Sunday morning was an even earlier morning than expected. We knew there was the 7 AM mass we planned on going to, but the expectation was that Will was going to be up at 6 AM (based on his 3 hour sleep schedule and when we put him down). Well, now he throws in a 5+ hour sleep period after we first put him down, so Catherine is up with him to feed at 5 AM. She ended up staying up and playing with him until we went to mass. It’s not that we’re complaining about the longer sleep period, just that we are still coming to terms with the fact that we really don’t control much of anything. He’s in charge; we are working off his schedule.
After mass and breakfast, we loaded up the car and took off for Chicago. That went pretty well, as Will slept like he normally does on car rides. However, this was a longer car ride than he’s ever done. The plan was for Catherine to pump on the way, so that we could feed him a bottle while he was in his carseat and not have to stop for a feeding. Good plan, except if five minutes after you start pumping and he’s hungry then. Lesson learned: pump and make a bottle before leaving on the drive.
Other lesson learned: don’t complain about Seattle traffic. I forgot how awful at a seemingly random time (noon on a Sunday) Chicago traffic can be. Coming up the Dan Ryan we crawled to a standstill just past Comisky Park (yeah, I know, old name, but I have no idea what the Sponsor/Field name is now). No problem. It’s clear to exit on the Stevenson and head to Lake Shore Drive. I know Chicago, just take Lake Shore Drive to the Eisenhower and we are home free. Except that Lollapalooza was taking place downtown. Oops. That and more random traffic on the Eisenhower put us 1 hour late. We made it though. It worked out fine though as Great-Grandma (Babcia) Konopka was at a bridal shower and didn’t get home for a couple more hours. It gave us a time to relax a little, allowed Grace to leave, and Catherine and Will to take a nap.
Bubcia, Auntie Alice, and Auntie Frances all arrived and got to meet Will. Our friends John and Brooke also stopped by on their way through Chicago. It was good to see them again. We last saw them about a year ago when they were visiting the Pacific NW. They had just been in Wisconsin, so they brought us some Spotted Cow from the New Glarus Brewery. Yum. We can't get it in Seattle, so that was nice to get to have one of our favorites again. Unfortunately, through all the visits we were so busy talking and adoring Will that we didn’t get any pictures at that time. Plenty to come though…
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