Just before T turned 2 months old, I took a trip back home to South Carolina to introduce him to his Lela and Pop Pop and the rest of my family. I was very nervous about flying with him so early but excited to be making the trip... T did a fantastic job on the flights. We took a red-eye for the first one and it worked out really well for me to get a couple hours of shut-eye while he slept. The take offs and landings didn't seem to affect him at all! I think on the very last flight coming into San Diego the descent finally affected him. I was so proud that I didn't have "that child" on the plane! ;-)
I arrived to SC just in time for my brother and BL's baby shower for daughter #3! They knew I was coming but my nieces didn't and I love surprising them when I come into town! We only stayed a week and I wish we could have stayed longer. I loved being "home" and sharing T with everyone.
Unfortunately we ended up in the emergency room with the little guy since we woke up Monday morning (we'd arrived on a Saturday) and he had a raging fever. Turns out he had bronchiolitis and an infiltrate of pneumonia. :-( How's that for your first "vacation"? It was a good thing we were only intending on visiting with family since we were stuck indoors for 90% of the week after that diagnosis. It was awful having to experience my sweet baby so sick for the first time but I was thankful that I had such experienced, helpful hands around.
Here are some of the snapshots from our week. I tried to take so many while we were there and I wish I could post them all but I think it might be overwhelming!
Dressed in his "Little Pilot" sleeper for his first plane ride!
BL modeling a cute outfit for Baby M!!
BL was very excited that we made it to the shower. Look, nephew and Auntie coordinate!
Lela pushing T in the outside swing that he LOVED! Cousin E was occasionally helping push as well ;-)
Not quite big enough really, but he just loved being outside. I got him a swing just like this when we got home!
I didn't realize that the weekend we arrived was Grandparent's Day. How great, right?!
Here's Lela and Pop Pop with their grandbabies (minus Baby M who would make her arrival in a couple months ;-)
Lela and Nini (my aunt) and a sleepy baby boy.
T rolled over for the first time while we were at my parents. Of course we missed that very first time since I'd put him down and then looked away and when I looked back he was on his back! I grabbed the camera and for the next several days kept trying to capture it but he just wouldn't do it as long as there was a camera ready! He even has a "What?" kind of look here doesn't he?
Cousin M admiring T. Poor little guy spent a lot of time in his car seat since it elevated him so he wouldn't be so uncomfortable with the gunk in his lungs.
Chillin' with Uncle M. The boys had to stick together with all the ladies around!
We made it out of the house one day so we could go see my Godparents who were anxious to meet T! He slept the whole time we visited but I'm sure next time we see them he'll be much more active and awake!
I got so excited the day it rained because I swore T would probably not see rain again for a long time since it hardly ever rains here in SD. HA HA HA! It's rained so much since that trip back home!!
Pop Pop had picked out this "Prince Charming" onesie. Pop Pop was very smitten with his first Grandson!
We made it out to see one of my niece's soccer games and my good friend J came and met us at the game so she could meet T! I wish we'd remembered to snap a picture before it got dark and we'd been sitting in the SC humidity for a couple hours! Sweet baby is again, sleeping...as he did so much the whole week! I was so happy to see J though, even if only for a short visit.
The Friday before we left, I went and had lunch at my niece (and Goddaughter's) school with her. She's in fifth grade and just turned 11...and she's already taller than me!!
T slept his nights at my parent's house in the cradle that my brothers and I all used when we were babies!
E loved T and was always wanted to hug and kiss him!
Saying goodbye for now to my brother and the girls (minus my niece, M).
The tree is MY oak tree that I convinced my parents to buy when I was probably 12 years old. It's grown A LOT!
:-D This picture pretty much sums up how wonderful and special a trip it was!
We can't wait to go back and visit again!
At our friend's 1st Birthday party T fell fast asleep in Daddy's arms!
Dave's favorite bib for T "Wiggle Worm"
We didn't have much time to ourselves before we would take off to Virginia for Dave's post deployment leave for his sister's wedding! Therefore, T's "Third Month" is broken up into a few posts since a lot happened during his third month of life!
