Jane's Travel Tips

I am a new woman! Erik slept in his crib until 2am (5 1/2 hours). He was wide awake and happy when he got up. We played, had a bottle, watched Baby Einstein...until 4am. Harv got up then and I went back to bed, my bed, and slept for 6 hours! I felt great today. Erik stayed up for a little while and then slept in Harv's arms for about 3 hours and then in his crib for another 2 1/2. (Don't worry, I know it may not last!). He had a great day. He hasn't cried since the first night except to get out of his crib. He laughed a lot today and was very smiley.

Our caterpillars came the day before we left. Today they headed to the top of the up to start their chrysalis' (spellcheck let me write that so I'm sticking with it until corrected). Cocoon is so much easier to spell, but I hope you all know that caterpillars do not make cocoons, moths do!



Travel Tips

So here are some traveling tips from my trip in case you travel to Korea and back in two days to get your child:

1. Don't drink a large lemonade a half hour before a 12 hour flight.

2. Don't sit by the window after drinking a large lemonade a half hour before a 12 hour flight.

3. Don't cut your own bangs before one of the biggest photo events of your life.

4. Don't take a walk in a torrential rainstorm just before one of the biggest photo events of your life.

5. Do take lots and lots of photos-even if it embarrasses your husband and he says you don't need a photo of the airplane snack (because you do!).

6. Don't spend $15 on a paperback book that is so poorly written that you can only force yourself to read to page 19 even though you don't have one other thing to read for the next 11 1/2 hours.

7. Don't travel 11,000 miles in two days with 1 hour sleep.

8. Do let go of your plans and embrace God's (even when it doesn't make sense).

I tried to start going through the photos from the trip and it was too much for tonight, but I'll pick some fun ones from Korea tomorrow!