We survived our whirlwind 16 day, 3 stop tour to visit family and friends. Sonia was excellent on all 8 flights, enjoyed meeting 40+ new people, and put on a full pound in the process. Here are just a few of the highlights of the wonderful trip.
Sonia’s first flight- It’s nice to be first on the plane:
Meeting Auntie J, Granddad Wayne and great-grandpa Wally in North Carolina – not to mention their big Great Danes:
Boating on Lake Norman – We learned she really likes the wind in her hair, but not so much the humidity! And don’t worry, she was only in the sun for the 10 seconds it took to take this picture and still had 60 sunblock on.
Four generations of Raddatz’ together in Oshkosh, WI:
Bay Beach Amusement Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay, WI – She was too short to ride on the Zippin’ Pippin’ (Elvis’ favorite roller coaster that has been transplanted to Green Bay from Memphis) with Daddy and Mommy, but she did enjoy getting hands on with some critters like this bear skin rug – and then of course hands on with the sanitizer :):
Four generations of Whelan’s together in in Dayton, OH
Developmentally, Sonia continues to make leaps and bounds. Some of her new “tricks” over the 2 week trip included: sucking/licking her knuckles with vigor (and the resulting drool), holding onto her Wubba and occasionally being able to put it back in her mouth when it falls out, appearing to be slightly ticklish, continued stability in chest lifting during tummy time, and general head stability as well.