Baby's first vacation

We survived our first vacation with baby in tow. He was such an angel on the plane. I was a little nervous boarding for the flight there. Branson was hungry, and was pretty much screaming the airport down while we waited for our turn to board. I can't even tell you how many dirty looks I got, and how many people said, "you, know, you ARE pre-boarding since you have a baby." Actually, that rule no longer applies at Southwest. Family boarding is after the A group. Which is after pre-boarding kids that fly alone and handicapped, as well as business select. So, since we were already in the A group, we were one step ahead. Yippee. Once we were on the plane, the oh-so-kind gentleman in the row in front of us informed us that if the plane was not going to be full, we could spread out. I'm sure that had NOTHING to do with the fact that I was carrying a fussy baby. Once on board, we put Branson's ear plugs in, got situated enough to let him nurse, and he was out before we were off the ground. Didn't make a peep until we landed. Eat THAT old grumpy man that obviously has never had a baby.
Once we were in Vegas, Branson was immediately enamoured with the fast paced, bright lights, loud noises and pretty people. We checked in and headed up to our room. Except it wasn't just OUR room, apparently we were sharing it with someone named Cinthia Erwin. Since I was just a tad bit grossed out by the ruffled sheets, used coffee machine and un-emptied garbage, we called to complain. Because my husband is a coveted Diamond Member, we were "upgraded". So I was thinking, Great! Keenan can have enough room to sleep comfortably on a roll away and maybe Branson could even sleep in a crib! Boy was I ever right. We were upgraded to what would be considered a large New York apartment size suit. 1 bedroom with a king bed, 2 bathrooms, a dining room and a spacious living room with 2 couches. I'm sure you could imagine just how stoked we all were. Now imagine that excitement amplified simply because you are 12. Yup, Keenan was stoked. He wanted to order room service for lunch, so we did. The food wasn't anything to talk about, but I think he loved it simply because of the big picture, being treated like "VIP".
The rest of the trip was great. Branson loved the water fountains, and barely made a peep while were out moving around all day. Of course once it came time for mommy to eat, he inevitably decided he wanted to still be on the go. We enjoyed a wonderful meal with Chrissy, Chris and Keri. And they even babysat for us while we went to see Love with Keenan. I was so nervous leaving Branson simply because I was afraid he would have a melt down. He didn't. And the show was amazing. Made me miss dancing, that's for sure. I was so impressed with the element of hip-hop that was so present in a production about the Beatles. Who would have thought!
All in all the trip was a success. Good food, good shopping, good kids, good fun.