Brett's first flight!

We are back from L.A. after 5 sunny and busy days. Brett was a total prince on the plane! I was very anxious and nervous for the 4 hour flight because Brett likes to explore and change things up so 4 hours in a plane (on our laps) seemed impossible. He had so much fun though playing with his toys we brought, me walking him around the aisles, and handing out smiles to the flight attendants. We even had a vey nice older lady sitting next to him that didn't mind him crawling on her. When we landed, everyone said they thought he was so well behaved. I even had the flight attendant get him wings and said I must be so proud of him, which of course I was! I also learned one child equals 5 people in terms of luggage. Stroller...check, car seat.....check, diaper bag......check, toy bag......check. I think you get the idea. As my mom pointed out to me before we left, they do treat you pretty good in the airports. Plus, I now know where all the elevators are now.

Now for the tough part, the time change! Brett really struggled with the 3 hour difference which seemed to get worse every day. We had him in and out of the car too which seemed to not be a lot of fun for him. The fun parts though are when Brett and I went to the beach one day and explored the sand. He freaked me out when I looked away and turned back to see his mouth full of sand!! We also chilled at The Strand on Hermosa Beach where we did some good people watching. Maybe when he's older I can teach him to surf. The wedding was on Friday at 5:30 which was 8:30 EST so he was a little tired but he loved crawling around in Trump's big ballroom and seeing all kinds of new faces. The family even got a little dance in before I put Brett in his jammies to take him back to the hotel.

On the flight home Brett was a little under the weather so he slept most of the time. I'll have to tell him when he's older he shared a flight with a Detroit Tigers legend (Sparky Anderson) and the cast from ABC's home makeover.

I feel like we can take him anywhere now, though I am not ready for any flights across the Atlantic anytime soon. Maybe road trips are the way to go....the pace is a little slower and you can get out to stretch......and no elevators!

Go Packers!

Getting ready for our trip to Cali and enjoying the Fall weather. Today Brett and I spent most of the day together giving momma a rest. We went to the grocery store where Brett loves to help hold the groceries and we visited with the neighbors.

Crawling & now pulling himself up

Brett is starting to look like a hockey player with his 1 tooth on top. As you can see from the video his new thing is pulling himself up on anything and everything!

Labor Day

This is how Brett and I spent our Labor Day Weekend

Petting Farm

As promised, here is the video from last week of Brett & us at the Petting Farm.

Teeth are coming in

I think we have figured out why Brett is having trouble sleeping. He has teeth coming in both on top and bottom. It must affect him the most at night. Hopefully relief is on the way for him. Here's a few more pictures. The one shows, yes, he is getting hair on his head although we are still unsure what shade it is going to be.

Fall is coming

Brett, Kristin, and I went to a local park on Sunday and had lots of fun exploring. I think Brett loves any place that is new. It was a little windy so we bundled up. Brett has been on a little bit of a sleep strike lately as he is waking up around Midnight or earlier and having a hard time going back to sleep. It seems everyday we run into parents with these same issues. I guess it can only get better with time. Today Kristin and Brett met me at work and went to the petting farm by my office. At times he liked wathcing the kids more than the animals but I think the ducks and the goats were a hit. I'll post a video I took soon. One last thing, I wish I had it on camera but I had Brett giggling so loud last night. As a dad, that's hard to beat!