We enjoyed the holidays spending time with family. We celebrated Christmas early with Sam's side of the family and then headed to Oregon to spend Christmas with my side of the family. Sawyer got to experience his first plane ride. Everything went smoothly until the landing. He was busy sucking his thumb during take off and then he quickly fell asleep. Sawyer takes short naps so he didn't stay asleep for long. Then we played with toys and made silly faces to keep him entertained. He started to get bored and fussy, so daddy and Sawyer went on a trip to the bathroom for a change of scenery. Shortly after the seat belt night came back on indicating it was getting close to landing. I tried to get him to nurse to help him with his ears, but of course he refused. That boy has a mind of his own and only eats if he wants to. Then came the tears. To me is seemed like he was crying for FOREVER...but Sam says it was only five minutes. And of course there was a "helpful" lady across the aisle offering all kinds of advice...I know she meant well, but all it did was to help increase my stress level. Finally, he stopped crying and we landed shortly after.
We had a wonderful time with my side of the family. Sawyer was spoiled with attention 24/7. Between Grandparents, Great Grandparents, and his aunt and uncle he was always being entertained. Sam and I were able to just sit back and relax.
Our week there went by way to fast even with our bonus days. We left Klamath Falls in plenty of time to make it to the airport in Medford...but unforeseen circumstances (a car accident blocking traffic) caused us to miss our flight. Anyway, we got to stay for two extra days. The flight home went much better. Sawyer cooperated and drank some apple juice during landing, so no tears.
We had a wonderful holiday season and sad to see them come to an end.
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| Sawyer got a snowsuit for Christmas. He seemed to enjoy being pulled in the sled. |
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| Rach got the three of us matching shirts :) |
