He actually did very well on the flight out there, but the three of us waking at 4am to start the day set us off on a bad foot for a 3hr time difference. Owen ended up nursing to sleep on the flight and slept on me for over 2hours of the second leg, which was great!

Owen didn't adjust well to the time difference and woke before 5am the first day and screamed for over two hours. He did pretty well with naps but since we slept in the same room as he did during the trip, he was very aware that I was there and crying out and asking to nurse most of the night only to wake again each morning between 5-6am.  The three of us didn't get a full night of sleep the entire time we were away, which proved to be really exhausting. But we got to see so many good friends and spend quality time with family so that is what really matters. We didn't get many pictures of our trip since we were running around very busy trying to visit everyone, but we did get a few special ones.

Owen was able to meet his Great Grandma Florence for the second time! She is 94 and in assisted living but still so happy to be with us. Our shy boy was such a charmer with his Great Grandma. He gave her hugs and high five and LOTS of smiles. The tears in her eyes said it all. She also demanded that Jeremy and I get working on more babies... dually noted Grandma.

Bernice and her son Paul came over to Aunt Mimi's for dinner one night and it is always a pleasure to see her. She was Jeremy's mother's life-long best friend and loves our boy so much (even if he was a cranky version of himself this trip...)

And quite possibly the highlight of O's trip was getting to visit with his cousins Ben and Shayna. Each morning he woke up bright and early (oh god, 5am) with calls of "More Ben!, More Shayna!"

We're back and adjusting from our little trip, we learned that infants are MUCH more flexible than toddlers but traveling across country with a toddler IS POSSIBLE. You just might be a little bit tired when you get back :)