2009_07_06 Monday

Today is a huge adventure!! Jonathan and I are flying to Chicago to meet his newest nephew, Shawn. We left around 2pm to catch a 5:30 flight at Newark. We took the train, tranfered, and then took a lightrail to the airport. Jonathan was amazing. He's pretty used to the trains, and the rail wasn't all that different. We got through security with little issue. Jonathan got a little nervous, but it wasn't too bad. Then we had about 45 minutes to kill, so we watched the airplanes and ran around the terminal. We boarded with first class, so we could get situated.

On the flight, he did phenominal. There was very little wiggle room since the flight was packed full. I took his shoes off right away to avoid kicking the chair in front. And, I had wrapped up a bunch of gifts for him to unpack as he got cranky. We didn't even get through half of them! Both of us had some sinus issues (I think mine may have been worse), so I relented in giving him his pacifier for most of the flight. As we disembarked, the man behind us said that he didn't even realize there was a baby in front of him -- the ultimate compliment!

Shannon picked us up without any hiccups. And, we finally met dear Shawn. It really was a long, tough day for us, but Jonathan was incredible. He didn't sleep all that well. He ended up in bed with me and was a rolly-polly throughout the night. But, all in all, a great traveling experience.