baby's big baltimore adventure Part Three

Baby Jude packed in visits with the relatives in Baltimore. We're happy to have new pictures with Greg's sister Pam, her husband Chris, and Jude's cousins Meredith and Andrea. Chris is a Packers fan but we like him anyway. O.K. he is from wisconsin, but hey. He also owns a bakery, which is a fun place to visit when we 'need to see our brother in law' but really also want a pastry.

Greg and Pam's families Triple threat of grandkids

Greg and I took advantage of grandparent time to catch a movie on our own. Before the baby I never thought going out for a few hours would be such a treat.

Another day Grandma Nancy took us shopping to buy a snowsuit for Jude. We left Jude at home with Grandpa Henry. In his retirement from the railroad he's become almost a professional babysitter. Grandpa frequently watches Jude's cousins Meredith and Andrea.

Grandpa Henry & Jude

Grandpa showed us his skill by rigging extra toys on Jude's mobile for him to look at and animatedly folding laundry while explaining the details to an interested Baby Jude.

On another note, figuring out how to bathe this baby away from home is always interesting. We've used the kitchen sink before. But this time we used the power of plastic.

Grandma Nancy & Greg get ready

A giant storage tub on the kitchen counter became a splash party for baby Jude.

Jude's "tub" bath

I enjoyed watching it and even added extra water. Greg was a little less into it since he kept getting wet while Jude kicked.

splish splash

A clean and dry Jude

The plane ride home also went great. We had an empty row behind us, so Greg laid Jude on a blanket. Our amazing baby slept most of the way. Apparently he did wake up for a bit, but just looked around quietly before falling back asleep. We know we are blessed to have such a sweet natured child.