Month 6

This month brought a BIG adventure! I took my first airplane ride to Pensacola, Florida. Daddy and Mommy were really impressed with how I behaved on the plane. I cried a little, slept, and Daddy walked me around the plane when I had trouble calming down. I met a lot of people on the airplane and they all said I was very cute.

Once we made it to Pensacola (24 hours later), I met my Halmoni (Grandma Ismay) for the very first time. She was so excited to see me, and I immediately gave her my biggest toothless grin. I was held by her and we went down to the baggage claim to surprise my Grandma Triebold. Grandpa Triebold was in on the surprise, so she practically walked right into my  Mommy before she realized who was in front of her. It was a perfect surprise and she immediately gave Mommy a hug and came over to see me.

Next we drove over to Aunt Michelle's house and surprised her, too! She was so excited, I was shocked that she didn't go into labor right then and there! We all went out to dinner and enjoyed the fact we would be around for almost a whole month.

We spent the first few days adjusting to the time difference, but after a couple nights I was back to my 5-6 hour stretch of sleep, and having Halmoni around to get me from my pack-n-play helped Mommy & Daddy get adjusted faster, too. I loved waking up to her and playing with her every morning before my parents woke up.

I went swimming for the first time during the trip. Grandma Triebold helped me get used to having water splashed on my head, and we eventually even put my entire head under the water! I did so well; I didn't even cry. I like the water a lot, so Mommy says we'll have to keep going so that I learn to love it more and more.

I started moving around a lot, too. When we first got to the states, I only rolled from my belly to my back; now I scoot on my back all over the floor, roll from my back to my belly, and push up on my arms almost to the point where I can put my knees under me. Everyone says I'm really close to crawling.

I started eating solids at my 6 month mark! I've eaten rice cereal, carrots, avocados, squash, and sweet potatoes. I am having so much fun trying all the different flavors real food has to offer!

I met so many people while I was home, too! Some people even came from different states to visit. Besides meeting my Aunt Michelle, I met my Uncle Keith, Aunt Teresa and Uncle David! I had a lot of fun with all of them. My cousin Wesley was born while I was in the states, too, and I'm really excited to get to grow up with him and play when we get older. I met my Great Grandpa Triebold, Great Aunt Sharon, and Nana Triebold. My Great-Aunt Jaymie & Uncle Mike stopped by on their way back to Illinois to see me, and my Great-Aunt Dori, Uncle Glenn, and Aunt Linda came from Texas to see me and my cousin Wesley. They brought along my first cousins Christian, Faith, Nicholas, and second cousins Olivia and Isaac. Finally, my Grandpa Ismay flew all the way from New York to visit me! We spent time at the Gulfarium and the Naval Aviation Museum and had a lot of fun together.

Me & Uncle David

Hanging out with Great Grandpa Triebold

Visiting Aunt Michelle in the Hospital

Mommy holding Wesley before he was put in the nursery.

Needless to say, I was pretty spoiled during my time in Florida. So many people held me and loved on me, it was hard to believe it was time to go back to Guam after the 4 weeks flew by. I know we didn't get the chance to see some of the people that my Daddy & Mommy wanted, but Mommy & I will be back in December for Christmas, so we'll have some more time to visit others.

My 7 month update is fast approaching so I will write more, then!

PS: I'm sorry there aren't many pictures of the trip. My Mommy still needs to upload them to the computer, so if you're on facebook, keep an eye out for them!