We’re back after a whirlwind trip out east to visit my family. We flew out to Baltimore last Wednesday night, and thanks to a borrowed Baby Bjorn, Justin slept like a champ. My sister Kelly lives in Catonsville, MD and we stayed with her until Friday morning. It was the first time she got to meet the baby, and I think she enjoyed one-on-one time with him while Bill and I slept in. Then, we all piled in her minivan, explored the beautiful campus of Johns Hopkins University, and headed to Gratz, PA to visit my mom’s side of the family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins). My mom, dad, sister, brother, and brother-in-law drove in from Illinois and met us all there. This leg of the trip included delicious Pennsylvania Dutch meals, a family game of softball, lots of baby nabbing by various relatives (we were always loosing track of where he was), and Justin baptizing his aunts in pee.
Saturday we headed to Levittown, PA to visit my dad’s side of the family to celebrate my grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary. My aunts from Colorado flew in, along with one of my cousins, and it was the first time we were all together in probably 10-15 years! We had the party at my grandparents’ favorite diner and enjoyed time going through pictures, watching them dance like newlyweds, and showing off Justin. Then it was back to the house (where my dad and his siblings all grew up and where my grandparents still live) for more catching up, and trekking to New Jersey for sleeping.
Sunday we all headed out again, with the rest of my family off to Illinois by car and Bill, Justin, Kelly, and I back to Catonsville. We took a walking tour of historic Ellicott City along the original B&O railroad (yay Monopoly!). Most nights away from home we made Justin a little nest of blankets on the floor to sleep on and would wake up in the middle of the night only to find him in a totally random location (not where we put him to sleep). This night was no exception! Justin somehow ended up halfway underneath Kelly’s dining room chair with his arms petting her fuzzy bathrobe. :-) We’ve gotta watch out for that little wiggle worm! He’s definitely perfecting his army crawl.
Monday we went to the B&O railroad museum, the Orioles park at Camden Yards, Charles Carroll’s house (signer of the Declaration of Independence), and then flew back home. Luckily, Justin slept through that flight as well…even though two other kids sitting right by us tossed their cookies.
All in all, it was a quick but great trip. My favorite part was watching the joy in my grandparents’ eyes as they held their great grandson for the first time. Words cannot express how special that was. Hopefully I’ll get ahold of some pictures to post soon!
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