Off to China - 9/15

Cory has been in China for almost 10 months now and Callyn & I are finally making our first trip to Dalian. Cory didn't want us flying by ourselves, so he flew home only to turn around 24 hours later to fly us out. We left Phoenix Friday 9/15 at 6:00 PM, boarded a flight to LAX at 8:15, landed in LAX at 9:30, and boarded our flight to Seoul at 12;30 AM...we then flew 13 hrs, arriving at 5 AM Saturday morning in Seoul. I'm now sitting in the Seoul business lounge waiting to board a 9:30 AM flight into Dalian. For those of you counting...we are on hour 22 and still not there!

So far, Callyn has been amazing. The flight from Seoul wasn't bad at all. Luckily, we flew business class and had seats that reclined into full beds. Callyn had her own seat next to me and Cory sat one row in front. Callyn and I were asleep before they even served dinner. I think we slept about 7-8 hrs. Callyn woke up happy as a clam and played in her seat with her toys. She got a little fussy after about an hour of playing, but some milk and walking around cured that problem. She took another nap while breakfast was served and then we landed. Alot of passengers commented that she was "the best baby"! Only a few more hours to go until we arrive in China! Wish us luck!

Labor Day in Cape Cod

Callyn and I took our first airplane trip to Massachusetts for Labor Day. We flew the red-eye on Jet Blue and Callyn slept the majority of the flight. She was a perfect angel...I, on the other hand, arrived very tired. It's almost impossible to sleep with a baby on your lap. In the future, for any flight longer than 1 hr, its worth it to buy a seat for a baby. 

We had a great time visiting family and enjoying the Labor Day weekend at the beach. Callyn even went in the ocean...she didn't know what to think of the waves, but when one hit her in the face, all she did was laugh. She's enjoyed being spoiled by all her aunts, cousins, and Nanny & Pop. Here are some pictures:

7 Months Old

Once again, I've been horrible at keeping up with this blog. Callyn turned 7 months old on Aug 31st and is really starting to become a big girl. She's well over 20 lbs (my guess is 22 lbs) and is in 18 and 24 month old clothes. She's learned how to sit up by herself and loves feeding herself cheerios, puffs, and anything else that she can get into her mouth. She has her first two teeth in (bottom ones) and it won't be long until more pop up. Meals have become extraordinarily messy. Sometimes I feel like we get food everywhere but in her mouth. She's smiling and laughing alot and is beginning to recognize her name. She gestures "bye bye" (though I'm not convinced she actually knows this yet!). She also understands the word "up". Whenever I say "up" she lifts her hands up and dives into my arms. She's still the best sleeper in the world. She takes long morning naps and then a few afternoon "cat naps". She goes to sleep around 7:30 every night and is better than an alarm clock...waking up at 5:45 AM every morning! Here are so recent pics: