Finding Peace at 30,000 Feet

This has been easier than I thought it would be. Taking care of baby Anna has definitely filled my time and my thoughts. Of course I miss my husband and long for his company--and much more ;) but Anna has kept me on my toes and being surrounded by family has kept me busy. I've been able to Skype with Travis several times. It's been wonderful. The connection has been awful but hearing his voice even if it cuts out and he sounds like a robot has lifted my spirits every day.

I'm sure many of you are wondering how the plane ride went with a baby and a mama by herself. It was crazy to say the least. Definitely wish Travis was with me, but then if he was we wouldn't have been flying anywhere anyway. Side note: All you single mamas and daddies, I give you major props! God bless you, because doing it alone is no joke. The thing was no matter how loud Anna cried or how fast I had to haul-butt to get to my connecting flight or how much poop got on Anna's clothes after her blow out I felt at peace the entire day. I felt God with me more than usual, and I really believe it had to do with all of our family and friends who were praying for us. Thank you! You're prayers were definitely felt! I really am not a fan of flying. I hate any kind of turbulence--who doesn't? I'm known for squeezing the life out of the hand of the person next to me, usually Travis, during take off and landing. I'll look around wondering why everyone looks so calm reading their Nook or Sky Mall while I want to crawl into a fetal position, put my fingers in my ears, and yell "la, la, la, la, la!". But this time the fear of flying was the farthest thing on my mind. I was too busy trying to soothe a screaming Anna during the first flight and clean up her blow out in the 3 foot by 4 foot plane restroom during the second. And though Anna's cries seemed to ring louder than the plane's engines, my friend's words spoken to me a few months ago were even louder in my ears, "you'll never see these people again". The icing on the cake happened when we finally arrived in Columbus. I took a quick pit stop to the bathroom before picking up my luggage--first bathroom trip in 6 hours, not to mention with a baby still strapped onto my body--seriously something only a mother can do! A lady who was also on the flight said to me as I started to leave the bathroom, "You sure are brave! And you're little one did great. Good job, Mom!" Yes! Albeit a crazy day, plane ride sans Travis was a success!

you try taking a clear picture with a squirmy baby on your lap!

And We're Back!

I know, I know, where have I been all your life?! You missed me didn't you...please say you did! 

We were in California!!! 

That's right, our little Juice Drop took her first flight to see her Uncle Troy and Aunt Carly (Travis' brother) in the great state of Cali for Thanksgiving! Before our little one came along a trip to the west coast sounded like a superb idea, then when she finally arrived I began second guessing how I was going to actually survive a plane ride and a week away from normalcy with an 8 week old. But we did it and with great success because our baby girl did a fabulous job and gracefully slept through it all. Can I just say, without being a bit biased at all, that our baby was the best baby on all of the flights?! No crying, no blow outs, slept when she wasn't eating...Ok, ok, now I'm just bragging, and it will all come back to bite me in the butt when I have to fly alone with this little girl come January; the tables may just turn.

I would love to stay and chat for a bit, tell you how amazing California was (because it truly was a wonderful vacation with beautiful sights that were seen and the best company we could ask for), however, I feel like my words won't do any justice (and neither will the future pictures). I'd rather wait until Travis is done editing so I can really share with you the awesomeness of this trip. Until then I leave you with this silly picture of a little girl who is sound asleep in her own bed (what?! my sweet baby is growing up way too fast!)