Why 3 Days Felt Like a Month

Early Friday morning (Aug 19) our little family ventured to Sacramento, CA. Jesse's cousin KayTee was getting married in the Sacramento Temple and had invited us to attend the sealing ceremony. We thought it would be a nice excuse to get away for a few days.

Flying standby with my mom's JetBlue benefits. Our first flight left at 6:45am and landed in Long Beach a little over an hour later. This was Cy's first flight. And let's just say it didn't go too well. He was tired, hungry, and his ears were bugging him. So he was NOT a happy camper. He developed a screeching noise on that flight, which I'm sure was rather annoying to all the other passengers. It was such a stressful feeling. Thank heavens I had Jesse there so we could tag team both of the boys. Once we landed in Long Beach we decided to walk to Denny's for breakfast. Back in January, Alexa and I walked there, so I knew right where to go. This time the walk seemed so much faster NOT being 8 months pregnant.

After stuffing our bellies, and me pumping in the public restroom (so fun)...we walked back to the airport completing our 3 mile round trip walk. Once going through security I went up to the man at the gate to ask him if they had called the standby people yet. He said no. But while I was walking away I heard him say that the flight was all sold out. Hearing that was a shock because my mom had mentioned to me that all the flights looked really open. So I call her to find out what was going on. Apparently they canceled several flights that day due to maintenance problems with their planes. So all the rest of the open flights were then booked up.

While we were waiting to see if someone possibly doesn't show up, we get called up to the gate desk and they tell us there are 2 seats left. And we needed 3. Jesse and I just stared at each other wondering what to do. The JetBlue worker tells us we need to hurry and make a decision because there were other people that want those seats.

Jesse made the final decision that I should go with Cy and him and Ryker will take the next flight back to Salt Lake. As I'm about to go through the gate, I loose it. I was an emotional wreck. Ryker was crying because I was leaving him, and I was starting to feel overwhelmed with a baby and all the luggage by myself.

I get on the plane and I have Cy in one arm and the diaper bag, my purse and my pump all in the other. Here I am the LAST one to get on the plane and I have all this stuff, and a baby. I probably looked like a frazzled mess. Thankfully the man and woman I was sitting next to offered to hold Cy while I put my things in the overhead storage compartments.

Once I get situated with Cy in my lap he starts screaming. I'm doing everything I can think of to get him to calm down. I felt like I had all the people on the plane glaring at the back of my head. It didn't help either that I was on the very front row. That was the longest 1 hour flight I have ever been on. About 10 minutes before we land Cy finally falls asleep. His nap was short lived when I had to get up and get all my things. Once again that man and woman sitting by me helped me with all my stuff until I got the stroller and could pile it all in there. They were heaven sent.

We landed about 12:15. Heidi was flying in on SouthWest airlines, and her fight wasn't landing until 2ish. She was going to get a rental car for us, so I had to stay put with all our luggage. I had the stroller, the diaper bag, my purse, my pump, two car seats, and two pieces of luggage. I didn't dare carry all that stuff around the airport. So Cy and I just hung out by the baggage claim till Heidi got there.

In the mean time, I talked to Jesse and he was able to get on the flight to San Fransisco where KayTee's dad, Christian lives. Originally Christian wasn't going to drive to Sacramento till Saturday morning with Grandma Sally, but things changed when Jesse and Ryker couldn't make it on the Sacramento flight. So Christian and Grandma picked Jesse and Ryker up and drove to Sacramento that night.

Once Heidi got the rental car we headed to our hotel. (On the way we got some food that I was desperate for...McDonalds has never tasted so good... and that's saying alot because I don't like to eat there).

We finally get situated in our hotel after having to add another room on for Christian and Grandma, and moving to another room that has 2 full beds instead of one and a hide a bed.

It had been several hours since I had pumped so I go into the bedroom to do so. I go to plug in my adapter plug and SPARKS and FIRE and SMOKE come shooting out of the socket. It scared the living day lights out of me.

My plug was in there honestly like an nano-second and the prong got melted. So now here I am without a plug to pump. We call the front desk and they send a repair man up. He looked at it and there wasn't anything that he could find that could have caused the socket to cause such craziness. The lady at the front desk said they would replace my plug. But when I called Medela to have them send me a new one, they sent it for free. Thankfully I had a battery pack that could plug into my pump, or else I would have really been S.O.L. After that we just kept hoping nothing else would happen. It was starting to be the trip of misfortunate events. But at the same time things were still working out.

Jesse, Ryker, Christian and Grandma all arrived that night. And boy was I happy to see them. It felt like it had been a week. I was so happy that Jesse and Ryker were able to make it after all that. After a much needed meal we all went to bed to rest for the following day.

The next morning we all headed to the temple. Christian was so dear to watch Ryker and Cyrus while Grandma, Heidi, Jesse and I went to the Sealing Ceremony. It was so wonderful to be in that sealing room. I'm sure it was the combination of how hard it was to get there, and the spirit being so strong in their ceremony. Cute Kendall was crying before the sealer even began. It made all our efforts to get there SO worth it.

That night we went to the reception. It was held in her mother's backyard. It was just beautiful! I got to meet Christian and Heidi's Aunt, Uncle and cousins. So that was fun.

The following Sunday morning we about to leave for the airport when I get a phone call from mom. She asks me how I feel about renting a car to drive home. Right there I know there must be something wrong. All of the flights to get home were full until Tuesday. UGH!!!

So after a long deliberation we decided to drive the car Heidi had rented home. So around noon we headed for Utah.

The boys did really great in the car. They got more sleep then the rest of the trip. Which made them much happier and in return, made the parents happier.

We made several stops for feedings, diaper changes and stretching. One of those stops was in Winnemucka, NV. Jesse found a park that Ryker and him were able to burn some energy playing around. Cy and I relaxed on the grass while he ate his peaches.

Our last stop was in Elko for dinner. After we were done the boys fell asleep around 9:30 in the car. We finally arrived home at 2:00am. Poor Jesse drove that whole way. Thank Heavens he is a night owl. I never would have made it.

After unloading the car and getting the boys in bed, Jesse and I helped ourselves to a cookie and a glass of milk. He was smelling the milk carton like it had gone sour. I told him we have only been gone three days so it should be fine. In return he said 'it feels like we have been gone a month'. He's right it did feel that way. We did alot of traveling in that short amount of time that it felt like a really long trip.

Thank heavens the boys slept in Monday morning. It gave Jesse and I a chance to get that much needed rest. Especially Jesse since he had to go to work. Cy was the sleepiest one. Finally at 11am I woke him up because I had to return the rental car. I wonder how long he would have slept if I hadn't woken him up. So he had slept in the car from 9:30pm Sunday night till Monday morning at 11am. That's more than 14 hours of sleep. The poor thing was so worn out.

Home Sweet Home!