{March 16-18}
We are so thankful our brother-in-law, Mark, has made it home safe from his Afghanistan deployment.
He was supossed to make it home by the middle of March and we set our trip so we'd get to see him! Due to some military complications, he hasn't been able to come home yet (although, he is stateside). We really missed getting to see him but had a great time with everyone else.
This was Braxton's first plane trip and he did soo good!
I was really nervous about pressure in his ears and not being able to equalize them due to his cleft palete. Since there is no 'seal' (if you will) between his throat and nasal cavity, its harder for him to equalize and he is more likely to be in pain or irritable. We had his hearing tested that week and they found fluid behind his ear drums that could have also make it a lot worse, but he didn't seem to have any problems.
We gave him a bottle when we took off both times, he fussed/screamed for a few minutes (mostly b/c his nap schedule was so messed up) and then slept about half of the flight both ways.
I would say the only major hiccup was the blowout he had on the way home. It was his last bottle before bedtime and I just knew it would happen on the plane. That nugget never fails to disappoint! We managed to get changed in the tiny plane bathroom and only 1 person noticed the new set of jammies :)
This was Braxton's first plane trip and he did soo good!
I was really nervous about pressure in his ears and not being able to equalize them due to his cleft palete. Since there is no 'seal' (if you will) between his throat and nasal cavity, its harder for him to equalize and he is more likely to be in pain or irritable. We had his hearing tested that week and they found fluid behind his ear drums that could have also make it a lot worse, but he didn't seem to have any problems.
We gave him a bottle when we took off both times, he fussed/screamed for a few minutes (mostly b/c his nap schedule was so messed up) and then slept about half of the flight both ways.
I would say the only major hiccup was the blowout he had on the way home. It was his last bottle before bedtime and I just knew it would happen on the plane. That nugget never fails to disappoint! We managed to get changed in the tiny plane bathroom and only 1 person noticed the new set of jammies :)
visiting Mimi and Papa
Playing with Aunt Cat
Aunt Cat & Uncle Brent
Meeting Baby Morgan... Braxton LOVES other babies and kids!
Only missing Mark :(
Nana and Mary with their babies
Clearly Ethan was done with pictures again (after the 2nd bribe...)
Clearly Ethan was done with pictures again (after the 2nd bribe...)
I love this little stinker!!
Saying goodbye to Nana and Poppy at the airport... can't wait until we see you again!
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