We finally made it to California! Winston had his first plane ride last Wednesday and despite the anxiety of his parental units, he was an absolute angel for the 4.5 hour trip. He was more upset (as were we) about the 2 hour car ride from LAX to La Canada (a trip that usually takes 30-45 minutes when traffic is cooperating). Anyone who thinks the traffic in their city is bad needs to spend a few days in Los Angeles, where "rush hour" is a 24 hour phenomenon.
Traveling with a baby is incredible. We've never had to carry so much luggage. I can understand why families buy mini vans - we rented a mid-sized car and it was packed to the gills with suit cases, stroller, car seat, diaper bag, book bag, etc. Does it really take all this to take car of a 8 (ok, maybe 9 lbs now) human? Yes, it does.
Photos of Winston at Miami International Airport...
We spent Wednesday through Sunday with Barb and Mary Jo, and there are few places more beautiful and relaxing than their home on El Vago in La Canada. We swam, sat outside amdist their beautiful gardens, spent hours observing the humming birds, listening to the "water feature" (aka water fall) and generally feeling like we had been transplanted to the world's most exclusive spa (Barb even made fresh muffins every morning, along with the world famous green juice). The weather was unusually mild for August in SoCal, and Winston spent more time outside in five days than he had in the past seven weeks in Miami. 
Winston loved to cuddle with Mary Jo and Barb and he experienced his first taste of "real" food (his pacifier dipped in pineapple juice). Judging from his reaction (positive and curious), it shouldn't be too difficult to get him to begin eating real food in a few months. 
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