Jane didn't want to miss this momentous occasion! So, at 11 weeks, I took Jane on her first airplane ride to Ohio. Except for a few fussy cries due to being tired, Jane was an angel! We even had a two hour layover in Atlanta each way and she did great. Upon arrival at the Dayton airport, a crew of cousins and aunts were there to meet us. Jacob, Cole, and Jaeden just couldn't wait to meet Jane (who quickly earned the nickname, "Chubby Cheeks" by Cole). 
Cole was quite observant in declaring that Jane's right cheek was bigger than her left, and would ask in the morning with a smirk, "When is Chubby Cheeks going to wake up?" He loved touching the soft spot on the back of Jane's neck and talking to her when she was awake.
Jaeden learned how babies eat from their mommies (thanks Krista for not talking to them about this before I got there). No, Jane is not eating my arm, and yes, you ate this way when you were little too! On the first night, I was soothing Jane to sleep in a rocking chair and Jaeden joined us with her baby and her rocking chair. After about 30 minutes of rocking and Jaeden asking, "Is she asleep yet? When are you going to put her in her crib?", she quietly put her baby down and went out the door, saying she would be right back. She never came back as playing with Cole was much more fun! 
Jacob was excited to meet baby Jane too, although he kept his eye on her from a distance. He entertained her through his sporting events, as we went to his basketball game and a wrestling meet (at which both Cole and Jacob competed).The big birthday party was populated with lots of cousins, aunts, uncles, grandpas, and grandmas. We celebrated with Jaeden's ladybug cake and Cole's humungasorus volcano cake.
Cake making:
Celebrating being Five!
Aunt Amy and Jane at Jacob's basketball game:
We went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate their big day on their actual birthday, January 25th (the party was the day before). Jaeden and Cole were surprised when the waiter announced to the restaurant that it was their birthday - they got to ride the bull and got a big "Yee Haw" from everyone. I think Cole was excited:
As an added bonus, Jane got to meet our dear friends Becky and Roni. They were so sweet to make the drive over to Springfield to meet Jane and I at Clifton Mill for breakfast. Despite a late arrival and a fussy Jane during breakfast, it was so great to see them and Jane loved meeting them! She hopes she gets to see them both soon!
Feel free to check out all the pics from our trip here.
3 comments:
We're so happy we got to see you and meet baby Jane! You both look fantastic and we can't wait to see you both (& Scott) again soon! So glad you had a fun trip to OH.
It was so fun to be with you again and Jane again! I can't wait to add another cousin to the mix!
So glad to hear your trip went well! The comments about explaining how Jane eats to a 5 year old made me laugh out loud! I had a similar experience with our 7 year old niece. She couldn't stop laughing when I tried to explain that Elena was eating just like a baby cow eats. I think she had lots of questions for her mom that night ;)
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