Our trip to Texas

Texas was really fun! June and I went for a week, but Jake had to stay home to do school and work which was lame. But thankfully she did GREAT on the plane. She slept the whole time. I'm pretty sure it's because planes have a natural white noise, so it was amazing.

When we got there, everyone was so excited to cuddle her and see how big she has gotten . . . which is pretty big. This girl is gaining and growing by the MINUTE!

The trip was spent visiting people who hadn't met her yet, eating Anamia's (three times), and shopping. Some people had given us some money to take June on a shopping spree so OF COURSE we did. Lisette and I loved shopping for her at Target and got her some of the cutest outfits.

The weather was pretty hot and we could tell pretty fast that June HATED the heat. She would get sweaty and so fussy and I would try to cool her down real quick. When it was cooler in the evenings, we spent some time laying down on the outdoor blanket. It was nice when it was breezy outside.

It's always nice (and sometimes stressful) to have extra hands with June. So many people wanted to snuggle her, but her mama wants to snuggle her too! It's difficult trying to find a balance and tell people, "I'm gonna hold her for a bit and then you can have her." Haha maybe I'm just obsessed with holding my baby and making sure she's happy. Oh I hope I'm not a coddler when she's older!

Another fun part of our trip was seeing Beth and her kids! They were so excited to love on June, giving her kisses on her forehead and holding her. We all jumped on the trampoline and ate dinner together. Lisette came too and I was so glad June was an angel baby. She dealt with all the little kids smooching her and wanting to touch her really well. When Lucy was holding her, June did a huge toot and everyone was laughing SO hard! We love those kids! I especially loved when I got June in her car seat to leave and Lucy got down really close to her and gave her a kiss.

Another cute moment was when Lucy was helping me change her diaper. We were finishing up and Lucy wanted to snap the buttons together on her onesie. She got the middle one just fine but was having trouble with the last one. June started to cry and Lucy said, "Oh shhh baby" and then went back to work to get it shut. She's so sweet!

The big event that we went down for in the first place was Carli's graduation! We made the drive early Saturday morning. On the way there, we had to stop to feed June but then she fell asleep and did great. On the way back, she slept the whole time (mainly because it was bedtime). The whole week I was so unsettled about having such a ridiculous schedule for June, so I'm excited to be back hoe and get her back on a schedule. Anyway, Carli was so excited to finally meet June. It was so fun to introduce my childhood best friend to my sweet baby.

It was pretty hard though when we went to lunch for Carli at Perini's Steakhouse. It was outside and June was really struggling with the heat. My mom heart was so sad, I just wanted her in the A/C! My mom ended up taking her clothes off and putting some water on her head and back and you could tell she started to feel better and she got a little happier. Noted, though . . . Baby hates the heat!

It was fun to see my mom, of course, and everyone else! They are all so in love with June. Here are some cute pictures from the week...