We did it! We survived our first flight with the little man. Wednesday May 25th we got up at 4:30am to get loaded up and headed to the airport. The recommendation was to feed Jake a bottle on take off and landing and that would help keep his ears open. Well it worked like a charm. Jake took his bottle as the plane took off and promptly fell asleep in my arms. He slept for about half the flight. Then he was his happy, bubbly, must touch everything and put it in my mouth, self. We got our rental car and started the drive to Crestone, CO where my Grandma Rie, Uncle Greg, and Uncle Rob live.
It was so wonderful to have the time and the opportunity to see my grandma and have her meet her great grandson for the first time. They both had a blast, constantly making each other laugh. My whole immediate family was there. Parents, Nathan and Livvy, and Daniel and Sammi. It was amazing!
We played cards, ate great food and not so great food, we laughed and hiked and enjoyed the beauty that God created.
Jake has two teeth now and we think he might be working on his third. He is 7 months old now. He is eating veggies and rice cereal and we have just started fruits. For the most part, he is now sleeping through the night - which is fabulous! He smiles, loves to stand (with help of course), and any time he can jump he is a happy boy!
Dan and I are keeping busy. Amor has just entered its summer season, and we will be mostly building in Rosarito so that should be a lot of fun. Dan is managing logistics and getting to take things apart and put them back together, build showers, and baños, and chalk camp, and take care of vehicles and tools and the list goes on. He is a very busy man!
I am still assisting the directors but I have also taken on Donor Relations Coordination. I am processing gifts and sending receipts and cleaning up our database and managing that. It is a great challenge and I am learning a lot. I love that I am growing and learning and loving my job.
On other news, my brother's wife is pregnant and due in 3 months. We are so excited to have Jake's cousin so close. We can't wait to meet little Noah Russell. It will be fun to have them so close in age and close enough to hang out and play.
