How many pairs of pants can we dirty?

This past Saturday was the big day. The day that we would take Ben and Lewey on a plane and head to Fresno. We've traveled with both of them before, just not at the same time. The day got off to a good start. We were getting everything ready to go and surprisingly, we weren't too rushed. Ben had his morning milk and five minutes later, threw it up all over me. That was dirty pants #1.

We left right on time and before we even got on the freeway, Lewey had made his way over to Drew's lap and threw up all over him. We had to pull over and get a clean pair of jeans out of the suitcase for Drew to change into. There's dirty pants #2.

When you travel with a dog, you have to call the airline before hand and make sure they will allow the dog on board. We've done this numerous times and have never had a problem. When we got to the ticket counter at US Airways (worst airline ever and the last time we will ever buy a ticket for their airline), they informed us that Lewey was too big for his carrier and would not be allowed to board the plane. They require all dogs to be able to stand up and turn around in their carrier. If we had a carrier that was any bigger, it would be too big to be allowed on the plane. So basically, there was no way they would allow Lewey on their plane. They are the only airline that has these strict rules. After standing at the ticket counter for an hour and a half, wondering how we were going to work this out, they switched our flight to a different airline. So we made our way over to the United counter where within 5 minutes, we had our new tickets, baggage checked (for free) and Lewey all squared away. 

We thought our luck was getting better when we made our way over to security. Because we had switched airlines at the last minute, we were marked for extra security. There is nothing like watching your husband getting patted down by an old guy. By this time, we were annoyed and very hungry. Our new flight left 3 hours after our original flight so we had plenty of time to kill in the airport. Both Ben and Lewey were little angels and we got boarded on the plane and settled in. Ben was wanting to move everywhere and was talking away. We had about ten minutes left until we landed and Ben had just had some milk. Either the milk didn't agree with him or he was getting motion sickness but he threw up multiple times all over himself, Drew and Lewey (and possibly the guy sitting in front of us). Nothing smells worst than sour milk and everyone within a three row radius could probably smell it. There goes dirty pants #3 and 4 (Drew and Ben). 

By the time we got off the plane and made our way to Cary and Loree, we were a mess. Ben had nothing but his diaper and jacket on (the only clean clothes we had left in the diaper bag), Drew's pants were wet all over and we all smelt like sour milk. We already had a full load of dirty clothes.

Despite our rough day on Saturday, we've all recovered and we are enjoying our time with Drew's parents. Tomorrow morning, Drew, Ben and I are taking the train into San Francisco. Hopefully this trip goes a little better.

Ben's been blogging

Ben is checking out his blog

I think he's happy with what he sees

Never mind, it looks like he is making some changes

He's very proud of himself!

Getting ready to sign off now

A new nap record!

Ben does not like to nap. We are lucky if we can get a 45 minute nap out of him. Today, he went down at 11:30 and slept until 1:30! Now that he is well rested, he is in a great mood. Here are a few pictures of him eating lunch (which he is still eating right now)

 

We have snow on the ground!

We woke up to a little snow this morning (our first snow this season that has stuck). Even though it was just a thin layer covering the ground, it was still very exciting. I do enjoy the snow, especially on days when we can stay inside all day and watch it fall.

This is what Ben is doing every morning when I go into his room

He usually plays in his crib for a few minutes, talking to himself before I get him up

He loves to play with stuff that he shouldn't be (like my phone)

Sometimes it's hard to get this boy to smile

11 Months Old

In one month, our baby is going to be a year old! I  think both Drew and I will agree that it's been the best year of our lives so far. We cannot imagine our life without Ben in it and you forget about the sleepless nights, nonstop crying and the dirty diapers when he does something for the first time, curls up next to you or smiles big enough to show off his new teeth.

Life is going to get busy starting next week lasting through the holidays. We are leaving next Saturday for California for ten days. We will be spending Thanksgiving with Drew's family and then celebrating Ben's birthday two weeks early with his birthday party. I think the party is more for me than him since all he is going to care about is cake and toys. We return home just three weeks before Christmas. We will be busy with decorating our house, celebrating Ben's birthday with our family here, Christmas shopping and just enjoying our first holiday season all together. Even though we were very blessed last Christmas with Drew staying safe in Iraq and Ben continuing to get better every day in the nicu, we weren't together which is going to make this Christmas even more special.

Happy Veteran's Day

Hi Everyone and welcome to our new blog! The free trial for our old blog site will be over tomorrow and instead of paying to keep it going, I have created a new site. This one will still have updates along with the links to our pictures and videos.

We have been enjoying a long weekend with Drew home for the past four days. Ben sure does like having his dad home all day to play with him and I enjoy having an extra pair of eyes and hands here to help keep track of Ben. He has become a handful but we have so much fun with him. He has become his own little person and knows what he wants. He is very determined and if he doesn't get his way, he will let you know that he's not happy with you. He is constantly learning new things and you can see how proud he is of himself. The other day he figured out how to wave. He is finally sleeping better at night and last night, he got 12 hours straight of sleep. He continues to eat like a champ and is pretty much on all table foods now. He has lots of favorites and hasn't rejected too much yet. You wouldn't believe how much he has been growing lately. He is already fitting into size 12 month clothes! 

Ben sitting in his bumbo chair for the first time at 4 months old...

        and Ben last week right before he climbed out of the chair

Feel free to leave comments, I would love to hear from you. Hope everyone has a wonderful evening!