Last weekend we flew to Chicago to visit Great Grandma & Grandpa Connors. We had a wonderful time! Dylan got to meet a lot of his great aunts and uncles and almost all of his second cousins on that side of the family. It was so nice to be on vacation! There was never a shortage of people to play with Dylan. Dylan loved having his Grandma Great hold him and read him stories! Grandpa Great made several comments about what an amazing and strong boy Dylan is. No doubt about it, he is a Connors. We are hoping we can plan a trip to visit everyone again next year.
For Dylan's second plane trip he did really well for the most part. Here is a picture of him sound asleep on Dad on the way to Chicago. After a great trip and a peaceful flight there, we were due for a little excitement... It started when we were in the security line. I picked Dylan up from the stroller in order to carry him through the metal detectors and discovered a record blowout. Luckily there was a family restroom close by, so Scott and I changed him and washed him off before boarding the plane. "At least it happened before we were on the plane," I said to Scott. During takeoff Dylan ate and the timing seemed perfect for him to sleep through the flight. That was until Scott reported a second rumbling. Oh No! A mere 45 minutes after the security incident came a second record blowout, saturating him and his 2nd (and last) outfit. Out of clothes and wipes in the travel bag after the first blowout, we cleaned him up with Wet Ones and were left with a tired, grumpy, naked baby. We covered him with a blanket and he fell asleep in my arms after a mini meltdown that seemed to last much longer to Scott and I than it did in reality. Now back at home, I can reflect on the lessons learned:- Bring more than one change of clothes for Dylan on plane trips, as well as extra shirts for Scott and I.
- Never say, "At least it happened before we were on the plane!"
If you haven't seen the 6-month videos yet... look at the previous post.
4 comments:
I'm glad you had a great trip, blowout and all! They always have impeccable timing for those, don't they? Holly's worse ever was on my lap while I was trying desperately to get concert tickets. Of course I wasn't going to sit there covered in poo (and let her sit covered in poo) and still try to get tickets, so I gave up my mission and instead got us both bathed and changed. Even the cat got in on the action and had to have a bath- ugh! At least you can laugh about it now that you're home, in clean clothes and clean diapers :)
There's been many trips my brood has taken closely resembling yours. Here's one:
http://maternalmirth.blogspot.com/2007/06/northern-highlights.html
Welcome to the perils of traveling with kids :)
I was hoping you would put pictures of your trip up! More! More!
Love you guys!
That is hilarious!! It sounds like you had a good time. You better bring LOTS of changes of clothes for the Hawaii flight! :) We cant wait to see you for the holidays.
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