TRAVELIN' MAN

James went on his first plane ride over Memorial Day weekend, all the way to California to meet the rest of his west coast family and friends, and to celebrate his Uncle Jamie's graduation from SFSU! He braved 2 stops, a plane change, and the possibility of other travelers having swine flu (don't worry, we kept him pretty much attached to us throughout the travels and didn't let any strangers kiss him). Not to mention MANY long car rides during the trip. Our little travelin' man did great! He slept through almost every take-off and landing, as well as through most of the flights. When he was awake, he was happy and curious (when he wasn't nursing). He especially liked the little reading lights above the seats, and he even seemed to do some people watching. Here is the little guy sleeping during his first take-off, after nursing on the runway: And here he is awake in LA, waiting to get back in the air. We weren't able to get James a Southwest souvenier, since they were all for kiddos 3+ years old, so this is his souvenier photo, with a Southwest Jet in the background:

Here he is kicking around the airport in Houston, waiting for our connection on the return flight. And no, we never changed him out of his pajamas (we started our travels at 3am that morning):

Finally, here's our happy traveler checking out the view (well, maybe not) from 30,000 feet on our final leg back to the Deep South:

Poor kid was just exhausted by the time we got home! But he was still happy, he didn't get sick, and his tired parents were super excited that all went so well. Hopefully James will always enjoy traveling as much as we do!