Note to self: red-eye flight from Alaska + already sleep-addled baby = bad idea. Boy, even on paper that sounds foolish.
Actually, it could have been worse ... Ezra took the travel largely in stride, though he managed to lose about 9 hours of sleep on the return trip. Just poof: gone. You'd think he'd sleep it off at some point and catch up. Nope. When it's gone, it's gone. We've spent the last week trying to sort him back out. Results are mixed.
In any case, though, Ezra (and his parents) had the adventure of his very short lifetime. I won't go into the full blow by blow right now. That is because I am lazy. Hopefully Ash will pick up my slack in a bit. But I will say Erza managed many firsts: he slept in a yurt. He saw a sea otter. He hiked to a glacier. He stopped in Wasilla ... several times. He witnessed an engagement ... and a wedding (reprising his role as ringbearer!). He got his first haircut. He took a water taxi, slogged over tundra, and traversed glacial morraine.
You'd think he'd be kinda sleepy after all that. But not so much.
He is, howvever, galloping ahead in terms of developing skills. He now says "mama" with pretty convincing purpose (it sounds exactly as angelic as you'd imagine), and he's homing in on "da-da." Just today he's made progress in
standing unsupported, though still just for a few seconds at a stretch. And he's starting to mimic kisses. So, so cool.
It's a little weird to have someone so close to you change so fast. This person in your house is new -- all the time. I'm learning there's a kind of Buddhist thing that happens to parents: the kid's nature is change. You have to just embrace the flux and not get too attached to the way he is at any particular moment. It's hard, though: it's like I want him to keep growing and maturing, but I want to keep the old versions around somewhere where I can visit them once in a while. I'm sure this feeling only gets more acute as they grow up.
Anyway, we'll try to fill in some of the blanks on our trip soon. Happy Independence Day to all.
All the best,
Gabe, Ash and Ez
1 comment:
Sounds like a wonderful trip! And your observation of Ezra's changes ~ I recall that we would remark that Sara changed daily, then later it seemed more like bi-weekly, weekly, etc. Since she has reached her teen years I have been struck by the changes she has made compared to us adults in the time span of her life. There is just now way to imagine learning all that she has in the same time frame! And I'm thankful I was along for the remarkable journey! I love that you two are experiencing some of the universal occurences that can only be had through parenthood and that you enjoy and treasure those moments. They'll stay in your hearts always! Bev
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