Hannah’s first plane ride!

We are here in Vegas. (No, not “Vegas” with the flashy lights, but the residential side of Vegas where my inlaws live – it is so funny how everyone assumes you are going to “Vegas” when they ask!). My inlaws put us up in a hotel not far from their house to give us a break, and they took Abby and Ethan for the night (and their cousin L. too!). We have Hannah with us here.

Hannah survived her first plane ride with absolutely no problems! She totally charmed the flight attendant who kept making googlely faces at her. We (purposefully) sat in the last row on the plane, which was great because Ethan and Abby had a rough flight (sibling stuff).

I do have to share a hysterical moment. Because we preboarded and were all the way in the back of the plane, I had Ethan and Abby and all the carryon with me, and Daddy had Hannah so he could drop the stroller off at the front of the plane. Well, Hannah had a “poopie” butt, so Daddy asked for the diaper bag, and I handed it back to him (over the heads of a few other passengers in between us). Fifteen minutes later, he still wasn’t back yet, and the plane was full of people finding seats. Apparently, Daddy had put on a size-3 diaper instead of a size-2, and Hannah exploded through the diaper, through her clothes, and all over the stroller and Daddy’s arm right as they were walking down the ramp – in front of everyone! Everyone was helpful he said, but THAT was Hannah’s first moments on an airplane — in the bathroom getting a complete change and cleanup! Have to laugh.

We borrowed a playpen from my inlaws, but Hannah didn’t like sleeping in it too much, as she woke up at 4:30 AM local time, which is her normal wakeup time in Texas time. I brought her into bed with me and we both dozed off until about 6:30 AM local time until she decided she was really too hungry to wait.

This morning, we have to make a Target run, as mommy forgot a LOT of things when I packed. Burp clothes, few warmer clothes (didn’t realize it would be in the 40s to 50s in the morning!), infant socks, etc. My inlaws are going to take the kids to the BX to get them some warmer clothes too, although they do have a couple of pants and long-sleeve shirts. Don’t know why I totally assumed it would be warmer here — why the heck didn’t I look? (That is so not like me).

Anyway, after Target, we are going to meet up with everyone and take it from there.

Oh yeah, I met my new niece last night. She is about 8 weeks old, I think. She is so tiny!! Even though she is already 9 lbs and Hannah is 17 lbs, Hannah looks HUGE next to her! Lots of pics today 🙂