Preparations and the trip to the airport all went smoothly. He was up about 6:30 and we left the house right about 9:30. We kept him entertained on the ride up – I did the lip thing with him and Cherie and I sang him some songs. There was a little traffic before the airport, but we got to the airport right at 11. He took his first nap at the terminal, sleeping on Carly. I went and brought food back for us.
He did really well on the flight. A little fussing before his second nap on the flight, but otherwise he was always in a good mood and enjoying the flight. We had three bulkhead seats on the right side of the plane, so we mainly kept him contained in there as a play area. We walked the aisle a few times, but he always wanted to go back pretty quickly.
His second nap of the flight was about the last hour and a half of the flight. I finally finished the one film I watched, Papillon, from 1973, with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, during this time.
We made it off the plane and through the airport and caught a bus right before it left. August and I both napped on the bus. Carly had napped a couple times on the plane, but I don’t think she did on the bus.
Back in his home, he quickly found the swiffer and remembered playing in the sink. I let him sit on the edge of the sink and play, and that has started a new favorite thing to do. While sitting in the sink, he shared two other words he now knows: ‘scissors’ and ‘soap’. He also found the fruits and veggies and remembered cutting them.
Carly was exhausted and trying to sleep, but August made it to close to 10 before falling asleep.
Nap 1 in the airport:
On the flight:
Still asleep after landing:
Back home:
Knife in action:
Not letting Carly sleep: