Memorial Day Trip to Chicago

This past weekend we traveled to Chicago to see Brian's extended family. I have to confess that I was really stressing over flying with an infant. What if he cried for the entire flight? What if everyone on the plane hated us because we had the crying kid? We waited until the last moment possible to board the plane. The only person behind us was a father traveling with his little girl who looked to be just over 1 year old. He must have had the same idea as us....keep our kids off the plane as long as possible. As we walked down the aisle to find our seat you could just see the look of terror on people's faces, wondering if they would get stuck sitting next to a crying baby. I suddenly felt guilty for all the times I, too, sat on a plane and grumbled under my breath about the crying child behind me or the little kid kicking my seat.

All of my fears were unfounded because Owen did AWESOME!!! He ate and then slept for a little bit and then was cheerful for the rest of the flight. He was passed around to many people throughout the weekend and handled it like a champ. Brian has a wonderful and large family. :) It was so good to see them and introduce them to Owen. It was a highlight to introduce Owen to his great-grandparents and to see cousin Kelly for the second time. The boys were so cute together! Grandma McHugh keeps buying them matching outfits that make them look even cuter. We took over a hundred pictures of these little guys together! What a blessing to be a part of such an amazing family.