Tyler's First Trip Out of Cali

Tyler (and I) survived our first airplane ride together to Boston to visit Tito Jonathan and Uncle Michael.  Thankfully, it was an uneventful flight and there were no poop explosions.  Phew!  Lola and Lolo were a great help on the flight.  Lola played with Tyler while he was awake and Lolo helped him sleep when he got sleepy.  The parents at the parent's group last week had said their babies basically slept for whole flights, but not our little guy.  Oh well - at least he wasn't crying.

Saturday was the "Carb Fest" for Uncle Michael in preparation for his first Boston Marathon and his upcoming birthday.  Tyler was "Mr. Social" and a hit at the party.  Mommy barely held him all night as he was introduced to new people.  In fact, he was so comfortable with strangers that he fell asleep in Tito Mickey's friend, Devon's, arms for awhile.  He's still not ready to party through the night and needed a power nap.

Speaking of partying, Tyler was kicked out of a bar for the first time on Sunday.  That's right - the Cactus Club, Tito Mickey's old hang out, wouldn't let T in so he had to have dinner in the restaurant section with Lolo and Lola while Mommy was at the bar.  I didn't think he'd experience being thrown out of a bar he was at least 17....

The main event of the trip, the Marathon, was on Monday.  To get to our viewing place, Tito Jonathan took us on a T ride so Tyler had another first - his first train ride.  I decided that it might be too crowded for the stroller so I carried all 15 lbs (that's a guess) of him in the Bjorn.  Sure enough, the train was packed.  But, we made it safe to our destination and got to watch Uncle Michael run by at around Mile 25.  He looked awesome and rocked his time too.  3 hrs 25 min 46 sec.  Congratulations, Uncle Michael!  This Corona's for you!

Tyler finally got a little R&R with Lolo and Lola last night while Mommy went out for dinner around the corner from Tito Jonathan and Uncle Michael's.  He was good most of the night, except had 2 episodes of fussiness.  The first, Lolo and Lola thought he was really hungry so Mommy came home.  But, the second time, Lola knew that he wasn't hungry and decided to wait.  And, she was right.  He wasn't hungry, he was just missing his Mommy a little bit. =) 

What else happened... Lola figured out a new way to make Tyler laugh.  She basically says, "Are you (pause) calm?!"  For some reason, when she does this, he cracks up.  When Tita Len or Mommy tries, he might crack a smile if we're lucky.  I'll have to try and catch it on video.

Mommy's new experience was changing a diaper in a bar booth (with the help of Tita Len and Auntie Kristy) during the Marathon.  That was a first, but one has to do what one has to do(do).

Oh, and Tyler only got to take one bath in his 5 nights on the East Coast.  Tito Jonathan and Uncle Michael don't have a bathtub, so Mommy tried showering with him early on.  It wasn't easy.  T was slippery and uncomfortable and didn't like the shower hitting him so Mommy decided that he'd just be wiped down over the weekend.  Not great, but at least his hair looked good. =P  And, although Daddy got lots of photo updates from Mommy all weekend, because he missed T so much, as soon as Daddy got home tonight, T got to take a nice, long hot bath with Daddy and caught up.  I think that made up for the lack of baths over the weekend.

Otherwise, both Tyler and I made it back safe and sound.  Again, no poop explosions on the flight back.  Phew!  And, Tita Len was there to help out and entertain.  He was a little fussy, but slept more (it probably helped that he nursed about 4 times in 6 hours).

Thanks Tito Jonathan and Uncle Michael for having us over this weekend!  And, Happy Birthday, Uncle Michael!  We can't wait to see you both in July when you are here in San Francisco.  xoxo