After CJ’s
scary trip to the hospital (
story can be read here), it truly was a
THANKSgiving for us. Twenty-four hours
after her release from the hospital we were packing for a trip to see my family
in Oklahoma. JD was less thrilled about
this trip, since he had to stay home because he was not granted leave at
work. Boo. And he was even less thrilled since CJ had
just been in the hospital. I was not
thrilled because I would be making the 2 hour plane ride by myself (and plus I
was sad to be away from JD for almost a week
(JD was happy about missing the plane trip w CJ)).
Well, technically, CJ was with me, but I was missing adult help.
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| I think she's ready for a trip |
This would
be CJ’s 3rd plane ride to Oklahoma.
Her first plane ride with her very own seat. Yes, she could still be considered a lap
baby, but if I was going to have to deal with her by myself, then the child
would have her own seat to jump in and not my lap. I did make JD go in with us until we had
checked in. I just was not confident in
my juggling skills to win that war with CJ (My money's on CJ. JK babe...).
In
preparation for the trip, I bought a {hopefully} handy-dandy carseat/luggage
carrier thing.
It looks like a rolling
luggage carrier, but with this one you hook you
r child’s carseat onto
the rolling luggage carrier using the
latch system.
And then you
r (you don't like r do you?) kiddo gets to
ride in their carseat while you wheel them around the airport.
This way they stay attached to their carseat
and you have semi free hands to handle other stuff.
Bonus, CJ loved riding that way.
WIN for me!
Between
security checks and boarding the plane, CJ handled it all very well. I can’t say the same for the actual plane
ride….My apologies go to the guy stuck by the window with CJ on the other
side. CJ wasn’t bad or mean to him, she
was just extra curious….and extra hands on with him….again so sorry to whoever
you are! I downloaded a few Mickey Mouse
Clubhouse cartoons for her to watch on the IPad, as I was told that was all the
rage for youngins her age. And she
watched it for maybe 5 minutes….not exactly the result I was hoping for. Instead she wanted to watch old videos of
Sophie from when she was a baby. Well,
at least we had those.
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| Window Seat! |
My parents
and cousin Addy were waiting for us when we landed in Dallas. Ok, now that the 2 hour plane ride was over,
we had another 3 hour car ride to endure before getting to my folks house in
rural OK.
We arrived
on a Tuesday and were lucky enough to get to stay for almost a week. A much needed visit and vacation time with my
family.
In addition
to my family, I was able to catch up with some old friends. One of my besties from college came by with
her little girl, Kyli, who is just about a month and half older than CJ. The kiddos got to run around and play outside
since the weather was gorgeous, and Morgan and I talked about exciting topics
like potty training and temper tantrums.
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| CJ and her friend Kyli |
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| Kyli and her momma {Mo} |
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| checking out the 'old' fence |
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| trying to swing |
The rest of
my trip was spent playing pinochle with the aunts and cousins. Which I am still mad about, since I don’t
believe I was ever on a winning team…And of course eating, eating tons of
fantastic home cooked food.
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| Family Pic Time! |
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| I helped make it! |
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| CJ sure enjoyed the feast |
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| Elusive cousin Clint |
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| trying to run off the extra calories |
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| Maemae & CJ |
We headed
back to Dallas on Sunday since we had a super early flight Monday morning. Driving through Sherman, we had lunch at one
of my most missed fast food restaurants, Taco Casa. One of my other good friend’s met us there
and got to meet CJ for the first time.
The plane
ride back to ATL was much easier CJ wise.
We had the only two seats in the row, so there were no other people for her
to harass. We were both super excited to
see JD at baggage claim waiting for us. Although,
in my mind, he owes me big time….I see a girls night coming very soon!
Hope
everyone had a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!
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