The Land of... (what is OH known for?)

... buckeyes, I guess.  But I honestly don't know what a buckeye is!  Guess I should Google that.  Or someone can enlighten me, if you're reading this!

Asa and I made it to Ohio yesterday.  It was his first flight, and only the 2nd time I've ever flown "alone" (you know, I had Asa in my lap, but no parents or husband with me).  It was really hard to leave Gainesville.  We'll just leave it at that since I'm alone with Asa right now and don't need to flood our new abode.  He might wash away!  He was soooo good on the airplane!  The flight from GNV to Charlotte was really light, so every passenger had her own row!  All the passengers around me SPLIT when they said we could spread out and they saw I was with a baby. ;)  It was so nice to spread out with Asa and no worry about elbowing someone when he nursed during take off and landing. Speaking of which, the flight attendant was trying to be really nice since I was alone and with a baby.  Our conversation was a bit amusing to me though:

F.A.:  Is this your baby's first time flying?
Me: Yes, it is.
F.A.:  If you have a sippy cup or a bottle, it can really help their ears during take off and landing.
Me:  Oh yes, I am going to nurse and have a cover (pointing behind me, as I had it behind my back.  Asa knows what the cover is for and gets a bit.... vocal.... when he sees it).
F.A.: (apparently all she heard was the "I have a cover part") [looking rather skeptical, but trying to be polite] Oh, you have a cover... Hmmmmm...
Me:  Right, so I can nurse during take off and landing.
F.A.:  Ohhhhh!  [silence]  That's so.... healthy for him. [walks away]

Maybe you had to be there, but it was kind of funny.  We landed maybe even a smidge early in Charlotte.  I found our next gate, called Matt and Mom, and then we took a bathroom break/diaper change and grabbed some breakfast.  The next thing I knew an hour had passed and it was 30 min. before our next flight's scheduled departure.  I packed up, walked back to the gate, and found everyone who had been waiting had already boarded.  I KNEW I wasn't late though, so I told myself not to panic.  The airline employee was helpful and when I got on the plane I saw this flight was definitely NOT light.  In fact, someone was in my seat!  The flight attendant moved him up to the front row with his wife (what he was doing in my seat, I have no idea), and I was next to some college aged guy.  Grrrreat.  Nursing discreetly in a coach airplane seat next to a frat boy.  This ought to be interesting!

Then the REALLY fun part came.  A storm rolled into the airfield, so all departures from CLT were down to ONE runway.  We sat at the gate for over an hour and a half.  At one point the passenger in front of me leaned his seat back. In my head I (judgmentally) thought, "Business men.  Grrrrrr."  I mean, I'm already squishing my 6 ft. frame and baby into the tiny airplane space.  THEN I realized he was NOT a businessman.  He was the husband of the lady traveling with 2 young children (including a baby younger than Asa) across the aisle from him.  Not.Impressed.  Asa kicked away at his seat.... and I didn't feel one bit badly about it! :)

We finally got cleared to take off around the time our flight had been scheduled to LAND in Ohio.  Just over an hour later, we touched down in OH.  Thankfully, the college guy next to me slept most of the flight, so feeding Asa wasn't as awkward as I anticipated.  And Asa napped about 30 min. while we were waiting at the gate, which certainly helped him hang in there after our pre-5:00 AM start to the day.  In the end, college guy asked how old Asa was and commented at how easy going he was and how well he did on the plane (that's my boy!) and was very welcoming and wanting to convince me how wonderful this area is when he found out we're moving here.

It was raining when we landed in OH, but we found Matt and he went to pull the car up as he hadn't seen the umbrellas stashed in my car. :)  Then it was to our new house for the first time to see it (and Sammy dog), feed Asa lunch, and try to get him a REAL nap.

I'll stop there for now.  We're still waiting on our movers.  They should be delivering tomorrow or Thursday.  I'm trying to plan out in my head where I want various furniture pieces to go.  Asa is starting on his next round of teeth.  They started swelling the DAY after our movers came.  I was hoping to unpack without a teething baby, but I am SO thankful for God's mercy that I was not alone, packing our entire house with a TEETHING baby.  God is good.

Stay tuned for more info, and hopefully some pictures soon!