First Weekend

On September 20 we boarded our first LONG haul flight to the USA.  While this wasn't our first flight with Jacob, it was our first 16 hour flight.  I was a little bit nervous about all the logistics but felt pretty comfortable since I had Micah to help.  Well, Jacob did awesome on the flight.  He had his own little bed to hang out in and was super lucky to get to lay down flat.  After 24 hours of traveling we made it to Houston! Micah says I was overly chatty with the customs guy but I was just excited that Jake was finally on US soil. Both Nana and Papa came to the airport to pick us up and we headed to a local BBQ joint for some dinner. Yum! Pork BBQ!

Our first weekend in the USA Jacob was able to meet his Great Grandma Eddy, Aunt Selena, Adam, and his cousin Madasin.  He was sad to miss out on meeting  his cousins Beau and Wyatt but maybe next time.  Madasin was super interested in Jake until she realized he couldn't really play with her but I'm sure one day he will be following her around the house. We spent the weekend eating, cooking, chatting, shopping, and getting over jet-lag.

Great Grandma Eddy

Cousin Madasin (3 years)

Getting over jet-lag with a baby was a whole new experience. Luckily Jake is young so he wasn't too hard to get switched over.  Essentially when he would wake up in the middle of the night at a non "awake" time I would lay on the couch with him trying to get him to sleep and let him know it was "sleep" time. I'm curious as to how it will go back in Saudi.