chicago

this last weekend we met my parents in chicago. we left at 2:30am to get to chicago so that we would miss the st. patrick's day parade traffic. it was rough but i managed to stay awake the whole time.

it was our first road trip with carter... he did pretty well. and i did pretty well also i might add, as i ventured into the world of feeding carter in public. i nursed him in every major tourist attraction in chicago. it was a bit embarrassing but oh well, the poor kid has to eat.

1.we went to the top of sears tower but only to the 99th floor because the 103rd skydeck was closed. notice that carter is wrapped in a blanket. this is due to the fact that he managed to go through six outfits in two days. in this picture he had soiled himself but we did not have a place or the time to change him. (the blanket is serving as protection) good thing i packed so many clothes for him. he was a mess.

tyrell packed him around the city in the front baby carrier thing and it worked out really well. we just put him in the warm little suite with his hat and he looked adorable. tyrell also loved all the smiles he got from all the passers by who stopped to admire his adorable cargo.

a cute pair!

2.the shed aquarium was fun and the best thing we did was get a wheelchair. originally we thought we would just get it for my dad because he has been having back problems, but everyone ended up benefiting. my mom said i should use it to nurse. so she pushed me around to look at the fish and carter ate. a little awkward, but it was great that i didn't have to hull up in a corner and miss out on everything because the baby needed to eat. dad got his needed rest and mom got some QT with sleeping baby carter. the aquarium was crawling with other screaming children so we fit right in.

3.the field museum was great and carter is apparently already bored by history. we went to the special pirate exhibit and saw some neat stuff. and in the few hours we spent there we only scratched the surface of that huge place.

4.we ate chicago style pizza and hot dogs so we could say we had the full experience. and after eating his hot dog, tyrell claimed that he likes it better with just plain ketchup... he would:)

5.we met up with my cousin tammy and her husband jan for dinner. it was good to see them. thanks for traveling to see us.

6.my parents and tyrell went to the show, jersey boys, and really enjoyed it. i stayed at the hotel with carter... we took a nap. oh the sacrifices a mother must make:)

all in all we had a great time and were glad to get out of the house and have an adventure. it was really great to get to see my parents as well and for them to see carter. next trip... i am going to brave traveling to az by myself. i hope we survive.

ps.

this is a picture of carter on his first day of church (6weeks old). he looked so cute in his little vest.

my neighbor/landlord bought us a jogging stroller!!! i am so excited about it. he is really nice and said it is carter's present for "being born". or perhaps he got a look at me and thought this would help us both:) i took it out for it's maiden voyage yesterday (because it was a warm 50 degrees) and it is great. we are going to really like it. thanks mark!