Little Bugger

As you know, traveling with an infant creates new and different challenges than you might experience at any other time. With this said, while we were on our trip to Idaho Falls this last weekend Ben had a rather difficult time taking his usual naps. First, because we were visiting family so of course there was so much going on that the little bugger just didn't want to miss a thing, and second, because we shared a hotel room with three other people so it was a bit of a challenge to find a quiet place with no distractions for him to rest. Thankfully everyone was really understanding and supportive when I had to cut ourselves off and kick everyone out of our hotel room so he could get a little sleep. Even then, however, he had a hard time letting himself relax so I just let him cry for a while to let out some of that energy. (Yes, I was a little hesitant about letting him cry in a hotel but thankfully we didn't get any complaints!) I caught a few photos of him peeking up out of his crib to see if anyone was around to have sympathy on him. Why does it have to be so hard to let them cry sometimes?!

"Is anyone listening to me?"

"There you are Mom - Let me see if I can melt your heart with a little pout and a few tears."

"Aha! It worked! Here she comes to the rescue."