Alright - time for some typing. I have posted a few videos to show what the little goofball does in his spare time, but perhaps I should fill you in on what else has happened in the life of Keltan.
For Thanksgiving, we took a trip. Not to Oklahoma or Shreveport, or somewhere else reasonably close. No, we went to New Jersey by way of Leighton, Alabama...
We left Terrell on Tuesday evening after we both got off work. That put us leaving town at 6:50 PM with a screaming baby. And he screamed. And he fussed. And he screamed. And 3 hours later, he fell asleep. 1 hour after he fell asleep, we arrived in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where we were staying the night in a hotel. And when Keltan woke up as we pulled in, he screamed. And he fussed. And he screamed. All night. He had no intention of sleeping, nor did he have intentions of us or our neighbors sleeping. Finally, at 5 AM, I decided that was enough, and we got up, showered, dressed, and left, much, I assume, to the delight of our neighbors. And Keltan crashed as soon as we left. Not wanting to stop until he woke up, I dined on beef jerkey and Dr pepper, topped off with a yogurt, and Inga dined on some dried fruit. About 3 hours later, he awoke, and we stopped for a real breakfast in West Memphis, Arkansas.
The rest of the trip on Wednesday to Muscle Shoals, Alabama was fine. Keltan was restless, of course, but some toys and videos made the trip bearable. We met Brandon, Amber, and their little baby girl Laurie in Muscle Shoals for some lunch, then followed them back to their house.
Keltan thoroughly enjoyed his time at Uncle B's. He discovered that cousin Isaac is a pretty cool little dude, especially when he and Daddy played hide-and-seek against Isaac and Uncle Craig! He played some football with Issac and Whit, played on the slides and swings, and tried to do all the big boy things they were doing. I do believe his favorite, though, was the stairs in Uncle B's house. Up and down, up and down, up and down....
Oh yeah, we had Aunt Glo's awesome, incredible, delicious, scrumptious, slap-yo-momma-kinda-good chocolate and coconut pies....
Friday after Thanksgiving, we headed out bright and early to Nashville airport, about a 2 1/2 hour drive north of Leighton. Not a bad trip, as Keltan slept most of the way. Now, a word about Nashville airport - it is AWESOME! I wish wish wish it was much closer to Dallas, and we would definitely fly out of there every time. There was a kids' play area directly across from our gate. There were slides, tunnels, mirrors, padded floor, cars - wow! This kept Keltan entertained while we waited for our flight. And that made for one happy Mommy and Daddy! His favorite was a small slide. I showed him once how to go down, then where the steps were, and he went round and round on it.
The flight to Philadelphia was great. Keltan slept the entire time. :)
We landed, and, thanks to Southwest Airlines' great scheduling, met up with Aunt Greta exactly as planned. We got our bags, got in the bus, and went to get our rental car. That rental car turned out to be a Suburban - a super nice ride, indeed.
The time in New Jersey was fun. We were staying in a room next door to Grampy and Nana, and Keltan got to stay with them quite a bit while Mommy, Daddy, and Aunt Greta did some running around. They had a nice efficiency room, complete with a bed room and living room, so Keltan had lots of room to run around and play with his toys (which we bought while out there since we forgot to pack any).
We were out in New Jersey for Inga's uncle Andrew's wedding (Uncle CW to Keltan). Keltan did not at all dig being in the ceremony, so after about 5 minutes, I headed off to the play room with him. There he found 2 other little boys, and they all had a good time together. After the wedding, we went back to the hotel, where Daddy and Keltan took a nap. About an hour and a half later, we headed across the parking lot to the reception. Now, Keltan was dead asleep, but we had to be over there. So, I got him up, got him dressed, walked across a 30 degree parking lot, and got in the door before he ever woke up. He was just a tiny bit groggy, to say the least, as we made our way to our table. After about 15 minutes, he finally got woke up good, and that was about the time they started serving food. First a roll. Then he had some lime sorbet to "cleanse his pallet." Then the main course - for him, chicken fingers and fries, which he was uninterested in. His main interest? Oh, just Daddy's asparagus.
After dinner, the dancing started up. This intrigued little Keltan, so Mommy took him out to the dance floor. This was something that he could not get enough of! Poor Mommy was worn out, but Keltan was not eager to leave the floor! He kept pointing, and she took him back.
After a bit, however, it was bedtime for the little man. So, Daddy packed him back to the room, and he went to bed while Daddy got his heart broken by the OSU Cowboys losing to the blasted sooners...
So then, on Monday, it was time to fly home. Again, the flight was great - Keltan slept the entire way. We landed in Nashville, loaded the bus, and headed to our van. We drove that evening to Forrest City, Arkansas, and fortunately Keltan was much more cooperative. The room in Forrest City was incredible, and we all got some better sleep. Tuesday, we made the 8 hour trek back to Terrell.
Speaking of sleep - Keltan did not sleep a single night on the vacation out of our bed. We tried a crib and a pack and play, but only Mommy and Daddy's bed would work. I was so glad to get home where I could put him in his crib and stretch out on my own bed...then we went that next weekend and bought a king sized bed!
This weekend has brought trauma to our little feller. We determined he was most likely getting another ear infection, so Friday afternoon I took him to the doctor. Sure enough - ear infection. Since he had just finished a really strong antibiotic, which didn't kill his infection, I opted for an antibiotic shot. I did not know it was administered in his thighs (notice I said thighS, as they put one in each leg). About the time the nurse told me it was going to be painful, I was wishing I had opted for the oral. It broke my heart to hear him screaming like that, but it was over quickly, and I did my best to distract him while we waited the 20 minutes after the shots to check for reactions. Then I scheduled round 2 for this morning at 8:45. More pain. But, the good news is that his ears were looking a lot better! Round 3 is Monday afternoon, but hopefully his ears will be clear and he won't need it.
So, trauma all over, we enjoyed a day doing some shopping and just messing around the house. Then Daddy needed a haircut, so we all took off to Procuts. We decided to see if we could get Keltan's hair cut. Trauma round #2! You would have thought we were cutting his little ears off! But, he made it through, and we took him to Braum's for ice cream, where he flirted with the Braum's worker who was on break by playing peek-a-boo with her.
He is really starting to say a lot of words. Some of his favorites are "dog, that, drink, bird, moon, star, cloud, ball, yes, no, bath, and eat." He loves to make the sounds of animals, "baa, moo, woof, meow, neigh, cockadoodledoo, whatever you call an elephant noise, and roar." He may not be able to remember the names of the animals, but he knows their noises! Speaking of animals, we have an annoying Chihuahua rat-dog next door to us, that, of course, won't stop yapping at us. Keltan gets annoyed by it, and stands there and barks at it. Way to go Keltan!
He also likes to toss his food to the dogs when he is done eating. One night, Inga swatted his hand for it. After he fussed a little, he started to throw some more food down. She asked him," Keltan, didn't you just get your hand swatted for doing that?", whereupon he pumped his fist in jubilation and said ,"YES!" Kind of hard not to roll on the floor laughing at that one!
Anyway, that about fills you in on the life of Keltan. We intend to be at Grampy and Nana's before Christmas, then spend Christmas in Tulsa at Uncle Craig's.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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