Matty's first plane ride

We took a trip to LA in June and were incredibly proud of our mellow baby boy who was able to sleep through the take off and landing. There were other babies screaming on that flight, but ours was dreaming. The way home was not as smooth, but he did get through it better than his mom, who was ready to scream. I had a slight nasal issue that turned into one of the worst headaches I've ever had. The pressure was so intense, I thought my head was going to explode. I was praying that was no where near the kind of experience Matty was having. He cried a little, but survived. I had much longer head cold than I'd expected after that.

Our trip was initially to go to the wedding of one of my students. She is Ukrainian so the ceremony was spoken entirely in Russian. I was happy to be able to translate it to Chris. He couldn't believe how many times the marriage was blessed. I had to say "I'm not making this up. The pastor is saying 'I bless this marriage, Lord' again and again and again." I think it made us wonder if our marriage had been prayed over enough. Then the parents came up to pray and the couple prayed for themselves. Matty slept through the whole thing. Then when it came time for the reception, we mistakenly sat at a table by ourselves and some older women sat down, who I predicted would not know any English. We quickly offered our seats to the rest of their party and waited for a younger crowd to offer us to sit with them. We were pleased with the table that chose us and they enjoyed Matthew as well.

Before the wedding, we were able to spend time with many sets of friends of ours who had babies we hadn't met yet. My best friend from high school and her 1 year old daughter joined us for lunch on Friday. My husband's college roommate, his wife and 17 month old son had us over their place the next day. And a friend of mine offered her place to us while she, her husband and 7 month old baby had a wedding to go to in our town. That was so generous. We did have a great time with them before they left for the long drive (we suggested flying next time) and Matty and their son Jake became good friends. "This is your best friend. You love each other!" We kept telling them. It's pretty great to be able to choose my son's friends for him. I'll post the pictures from this trip soon. I was having trouble transfering them for some reason.