Unfortunately, about halfway through boarding, the rather large man sitting in front of us plopped into his seat with a thud that woke Ethan from his slumber, and I was unable to get him back to sleep. Thankfully, he awoke happy, and between nursing, a banana, and a pocket watch, he ate and played the rest of the flight with no crying.
He definitely was feeling the effects of both the trip and only having a 30-minute nap, though, and he was pretty fussy all through dinner with my parents and oldest brother. My parents have gone all out in equipping their "nursery," formerly my youngest brother's room, but that night was his first time sleeping in there because at Christmas, he slept in my room. After about 15 minutes of fussing that first night, he drifted off to sleep, and we had no problems any of the other nights. In fact, he slept in until almost 8 AM on several occasions, which is unheard of at home!Thursday was a day for Mommy and Daddy so while Ethan was under the watchful eyes of his grandparents, we went to see a movie (in the theater!), had lunch out, did some shopping, and went to our favorite Atlanta restaurant for dinner. It was a lovely belated anniversary celebration. And while Ethan burst into tears as soon as we left, he had so much fun playing with Grandmama and Grandpapa that he hardly missed us:
Friday we spent some time at home with my parents before all heading up to spend time with Ethan's other grandparents, his Aunt Martha, his Uncle Alex, and their respective significant others. Ethan's grandma keeps another baby several days a week, and she had eyes on his puffs! At one point, she stole the container from him and handed him a book in exchange! What a smartie!
Saturday we headed down to meet Ethan's maternal great-grandmothers for lunch and went back to one of their houses for play time afterwards. Ethan got to play with the same toys his mommy played with years ago and enjoyed spending time with his great-grandmothers, his Uncle Madison, and his Uncle William and his girlfriend Andrea.
On Sunday my high school friend Leah came over to meet Ethan and catch up since we hadn't seen one another in almost 2 years (sorry for the cut-off picture).
That afternoon, we went out shopping with Grandmama, and we concluded the day with dinner with both sets of grandparents, Uncle Madison, and Aunt Martha and her boyfriend. Ethan entertained them all with his love for yogurt.For the Fourth, we headed to a big gathering of Ethan's paternal relatives, many of whom had yet to meet Ethan since we missed that Christmas celebration. Even though Ethan and I spent a couple of hours of it (including lunch) in a back room while Ethan ate and napped, it was great to see everyone and show Ethan off.
Our last day in town was another momentous occasion as Ethan received his first haircut! That will receive a post of its own since there is video of the whole proceedings, in addition to numerous pictures. We had a final lunch with Grandmama, Grandpapa, Uncle William, and Andrea before heading back to the airport to fly home. I didn't even attempt a nap this time, so Ethan stayed occupied with nursing, yogurt, and lots and lots of puffs!
It was so great to see everyone, and Ethan certainly loved all of the attention. He is getting closer to walking every day, standing pretty well unassisted. He also developed the new skill of cleaning up his toys. I'm pretty sure he thinks it's a game, but every night we were there, he put up his blocks before bed:
Thanks to everyone who made our trip such a delight!
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