Fun in the sun!

Our week in Arizona at Grandma and Grandpa Koberg's was a lot of fun.  After the longest summer of sun we had seen in a long time, the weather turned the day Lucy was born.  This was Lucy's first taste of some Vitamin D and she loved it!  Most importantly, this trip allowed Lucy a chance to wear some of her very cute summer clothes that she grew into several months too early :-) 

 

 

Lucy and Grandpa had a great time in AZ.  They got some quality tummy and play time in.

 

 

Lucy Earns Her Wings

Lucy took her first flight on our trip down to Arizona to visit her Grandma and Grandpa Koberg.  Before the flight, I received lots of great advice from friends about how to fly with children. I was feeling pretty confident that things were going to go well.  Lucy afterall, is a very relaxed and happy baby. She does exceptionally well in restaurants, church and other busy situations.  Boy, were we in for a surprise. 

Paul had a first class seat so Lucy and mommy sat back in coach.  Our seat was moved at the last minute to a middle seat between two men.  This was a problem because I had planned to nurse her during take off and landing, but could not do this with two men on either side!  Her dad had offered to come back and join us back in coach but being stubborn, I insisted that he enjoy his first class seat. Well about 20 minutes into the flight, I was certainly regretting that decision!  We took off at 7pm which was Lucy's bedtime.  We thought this would be great because she would fall right asleep. Unfortunately, Lucy couldnt get comfortable. Instead of sleeping, she became overly tired and very upset.  Lucy cried for about 1 1/2 of the 2 1/2 hour flight.  We had to nurse in the bathroom, and stood at the back of the plane trying to get Lucy to calm down. The men we were seated next to were very nice about the situation even though I am sure they were frustrated.  I had offered to buy them a drink but then realized that Paul had my purse up in first class.  They insisted that they wouldnt have let me buy anyways, and even offered to buy me a drink!  Finally, we landed at 11:30pm and were just thankful that we didnt have to get back on the plane for another week.

A week later, I was pretty nervous for the trip home. Fortunately, this flight went much better!  Paul was sitting with us back in coach, and Lucy enjoyed sleeping in his nice long legs.  She slept most of the flight home and woke only once to surprise us with a blowout diaper.  While this resulted in a wardrobe change at the back of the plane, all in all the flight was a success.  Now we will have to see how she does on her next flight to Hawaii for Thanksgiving!

Lucy Laughs

 

The holidays have passed and Lucy and I have been enjoying some downtime at home. Life was busy in December and we decided to spend some days at home just playing and trying out some new toys like her exer-saucer and bumbo. I was feeling kind of silly and gave Lucy a brzrt as my family calls them, and Lucy began to laugh out loud. At first I thought she was going to cry. She started to make some grunting noises and then she smiled. It was this amazing belly laugh that I couldnt believe I was hearing! Truly one of the best sounds a mother can ever hear! She is growing so fast, and it is great to see her personality begin to develop.

 

 

 

 

Who is this toddler in my 4 month old's pack n play?!