Mateus experienced a lot of "firsts" this past week....first airplane ride, first time in another state, first time in a pool, first National Park....and he was a trooper through it all! Our travels did not go quite as smoothly as we had hoped as we spent a total of 7 hours in the Dallas airport on the way to Palm Springs and an extra 3 hours on our way back. Joe and I definitely realized how much we took for granted for just "hanging out" between flights...there was no magazine reading or listening to music. Instead there were lots of laps taken in the stroller, toys spread out everywhere, and anything we could do to entertain the little man. Even a simple trip to the bathroom was extra effort to feed and change. Here is Mateus getting comfortable on the first plane ride. He was so interested in everything that he finally fell asleep in the last 30 minutes of the flight.
We had 3 full beautiful days in Palm Springs but it was HOT. We realized that Mateus may just take after his Mom in his lack of tolerance for heat. He definitely let us know when he had had enough of the sun (and his hat). We enjoyed the pool each day (Mateus tolerated the water all the time and seemed to enjoy it some of the time), toured the area to see all the interesting architecture, and visited Joshua Tree National Park. He is a family picture of the 3 of us taken at the highest elevation point.
Mateus enjoyed getting to meet and spend time with Uncle Charlie and Ken. He found a new discovery of facial hair and enjoyed grabbing for it whenever he got the chance.
Before our trip, one of my biggest concerns was how Mateus would handle the time change. Although I was always aware of East Coast time, I tried my best to follow Mateus's lead. That meant that we were up between 5 and 6 west coast time and he was in bed by 5:30. That left us house bound in the evenings but we were able to enjoy some nice meals and glasses of wine under the palm trees with the mountains in the background.
As we sat in the airport in Palm Springs waiting for our delayed flight, I quickly became aware of all the "trendy" travelers. How does one look so put together when traveling? I never felt that way pre-baby but by I became very aware of my "mommy" appearance- shirt untucked from a recent feeding, wet stains around my shoulders from drool, and some nice bags under my eyes to compliment my outfit. But then I did have the best accessory in my red-headed side kick :-)
We enjoyed (and survived) our first traveling experience with baby...looking forward to many more to come (although we may stick to staying in the same time zone for a while). Here are some more out takes from the week....
Hello Palm Springs! Ready to go on the first day.
Modeling his bathing suit
Dad thought Mateus needed a snake from Joshua Tree
The desert is hot! hot! hot!
FINALLY fell asleep at the airport (but it was short lived)
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