Oh Oooo Laredo!

Texas here we come! So excited that we were finally able to take Bean to Texas to meet the rest of his family.

We bought him a pair of shades for the occasion! Believe it or not, he didn't mind them one bit!

I thought this day was going to be awful because right off the bat, J forgot the Baby Bjorn I bought specifically for the trip in the car. Since we were running a little bit behind, it was in our best interest that I just forget about it! I had no time at all to go back. When we got to the part where you have to take off your shoes and all that, THEY MADE ME TAKE OFF THE BABY'S SHOES! No, I am not kidding people. Keep in mind, we were in a very small airport with a very small amount of travelers. The best advice I can give when taking baby on an airplane:First of all, with pre-made bottles with water only, they will make you open every single bottle to test it for chemicals. I can understand that but just warning you. If you are prepared for this, it makes traveling a whole lot easier. Unfortunately for me, I had my whole diaper bag organized in my normal OCD manner so after they went through it, I was in a state of shock. Keep bottles on top! That way everything doesn't get messed up. Second of all, make damn sure he/she is sucking on a paci, bottle, boob, or something else! Nothing like a crying infant on an airplane. I can remember what it was like before I became pregnant with Bean. A crying baby always makes for a VERY LONG flight! Thankfully we knew this before the plane took off. Paci in mouth (see pic below) was a lifesaver! Apparently its not as bad going up as it is going down but it's still very crucial that they do this. I was so proud of him during the flights. He fell asleep as soon as we were in the air and slept the whole time! We had our layover in Dallas and he decided to wake up. All I could think about was, "oh shit". I was SURE he wouldn't go back to sleep on the next flight. I was so nervous when we were boarding. Everyone was looking at us like oh my gosh not a baby. Well let me tell you, this baby went back to sleep AGAIN! He started to wake up while we were descending so instead of panicking I tugged on the paci a little bit to make sure he was sucking it. I did this the whole way down. If you tug on whatever is in his/her mouth, he/she will suck harder.



 

It was so nice in Texas! The weather was amazing. Even though I absolutely love the snow and cold weather, it was nice to have a break from it. Bean was able to wear shorts for the first time and little onesies with the short sleeves and pants. So adorbs!

 

 First time meeting his Tia Diana. This was so sweet. I was holding back tears and noone knew! He is crazy about her already :)

 

Braelyn loves Bean. They are best friends already! I'm for sure she will take good care of him when they are older. Jaedon meeting Bean! He wasn't so sure about him.

 

After an amazing dinner out, he was trying to laugh! He didn't do it but his smile was to die for!

He missed his cousins! Is that a pink fish on his onesie you say? Why yes it is! lol I thought it was completely adorable and he didn't mind it at all!

 

Fun times with Tia Ale

 

Watching videos on dads phone. 

While we were there, J's sister at Moments Photography by Kelley took some pictures of Bean for us. Seriously, this was one of the funniest times that we have spent together. Bean decided that since he was naked in half of the pictures that he was going to pee on everything a hundred times. Oh yah, let's not forget he that was so relaxed he wanted to go #2. VERY SCARY when the diaper bag is in the other room. There was a large amount of panic going around in that room! We were finally able to get everything cleaned up and the baby calmed down. This definitely belongs in my top ten list of poopies gone wild!

Get ready for cuteness overload! AMAZING!

 

 

 

Texas was a blast! I'm so glad that I let go of my fear of taking Bean on an airplane with all these germs floating around. I can't wait to go back. We spent our Valentine's Day traveling and we didn't get home till almost midnight so we decided to relax. I wasn't able to do any chalkboard pics for this and I feel awful because it was his first Valentine's Day. I'm really glad that Kelley was able to do a couple of pictures for the occasion. Oh yah, I also had to purchase another Baby Bjorn carrier while I was there for the trip back. It made everything SO MUCH easier!

 

Waiting to board at the airport!