Papaya Mom

So I thought it might work, we’d all sleep. Papaya slept, a bit, but neither Adventure Dad nor I got much sleep. The Jet Blue seats were bigger, but barely reclined. So, both our necks hurt and we ended up trading baby and sleeping hunched over a backpack on the tray table. Did I mention we NEVER plan to do this again!?!?!

So we made it to JFK, but had forgotten what an awful old airport it was. The Jet Blue terminal seemed old, the carpet was awful and it was stuffed with people. We were semi-happy to get on another plane just to get it all over with. We all passed out on the 45 minute hop and were on our way….to wait again at the car rental terminal. We finally hit the road towards the Petzoldt Farm at 11:50 a.m. EST, a nine hour treck of sore muscles and more!

Arriving was wonderful; Grandma and Grandpa hurried over to meet Papaya who had slept the entire two hour drive home. Although sleepy, she allowed Grandma to hold her and play and even let out small smiles. She was held and loved by Auntie Niki and Auntie Katy and then settled in for some milk. We went over to see Great Grandmother Petzoldt. The big surprise - the Petzoldts had begun construction of the new wing of the house. Grandpa Petzoldt now says “if you build it, they will come.” He loves his boys and the grandchildren and wives they bring, and he’s showing it by building a great new wing to the house…with a BATHROOM!!!!!

We’ve all bathed and showered, now we await the return of Grandparents from the barn. We’ll have a wonderful dinner and set in for a LONG night’s sleep.

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