Chicago Visit- May 2010

Well, it seems we're a little behind on updating the blog. Soooooo, I'm going to try to do my best and catch us up.

At the end of May, you and Mommy took our last trip to Chicago before baby sister got here. We flew in and went straight to Auntie and Uncles. Last year, you had a great time floating around in his ring all by himself and playing in the pool. This year, you were a bit more timid and did not want to be floating in your ring unless someone was holding on to you. You wanted to just sit on the side of the pool or get out of the pool all together. As you can see, you and Pop had a great time splashing around.

Another favorite thing of yours is to play RockBand. In this picture you were playing the drums all by yourself. Sometimes you actually like playing with the rest of us. As soon as we got to Grammie and Pop's you wanted to go to the basement and play RockBand.

It's really hard to get a good picture of you and Grammie. This is the best we could do. I think it's pretty darn cute and Grammie actually has her eyes open. This picture is right outside the hot tub. Again, you didn't like being in there too much unless someone was holding you. That's until Pop realized you could actually touch the bottom. Then you liked walking around in there from one person to the next.

These next few pictures are my favorite from our trip. Auntie got you the pirate dress-up set and you really got into it. You even took Skippy down for the count.

Thanks Everyone! We had a really great time.

My Apologies!

OK, so maybe I was a bit rushed. I’ve been feeling bad about not getting a post out there so I just threw something on the blog. So there are two sorrys…One for not posting for a while and one for posting a bit too hastily…Geesh!

My biggest apology though is for not getting to see everyone. (Sorry Amy, Brian, and Avery AND Dana and Dimples.) I know you understand, but we would have liked to see everyone. We are always sorry that there’s never enough time. With any luck, Max and Mommy will be coming to Chicago land for a week this summer with or without Daddy!

Yes, Auntie Em is right, riding with her is ALWAYS and adventure, but our adventure started in Baltimore. We took the SUV to get to the parking lot and then a bus came to pick us up and take us to the airport. Although it was a short trip it was an adventure none the less. We got to airport and you rode in your car seat, as mentioned previously. You were so tired by the time we got on the plane you fell asleep for take-off. During the flight you woke up and had some lunch and during the landing you did so good, you didn’t even need your paci, so your ears must not have been bothering you one bit. Once we collected our luggage we trekked out to meet Auntie Em. So now you’ve taken an SUV, a bus, a plane, and a car all the way to Grandmas. Oh! I almost forgot to mention potholes! OH MY GOSH! The POTHOLES! I wish I had a picture. No one in Maryland would believe how many and how big the potholes are. It’s ridiculous! So pothole dodging…that was an Adventure!

UPDATE:

I found this picture with the following caption:

"Motorists navigate past a pothole in the northbound lanes of Cicero Avenue at Archer Avenue in Chicago. (Tribune photo by Bonnie Trafelet / February 8, 2008)"

Here's a link to the story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/transportation/chi-potholes_feb09,0,1437664.story

Once we finally made it over the river and through the skies to grandma’s house, boy were you tired and a bit cranky. Ya, you get a little cranky sometimes, but hey you’re allowed. So you took a nap. After that, I think Aunti Em pretty much summed it up.

Max Update….

Sorry it’s been so long since we’ve had an update on Max! Going back to work has taken a bit of getting used to. I can’t quite get into the swing of posting something when I get home, but I’ll try to be better. Plus, I really don’t get to see him do much by the time I get home.

At Max’s doctor appointment on February 12th he was a whopping 24 ½ inches and 14 pounds 5 ounces. He’s growing crazy fast and I really can’t believe how big he is.


Last weekend he had his first plane ride to Chicago and he did awesome. He wheeled his way through the airport in his car seat just looking all around and soaking everything in. The people at the airport couldn’t believe how big and alert he was for only being 10 weeks old. We were quite impressed that the whole airplane experience didn’t really seem to faze him much. Hopefully it will stay like that!