Frequent Flyer

Here's a funny one of Dave and Leo before I begin this blog post:

 

Leo and I left on Friday night for Colorado. We took the red-eye to Seattle and then a morning to flight to Denver. He did really well. The only problem was he didn't really sleep too much. Pretty brutal. He just wanted to look around. He decided to practice his consonants for the first hour on the way to Seattle. Dub dub dub dub gu gu gu gu nananana mamamdadada. Then he let out a super happy shriek that could wake the dead. At least he wasn't crying!

This is what he looked like when we got to SEA-TAC

I had a companion ticket that was about to expire so I bought Leo his own seat. I was starting to regret it but it was the best $150 that I have spent in a while. It was a bit of a pain in the butt to carry him in it on the plane along with 2 carry-ons but we had some help from fellow travelers. I had to nurse him to sleep but then easily transferred him in the car seat and he didn't have to be on my lap ALL the time, only some of the time because he really doesn't like being in his car seat all that much.

Leo has his own frequent flyer mileage account with AK Airlines. Not kidding.

The weather has been amazing this weekend. In the 60's and it hit 70 today! We took Leo on his first walk. He had a good time. I need to get him a sun hat and sun glasses!

Dave called him a naked mole rat when he saw this photo

Banging on everything is his new favorite past time

Reading with Agong

Happy with Uncle Sam!

It is so nice to be here in so many ways. To be closer to my family, to have help during the day with Leo (and at night from my mom!), and to get out of the cold and darkness. 100 degree temperature difference from Fairbanks today! We can't wait for Dave, Kristina and Ryan to join us. And to see Erica this week. A month seems like a long time but I think it's going to go by quickly. I don't even want to think about it yet.