Considering how little he still is, Leon has endured all the travel and other adventures that Mommy and Dari exposed him to amazingly well. He celebrated the opportunity to face forward in the baby bjorn for the first time by joining us on our trip to the castle ruins and seemed to be taking it all in. Shielding him from the sun was a bit of a challenge because of his new-found squirming and hand sucking skills but Leon would agree that the views were definitely worth it :). With sun protection in mind, we also found some unusual nursing / burping spots that he was totally cool with in the end.
Before leaving Slovakia, Leon got to hang out with Bimba the way he likes the best - ready for a fun chat :)
He did not skip a beat when we were on the road again, and made himself comfortable at our airport hotel room right away.
He peacefully slept through the check-in process, which can be a little tedious with all the baby gear and necessary special tickets + tags. He took a break from napping only to let Mommy change a huge diaper BEFORE he got on the plane (something she was quite grateful for) and then nodded off again for a nice nap in the bassinet that he finally warmed up to this time around. Who could ask for more?
The special baby challenges were not over back home either. Jetlagged, Mommy forgot to bring a diaper on a walk to the playground but rather than cutting Dari's playtime short, she decided to improvise a little and used the swaddle blanket we had on hand as a cloth diaper. Leon's response - cool, I have a diaper AND shorts!
Once home, Leon has been checking out some new toys he's been slowly (or quickly?) growing into. Thankfully, one of the main criteria for purchasing our jumparoo was its stability around older siblings and at the time we did not even realize how much we'd appreciate that feature. Dari has been VERY eager to show Leon how to operate all the attached toys. Meanwhile, Leon has been more interested in Dari's antics, which there is always an unending supply of. So it all works out.
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