The Sooner State or Bust!

Last weekend in Kentucky - this weekend, Oklahoma. Just throw in West Virginia and Arkansas and we have the punchline to every redneck joke.

Team Morelock took a road trip from Texas to Oklahoma for Aunt Bette's big 6-0. Baby E was an angel on the car ride to and from the Sooner state. Which made me and John very happy - no need for Valium this trip! John did not get a speeding ticket this time - probably because he made me drive.

Elliott stayed with his first babysitter that was not his Mere. He decided to wake up...which consequently woke up his 2nd cousins (Gunnar and Finely) which then ended up in each of the three sets of parents having to leave Aunt Bette's birthday party to go home to calm them down.

Elliott went to the park with Gunnar and Fin. He could have cared less about the toys - he enjoyed playing with gravel. He was very jealous of his older cousins ability to walk and crawl but he LOVED playing with all of Gunnar's toys. He was nice enough to not poo for 24 hours so upon our arrival at home he exploded all over his ultrasaucer - the whole bottom half of his body covered in poo. We had poo-covered ultrasaucer, laundry room, walls, baby, bathtub. While doing the de-pooing, Baby E decided to stand in the tub, slip and ram his head into the metal faucet. Good trip to Oklahoma - bad feces disaster at home.

Elliott Goes On An Airplane

Well folks we survived our first cross-country airplane ride with Elliott. Traveling to Kentucky was pretty easy because John accompanied us but on the way back it was me and Elliott solo. The panic attack that morning was calmed by a Valium. Not for the actual plane ride - but because I was so worried about being THAT lady with the screaming baby on the plane.

Tips for traveling with a baby

1) DO NOT accidentally leave him with his grandmother during security check or the whole line will laugh at you for forgetting your baby.

2) DO pee before you get on the plane - otherwise you will be forced to use the small plane bathroom with sleeping infant in your arms - he will wake up and you will be stuck with a overtired and fussy baby.

3)DO make sure that there is a weight restriction and 6 people get kicked off the plane so you and your baby can have a double seat all to yourself.

4) DO make sure you have a really nice father of a 14 month old sitting behind you who entertains your son during the whole flight whenever he starts to become fussy.

Elliott decided to cut his first tooth the day before we left so I went to the baby store and bought every teething toy they had.

He had so much fun with his NeNe and Padge and he got to meet all of his aunts, uncles and cousins. He had a blast and I got a well deserved break - though he decided not to sleep through the night the whole week - except for the last day of course. Just as he got acclimated we took off again for home.

All in all a successful first trip to Kentucky...soon to be repeated at Thanksgiving.

Reminder - must get doctor to prescribe Valium.

Elliott is excited to go to Kentucky!

We leave for our first trip to Kentucky on Sat. Elliott must be getting excited because he was such a happy guy today!