News flash

I know, I know, I said I probably wouldn't post until after we got back from our trip.  But Oh. My. Gosh. The reason I have time to do this before we go to the airport today is that our amazing little baby slept through the night last night!  Like really and truly slept through the night.  We put him down around eight, and then soothed him around 8:15 pm.  Then, at 5 am, Carmen wakes up and asks me "he didn't wake me up . . . did he wake you up?" And turns out he didn't wake me up.  Seriously amazing.  He woke up, on his own, around 6:00 am!  So he slept for about 10 hours.  What baby goes from waking up twice a night to not waking up at all, just like that?!?  Apparently our baby. 
We had gone to bed a little late, due to packing and preparing, resigning ourselves to the fact that we just weren't going to sleep much.  Turns out we (or at least I) got the most consecutive hours of sleep I've ever gotten P.J. (post-Jayden) - about 5-1/2 hours! 
He wasn't grinning when he woke up, but once he was fed he was pretty happy.  Not that he'll smile for the camera, though...

I'm ready for the airplane!  For a hilarious dialogue of babies on a plane, check out http://www.npr.org/2011/12/22/144123663/have-pacifier-will-travel-babies-on-board

We're not counting on this being repeated, but he picked a great night to at least try it out.  And when it does happen again, we'll be just as thankful.  Merry Christmas to us!  Best early Christmas gift ever.