Last weekend we went to Alabama for the wedding of our friends Matt & Audra.
I promised Nana that I would take pictures of the outfit she bought for him.
This was the first ceremony that Ben has attended. Well, if screaming in the parking lot counts as attendance. It took three hours to get there & Ben took a short nap in the car. We got there a bit early because Mike had to rehearse with the brass quintet, and they started playing half an hour before the ceremony. Ben made it partway through the pre-music, then had a meltdown. I thought I'd take him outside and he'd calm down. Nope. Nothing I did appeased him. Luckily my friend Sarah (who came without her own toddler, smart woman) came out to help me. After a loooong time, we got him to calm down a bit. Mike spent much of the reception pushing Ben in the stroller on the sidewalk right outside. I thought that, after such a long day, Ben would sleep like a rock in the hotel. Once again, I was very wrong. He woke up twice. The second time he got up we decided to just get up and hit the road. He slept for a bit in the car and didn't fuss until the very end of the trip. It's really helped since we turned his car seat to face forward.
Pre-meltdown moments before the wedding, in our hotel room.
He got the biggest kick out of the air vent. And yes, he had the pacifier for this trip. I don't want to think what would have happened without it.
Back at home and happy in the bathtub.
He found his reflection in this tub fixture...there was lots of talking & smiling at himself. And peekaboo.
This was right after Mike was practicing trumpet and was showing Ben how he forms his lips to play. We were shocked when Ben copied him, then marched out to the living room and continued practicing.
We continued practicing through dinner. Our little Louis Armstrong.
Ben absolutely loves the show Yo Gabba Gabba (for preschoolers) and Mike found a book from the show while the two of them were in the grocery store. Of course, Ben had to have it.
Daddy + Yo Gabba Gabba book = BIG smiles!
Last weekend we went to Alabama for the wedding of our friends Matt & Audra. 
I promised Nana that I would take pictures of the outfit she bought for him.
This was the first ceremony that Ben has attended. Well, if screaming in the parking lot counts as attendance. It took three hours to get there & Ben took a short nap in the car. We got there a bit early because Mike had to rehearse with the brass quintet, and they started playing half an hour before the ceremony. Ben made it partway through the pre-music, then had a meltdown. I thought I'd take him outside and he'd calm down. Nope. Nothing I did appeased him. Luckily my friend Sarah (who came without her own toddler, smart woman) came out to help me. After a loooong time, we got him to calm down a bit. Mike spent much of the reception pushing Ben in the stroller on the sidewalk right outside. I thought that, after such a long day, Ben would sleep like a rock in the hotel. Once again, I was very wrong. He woke up twice. The second time he got up we decided to just get up and hit the road. He slept for a bit in the car and didn't fuss until the very end of the trip. It's really helped since we turned his car seat to face forward.
Pre-meltdown moments before the wedding, in our hotel room.
He got the biggest kick out of the air vent. And yes, he had the pacifier for this trip. I don't want to think what would have happened without it.
Back at home and happy in the bathtub.
He found his reflection in this tub fixture...there was lots of talking & smiling at himself. And peekaboo.
This was right after Mike was practicing trumpet and was showing Ben how he forms his lips to play. We were shocked when Ben copied him, then marched out to the living room and continued practicing.
We continued practicing through dinner. Our little Louis Armstrong.
Ben absolutely loves the show Yo Gabba Gabba (for preschoolers) and Mike found a book from the show while the two of them were in the grocery store. Of course, Ben had to have it.
Daddy + Yo Gabba Gabba book = BIG smiles!
1 comment:
Cool shoes! When's the first trumpet duet with Dad and Son? That is too cute!! Love and hugs, Mom
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