Aloha from Hawaii!

We have had some interesting experiences already and our week has barely started.

We flew to Seattle Friday night and slept at the Marriott.  Luke enjoyed his first flight until the descent. I was trying to help him pop his ears and the boy was not happy.  I told him that chewing gum would help and I gave him a piece.  He promptly stuck the gum in his left ear.  Poor fella, he was in major discomfort and Christian and I were laughing.  Next I gave him a bottle to suck on, which he did for about a second and then he stuck the bottle in his ear.  I ended up blowing warm air in his ears until we landed and he finally said, "I feel better."  The airport was not fantastic, up and down many elevators until we made it out to the shuttle.  It was raining and we forgot to bring a jacket for Luke.  Luckily we had both of his blankets.  At the Marriott  Christian and Luke went swimming and I had some nice relaxation time.

At 7:00 AM we ate breakfast and there was a nice variety. We had waffles, yogurt, fruit loops, bananas, blueberry muffins, and apple juice. The Seattle airport wasn't too bad.  After check in we did have a long walk to the terminal but the wait was short.  The plane was completely full so we were able to check our carryon suitcases and stroller and we didn't have to worry about them until our final destination.  This proved to be a good and a bad thing.

Luke was not happy to be on another plane, he kept asking if we were going home.  We rented a digiplayer and that entertained him for the first three hours.  Then he fell asleep for the next three hours and slept through the landing.  Luckily we didn't have to relive the ear incidence.  That is where our luck ended.....  Luke had completely wet through his diaper, clothes and blankets.  We didn't have to worry about carrying our extra bags and that was a blessing but we also didn't have a change of clothes for him.  The airport in Honolulu was crazy, too many people with nowhere to go.  I bought a little hawaiian outfit for him and got him all cleaned up.  At the gate he made some friends and they played cars until boarding time.  Luke is such a sweet child.  He plays well with anyone, copying what they do, sharing his toys, and calling them friend.  We love him so much!

The trip to Kaua'i we short and sweet and we were finally done with airplanes and airports.  The stroller got lost at baggage claim and we had to wait an extra 15 minutes for it.  Two different bag boys helped us and got us to the rental car shuttle.  Luke made more friends at the rental car place and got out some of his energy.  Christian rented a Mustang convertible so we could remember the good old days before we had a baby.

Now that we had arrived and gotten a car I couldn't ignore how uncomfortable I was, it was so hot.  Christian was wearing long pants and a long sleeved shirt.  I was wearing my special pregnancy compression tights, long pants, and a short sleeved shirt.  We all had sweat dripping down our faces and Luke's cheeks were bright red.  I wanted to change Luke's diaper before driving to the hotel, and take off my tights so we left Christian and went to the restroom.  This proved to be the worst decision ever.  The bathroom didn't have a changing table or any counter, it was a large wheelchair accessible bathroom.  I stripped off my tights and went to the bathroom first.  I felt like I could finally breathe.  I decided to change Luke's diaper before putting my pants back on.  I flushed the toilet and started changing Luke's diaper.  To my horror, the toilet started to overflow.  I moved Luke closer to the door and realized that all of my stuff was in danger.  I started moving it but the toilet was going to fast so I finished changing Luke got us standing but all of my stuff was now wet.  My pants, tights, purse, and feet.  The only thing I managed to save was the diaper bag, go figure.  I couldn't send Luke out, the bathroom was not attached to anything and Christian was on the other side of the building.  I didn't have any pants on so I wasn't about to go out.  I tried calling Christian on his phone but it wasn't turned on yet.  So I just waited for him to come find me and I let Luke play in the sink.  After what seemed like forever, probably 10 minutes, Christian came to find us. Of course I burst out crying the second he got there, remember I am 7 months pregnant.  He got my suitcase and started yelling at the rental car staff.  I was so embarrassed.  When I finally came out of the bathroom in clean clothes there were three employees trying to clean up the mess, the water went under the door and onto the sidewalk, and ask if I was okay.  I just wanted to leave as quickly as possible.

An hour later we had checked into our room, taken showers, and jumped into the pool, safe at last.