Well since I have not blogged in a month I'm going to give you small updates everyday of what happened throughout the month of may. This has been a busy much and I always tried to get around to blogging, but by the end of the day I was either too exhausted or my laptop was on the fritz. So first off beginning of the month we went to New York/New Jersey to visit my parents. We had a blast as usual except that it rained for a majority of the time we were there so that wasn't so much fun, but we made the best of it. We went the the Natural Museum of History, ate at the Shake Shack, walked around Soho and Greenwich Village, went to the Tribeca Family Festival, the Hoboken street fair and much much more eating. I gained 5 pounds. On the day we were to leave we all wanted ice cream even though it was cold and rainy so my sister searched yelp.com and found a place called Dollie's Ices in Brooklyn. Oh my was this the best homemade ice cream ever. All of us including the kids had ice cream. (remember this ice cream story)
Then we drive to the airport which wasn't far away, thank god our parents were there to help us because we had way to much luggage and on top of it 2 kids, 2 strollers and 2 car seats. AHHHH what was I thinking bringing so much crap. So finally we get thru security which was not easy since they make everyone take off there shoes including the baby and Aidan was screaming because he had to put his new pirate toy thru the X-ray. After that we decided we needed food for the plane ride so went and got a chicken wrap and some chips. Then as we are walking to the gate we hear final boarding call for Monique Gandy, Aidan Gandy and Michanne Quinney. I look at my sister like did they just call our names over the loud speaker. Holy Sh&# were gonna miss our flight. So if you have ever seen Home Alone the scene in the movie where they are running thru the airport that is us with 2 kids in there strollers. We barely made it. Oh my word I was so embarrassed. Finally we get on the plane and were told after we started taxing that there are more than 35 planes in front of us to take off so it will be about an hour or so. So during this time my darling daughter poops and everyone knows when you are taxing you are not allowed to leave your seat. So I wait awhile til the smell gets so bad I have to call the flight attendant. He comes over and says he has to get permission from the captain. Finally 15 mins later he comes back saying I have permission. So Ashlyn is finally clean and changed Captain comes on the loud speaker saying there are still another 20 or so planes in front of us will be another hour and half. Holy lord are you kidding me. I have 2 antsy kids don't make this plane ride any longer on me.
About 20 mins later still taxing Aidan tell me "Mommy I really have to go poo poo". So I'm like ok, I call over the flight attendant again, tell him my son really has to go the bathroom. He says he can't call the captain again to stop the airplane, but to let him see what he can do. Finally he comes back stating he can take him to the restroom, but before I could say yes Aidan has already bolted to the restroom. Now I'm in shock that some man I don't know is helping my son in the restroom, I keep looking over my seat to see if I need to go help him. Finally the other stewardess comes over and says don't worry he is ok he just has to poop a lot. At this point my sister is in tears laughing, and I'm thinking what else could go wrong. Finally Aidan comes back the male flight attendant tells me he use to be an Au Pair and has wiped many kids butts. Well doesn't that make me feel better, not so much. So finally after being on the ground for 3 hours we finally take off. Aidan is fast asleep at this point and Ashlyn is still awake when my pants get really warm and wet when I realized she has peed thru her diaper. So as I get to the diaper bag to get a diaper to change her I realize she has also pooped and has bad diarrhea. Then within minutes she pukes and luckily I caught it in my hand. Then I'm wondering why is she getting sick and I realize she at ice cream and my lil booger is lactose intolerant. Oh lord what did we do, she is sick to her tummy on an airplane. So I finally change her again and wipe me off I had no extra clothes to change in so I had to sit in my pee and puked soaked clothing. Lord did I feel sorry for the people closest to us. Then Ashlyn finally falls asleep and Michanne and I decide to eat our food. In the middle of eating our food I go to grab my soda and drop it all over my poor sister Isabella Fiore purse. At this moment I think we got to be on the tv showed punked or having a really bad joked played on us. Then as I finally relax I bend over to get my magazine to read and the person in front of me decides to recline her chair at the same time and about knocks me out. And all she did was say sorry (not very nicely mind you) and still left her chair fully reclined. I was so uncomfortable with hardly any room with a sleeping infant on my lap and this lady half in breathing area. Lord did we have bad luck.
Tomorrow I will tell you all about my big "30" birthday!!!
