The morning got off to a very early start when Dad’s alarm went off around 4:00 am. Mom took care of feeding me and getting me dressed while Dad frantically packed up my pack-and-play and all of the other things that couldn’t get packed last night. We had a mini-van waiting for us downstairs at 5:30 and after stuffing all nine (!) of our bags and boxes (plus my stroller!) in to the back, we said good-bye to A/C and headed to LaGuardia.
I napped on the ride in to Queens while Mom and Dad complained about how tired they were. Mom has status on United (though she claims not to be an elitist, she sure likes being Executive Premier!) so we got to go right up to the front of the line and check 5 bags for free (instead of just two!). We got through security really easily and were at the gate with an hour and a half to spare. We tried to fly stand-by on the earlier flight, but the agent wouldn’t let us because we had checked bags.
So we waited. Dad used me as a prop to convince the gate agent to gate-check three of our four carry-ons. I really like flying on planes. We were lucky to get an empty seat between Mom and Dad, so I got to sprawl out when I wasn’t feeding with Mom. Mom and Dad were so much less stressed than they were when we flew out to NYC three months ago.
We landed, got our bags, and called our mini-van taxi for ride home! We pulled up to the house and Mom took me inside while Dad unloaded. After making sure that Mom’s treasure trove of milk made it safely (only a few drops had thawed) into our freezer, we went right up to my room. I had forgotten how big and colorful and fun my nursery is! And the glider is so much more comfortable for feeding. A changing table? That’s so cool, too.
Mom and Dad spent most of the day unpacking and settling in. I took a while to get adjusted to my new bed, my new swing, and my new surroundings in general. I got pretty fussy when Mom and Dad tried to take me out for dinner (come on, guys, I was so tired!), but otherwise the afternoon and evening were pretty uneventful. We were all exhausted and crashed pretty early.
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