Going Home.
As soon as the Easter festivities were winding down we switched gears into vacation- prep mode! We were taking our FIRST trip with Silas! This was huge for many reasons! First off, there was many family members dying to meet Silas in real life. Secondly, I have never packed for a newborn taking a week long trip- and boy, do they need a lot of stuff! And thirdly, this would be Silas’ first time on an airplane! Needless to say, I was frantic getting everything together to make this trip a success.
And a success it was! We were there only a week but it was a really perfect week at that. The only thing that could have made it more perfect would have been more time. We both have all of our family at home and so it always feels like a whirlwind trying to see everyone and adding a coveted baby in the mix only makes things more challenging. It went by fast but it was great to have time with each of the family members and seeing everyone interact with Silas!
A few things we learned,
- Silas loves glasses! If you are wearing glasses, your dark rimmed oversized eyes makes him light up and give the hugest smiles! Yes, you are great in his eyes, but your glasses make you spectacular.
- You can plan a huge cookout to celebrate the baby but that doesn’t mean he will necessarily “show up”! My dad planned an amazing celebratory night for our little guy and Silas decided to sleep from 5:00- 8:30 and was just waking his sleepy eyes as everyone was starting to give their goodbyes!
- Being a parent and giving the rules for your baby amongst your own parents, spouses’ parents, and a plethora of grandparents sometimes feels awkward. In the end though, God entrusted Silas to us and we do know what’s best for him. It just felt strange at first and got less strange as the days went on. In the end I realize, no one knows him like his momma!
- Silas looks exactly like Anthony- perfectly! But he looks identical to Brooke! It all depends on who you talk to and it doesn’t really hold true if they knew Anthony more or Brooke more- it’s so funny to see the aspects of us they see in Silas. Because his eyes can look exactly like mine to some and 100% Anthony to others! God just crafted him so perfectly into a wonderful Silas Gage!
- Of all the animals at the zoo, the Panda Bears sparked the most interest. He really looked at them hard, I think it’s the fact they were so close to the glass and their black and white bodies so easy for him to see.
A few pics from the trip,
It was a wonderful first trip home and very hard to leave; but it's great being back in Florida with our silly OsoBear. And even greater to be back just in time for a quiet, cuddly, first Mother's day.
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