we went to ohio

And visited our best friends, which are Henry's honorary aunt and uncle. It was Henry's first airplane trip(s), and I was so nervous I thought I might lose my mind. Thankfully Henry was amazing and did not cry for the entire flight, like I thought he might. During the first flight out there he was extremely tired, but super excited to look around at all the new surroundings/things/people. Which means he did not want to sleep, eventually got super cranky, and was whiny and crying. About an hour into the flight he started full out crying (which lasted maybe 2 minutes long but felt like 20 minutes) and I was basically freaking out and thinking everyone was ready to throw us off the plane. We made him a bottle and he fell asleep almost immediately. Halllllelujah! He slept for the entire rest of the flight and woke up right around the time we were landing. Our layover consisted of us booking it to our next flight (the first one had been delayed) and then we boarded. Henry was awake and happy, and we just played for the flight, which thankfully was short.

Ohio was so much fun, and even though me and Henry became a little sick, it was still amazing. We did lots of fun things, which I will describe in pictures (some stolen by Emily, and all definitely out of chronological order):

Henry crawled in and tried to take a shower.

He met his girlfriend Claire (some old friends who also live in Ohio have a cute 9 mo old).

Henry spent lots of quality time with his cousin Finn. Mostly trying to break out of gates...

"Let us out!!"

They also really enjoyed each other's toys. A lot.

There was a lot of sharing. And stealing. And some tug-of-wars.

And kisses...

And general harassment.

Henry discovered you can unroll toilet paper and make a delightful mess.

He tried to beg Aunt Emily for food.

 

He starred in a low budget Pampers commercial.

He played Heart and Soul with Aunty Em.

He enjoyed lots of food.

And even took a tubby!

Most of all he loved up Aunty Em and Uncle Dave.

We all had a fabulous time, but Henry definitely loved being in a new place and discovering new things. He made lots of new friends, and fell in love with Aunty Em. I would catch him just looking over at her and smiling. Adorable! We were all very sad to leave.

During the flight home I decided that I didn't want to take any chances... Henry was kind of sick and cranky, and I didn't want him to be miserable. I called my pediatrician to check the dosage, and hooked him up with some benedryl. Best decision ever. He slept the whole first flight, and woke up after we landed. He played and ate during the layover, and then slept for the entire last flight. It was pretty amazing.

Overall, flying was actually a success, which was a huge relief! The trip was fabulous, and we definitely want to go back sometime soon. Maybe next summer? :)