Getting Away

We have a real vacation on the books and I can't wait!! A few days with my tush in the sand is long overdue! This time we are going just the 3 of us so it will be a quiet trip no big plans no rushing just chilling out trying not to get too lobster fried on the beach. To make the trip a bit easier I decided we would fly, now I'm rethinking this whole idea but too late now the tickets are purchased. So here's the list of things I'm currently a bit mental about since I have only flown once before and my husband and son have never been near an airport...

Packing... What to take what not to take, I have a freaking toddler to take with all his stuff and I plan to do this in carry on baggage only. I may officially be nuts!!

Security... Not at all worried about my son here. I figure I can make up a really cool story about the x-Ray machine being anything closely related to super Hero and he will gladly step in raise his arms and trot out the other side. My husband on the other hand scares me, he's the type to become belligerent for  no reason piss off the security guards and then we will end up security hell for who knows how long. I just keep having flash backs of the verizon store incident, he just has no clue when to shut up.

The actual flight... Again I'm flying with a 2 year old on a flight where we are split up so dad is like 4 rows ahead. I see this is going to be a problem, because I can guarantee half way through the flight he will be screaming for him like the call of wild and scrambling over and under anything or one in his way to get to his precious daddy. My only solace is called Benadryl, and I will officially be a bad parent but I'm not sure I care. 

Car rental... Planning on renting a child seat and honestly a bit worried that it will not be adequate. I have pretty high standards for road travel I just don't trust that this is going to be ok.

The short layover I'm not sure if I'm worried or blessed with, I have no idea what the Atlanta airport is like so it will be a surprise. 

Things I know that are going to be awesome... our rental house is super cute! The beach! Seashells! Long walks! Lazy days! Fresh seafood! Scrimps! Letting little man chase seagulls! Sand castles!  Did I say seashells??   

Eventful

We welcomed my nephew into the world this weekend and boy was it eventful! Little dude started to make an entrance Friday afternoon and didn't make his first showing till Sunday morning! He had a rough start since he came sunny side up with the cord around neck. he is currently resting in the nicu till he is breathing a bit easier. Since he is being observed no one has really had a chance to spend much time with him and introductions to his siblings and cousins are on hold. 

I decided to show Quinn a picture of his new cousin since he has been pretty anxious to find out what was in his aunts belly. I made sure that the picture I showed him was before all of the medical interventions so no scary tubes or oxygen mask. And to my surprise he was a bit freaked out by the sight of the baby... After a bit of prodding he explained that the baby had a big boo boo on his belly. This lead to much discussion on umbical cords and our first session of endless toddler questions. 

Do all babies have ropes on their bellies

Where is my rope

Where is your rope

Where do they go

You cut it

It falls off

Why is it black

Why is it white

It hurts

Where does it tie

For the hundredth time where is my rope

Has the baby pooped?!?!?

Oh my.....

So this is what you get when you leave your child with a bunch of girls for an afternoon "an epic dress up session"

It starts as a big floppy bow

Learning styling techniques 

Some blue Mimi esque eyeshadow and a  frilly pink tutu dress. It's pretty classy, and check out those legs!!!

The constant stream of photos defiantly made a long work day a bit more enjoyable!

Observations

1. After 2.5 years my child has his own bed and is sleeping in it regularly! I know I'm supposed to happy about this and sleeping better but honestly I hate it. I miss my snuggle time and spend the whole night listening for him.

2. Toddler imagination never ceases to amaze me!! My little guy thinks he is magical and makes fireworks, he takes his stance punches into the sky a screams pow just as they burst. Sweetest thing ever and at the end when everyone claps he thinks they are clapping for him. I guess I have a little Harry Potter!

3. Need to invest in hotel locks for the doors!! Knob covers have been completely figured out and are too easily taken off. Really tired of chasing the dog down the street because just about every chance he gets they are escaping. Maybe not Harry Potter but Houdini, either way he's kind of magical! 

4. If you don't want it stolen and hid in the most obscure place you should keep it on your person!!! The boy child seems to know the things that you need the most and very swiftly relocates them to the ends of the earth.... A quick list:

Will's work keys- a bucket full of car toys

A piece from his bed- behind the toliet

Screws for his bed- down the register vent

Full roll of toliet paper- successfully shoved and flushed!

And that list is from a 24 hour period. Sometimes I feel like I missed my calling as a an integration officer and dectective! 

Pink piggies and general silliness

So here is a short run down of some silliness: 

Grandpa gave everyone a big scare earlier this week and decided to have a heart attack!! Though it was a terribly traumatic event for the adults, it was Quinn's first time visiting a hospital and dear lord was it a fascinating place for a small person! Some great toddler moments:

Papa is an O'bot!!!! ( papa was hooked up to all kinds of beeping flashing monitors that he was fairly convinced were Robots)

Screaming at the top of his lungs Look mama more O'bots while walking down the hallways

Pushing the call button in the public restroom while I wasn't looking and having a nurse bust in while I was on the toliet.

Well I'm happy to report that papa is doing great and is at home resting, so on to our next event:

Cousin Laura added a new baby boy to our family the same day grandpa scared the crap out of us. The next day we decided to take grandma to meet the little dude, and of course thanks to my child the hilarity ensued: 

Look Quinn this is baby max he's very small and very cute would you like a baby? No ( which lead to general disinterest and more searching for O'bots) the disinterest continued until the kid needed his pants changed.... Quinn pushed up a chair up so he could watch and of course the baby wasn't done going and shot out some more poo during the change. Quinn got full view of the whole thing and you'd swear it was the highlight of his year from the look on his face. Now everyone that ask him about the baby gets a very interesting response to a question that they think they know the answer too. 

My grandma : Quinn what did you think of the baby? Do you want one?

Q: No, baby POOPED!!! With the most excited look ever

My grandma: Oh that's nice

Last but not least, Quinn's best friends are 3 teenaged girls who though they like to get dirty are still very girly! During one of our typical hang outs they were painting nails and guess who just had to join in!! He got to pick any color of the rainbo and after much deliberation came across the brightest pink and a bottle of blue sparkels for his piggies. Kid was damd excited to join in, he sat so still and and even waited for them to dry! My very proud little man then of course wanted to go for a walk bare foot so he could show off his pink piggies to the whole neighborhood! 

Sweet moments

I have the most precious child ever to grace this earth. He's so thoughtful and he knows on the days I have off that I have to have my cup of coffee before I'll play so he brought me coffee in bed. Albeit the tinest cup I have ever had still the sweetest, even though it was litteraly shoved down my throat till I choked a bit. All I know is that a toddler with an ulterior motive is dangerous. 

Oups

I swear I really didn't mean to do this but it happened... My child officially knows his first dirty phrase. The phrase he decided to pick up and repeate constantly "hooker bath", as in mom is to lazy to fill the tub so your getting wiped down with a rag. I suppose it could be worse, but still not very proud of this. So Quinn has been running all over the neighborhood telling everyone he takes a Ho-bath. I will admit I'm glad to find out most people have a decent sense of humor.