My 30th

So since most of you got the new pics I sent out today. I will just post a few but I thought I would finally tell my 30th birthday story. I am not looking for pity, just evidence of how much Eli has changed our life. So the weekend before my big birthday I got many surprises- my brother came in, tickets to ATP, brunch with friends, and a night out on the town. It was wonderful but I knew Ben had planned something special for us on my actual birthday. I had told him I was willing to spend one night away from Eli and once that Friday night came around he told me we would be headed to the airport the next morning very early. I will admit I was so excited, I had no idea where we were going and I loved it. We noticed that Eli had a little bit of a stuffy nose but put him to bed and anxiously packed. Then the night began, I think I got a total of 30 min. of sleep. Eli could not breathe out of his nose and would just wail and cry. He was miserable and I was terrified. At one point he was choking on his own mucous and I freaked out. I could not sleep and either could he- we just started to cry together. Needless to say we headed to the pediatrician in the morning instead of the beach. The pediatrician did not have any concerns but did say that the first cold always rocks new parents. He told us to head to the airport, that Eli would be fine and the grandparents could take care of him. At this point I had no idea what time it was but I just wanted to see the beach. After many calls to my sister to make sure I was making the right decision we handed Eli to my mom and headed to the airport to see if we could make the next flight on stand by. We ran in and were informed that we must wait in an extremely long line because our flight had already taken off and we needed to be re-ticketed. After waiting in the line for 30 min. I see a man that looks like he has some power in a Delta jacket. With tears in my eyes I ran up to him and asked if we can please just go through and try to get on stand by. He tells me that it is not possible and our only option is to wait in line. At that point I lost it. I tried to hold it in but just started to cry. He was very taken back and ran to a computer to try and help me. He was so sweet but couldn't help us. Ben had scheduled a massage for me on the beach at 5pm. The clock said 1pm and there was no way we would make it. So we headed back home. I cried the whole way home. We ended up going for pizza and a movie while my mom babysat Eli. He was still sick and I will admit that I was so glad to be with him that night. He did much better, but I knew he was safe and that was the best birthday gift ever. I have heard similar stories from many parents. I figure Eli just didn't wantus to leave him just yet. Oh parenthood!
And I will get that night on the beach- Ben has promised me it will happen someday and trust me I will hold him to it!