This past weekend Ryan's best friend Kris got married,
which means Owen got to take his very first airplane ride to Seattle.
I was nervous leading up to it wondering how he would do.
Would he cry? Would his ears hurt? Or perhaps he would just relax and sleep through it?
It took us longer than we expected to get all packed up and get to the airport
so we missed our first flight. Thankfully they were able to get us on the very next flight.
It actually worked out well because it gave us a chance to get some breakfast and relax.
Owen and Ryan seemed to be more interested in the TV's overhead than their meal. :)
While we were walking through the airport a pilot stopped us to make sure
Owen had his very first set of wings.
The first flight was a little rough, but that was partially because we left a little later than
expected so Owen was way overdue for a nap by the time we got on the plane.
He fell asleep as soon as we boarded so I thought things were going well.
But he woke up just a few minutes later when the pilot spoke over the intercom.
After that he decided he didn't want to go back to bed and was awake for the next 3 hours.
We did our best to keep him occupied, but it's tough for a little guy to stay in one place that long. He's grown quite talkative now too, so he let everyone around know he was there.
He finally fell asleep with an hour left on the flight. Better late than never.
First flight = B-
Owen slept great in the crib the hotel provided us and woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed at 5:00 AM. (In his defense, that is 7:00AM Chicago time which is his normal waking time.)
Ryan was pretty busy with wedding activities the whole weekend,
so it was nice to wake up early and get to spend some time with him.
We bundled Owen up and went for morning coffee walks.
Then Owen and I would hang out and explore while
Ryan took care of his duties as the best man.
The wedding was beautiful, and I had the two most handsome dates. :)
We woke up early Sunday morning to catch our flight home.
Owen did GREAT! He had his bottle during take off, and then fell asleep shortly after.
The trick was to drape his blanket over the carseat to make his own little fort.
It was dark and cozy and he fell asleep within just a few minutes.
He slept for 2 hours and 15 minutes....WOO!
Ryan and I split the best breakfast burrito from Qdoba and relaxed enjoying the silence.
Once Owen woke up we only had 45 minutes to keep him occupied, so I was feeling good.
Then the pilot came over the intercom telling us there were storm systems in Chicago and it was going to get a little bumpy. We had to stay in our seats for the rest of the flight.
This is when the flight went downhill. I'll make it brief...
I started feeling sick from the movement of the plane.
Owen had a blow out diaper that I couldn't get up to change.
He was upset because he couldn't and wouldn't sit down.
I got even more nauseous smelling his diaper.
We finally landed so I got on the floor and changed his diaper and entire outfit.
He was a little happier, but still restless.
We got to the gate and the electric walkway didn't work so we couldn't get off our plane.
To make it worse, because there was lightning, no one was allowed outside to fix it.
After 5 minutes some "brave soul" as they put it, went out and got it working.
It moved 3 feet then stopped again.
We were once again told we were stuck on the plane.
To make it worse our luggage was stuck on the plane too.
None of the ground crews were allowed out because of the lightning.
A few minutes later someone else went out and got the walkway working again.
We finally got off the plane, but now we couldn't get our stroller that was checked at the gate.
We had to sit in the walkway for 10 minutes waiting for someone to be able to go out to grab it.
Got the stroller and headed down to the baggage claim which was a complete mess.
After 30 minutes Ryan found two of our suitcases on a random carousel.
His golf bag was missing.
Talked to customer service. Told his bag was put on a later flight and they would deliver it.
Finally we can go home!
2nd Flight - Owen = Solid A
Airline/Weather = C-
We had a great time in Seattle, the wedding was a blast,
and I am glad to have the first flight under our belt.
But it sure did feel good to be home and sleep in our own bed Sunday night.
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