We went up to Portland for Ted’s cousin’s wedding for the weekend. Mckayla had a very busy weekend entertaining the family. She was being passed around like a little toy for the most of the time – she was pretty good for the most time, as long as she didn’t see Ted or me. She even got to meet her cousin, Brandon, for the first time. When they met, Mckayla did her usual pulling his hair, grabbing his arm, and hitting his face. Brandon was such a gentleman, he just let her do whatever she wanted and didn’t complain. But, when he was told to give Mckayla a kiss, he went straight for her lips. There goes Mckayla’s first kiss, stolen by her cousin.
Mckayla behaved decently for the most part of the wedding ceremony and fell asleep during the entire photo session. She woke up as we were getting ready to leave for the reception at the Riverside Golf & Country Club. After we fed her dinner during the cocktail hour, she went back to sleep again. When she woke up from her nap, Ted and I held her and walked around to keep her calm for the rest of the night.
Being the center of attention was rough on Mckayla. She couldn’t fall asleep and kept waking up in the middle of the night when we were in Portland. Good thing that Ted’s parents are early risers, we were able to hand her off to them to spend quality bonding time while we slept in to catch up on sleep for a bit. But we had a very traumatic experience on the way back on the flight. We knew she was tired and was due for her nap. But we had no idea she would get so upset. She was getting slightly cranky shortly after we boarded the plane and got settled down in our seats. After the door was closed and the plane started taxing towards the runway, Mckayla started screaming and crying. For the entire time and until shortly after take off, about twenty minutes, she cried and screamed until she finally fell asleep. We’ve never seen her this upset and we had no idea what was wrong with her. We gave her pacifier, offered her bottle, and even changed her diaper in our laps, but could not calm her down. We were so worried and embarassed at the same time. We’re pretty sure the entire plane, including the captain, heard her crying. She slept for the entire flight until the plane was ready to land. After the nap, she was back to her happy self, smiling and playing with other passengers around us. Based on the comments we heard, we knew the entire flight was traumatized by her crying. We were so relieved when we got home – finally able to relax for a bit while Jackie played with her. That was the Father’s Day gift from Mckayla to Ted!
