Good luck charm

Jackson MUST be NC State's good luck charm. I mean, the Pack couldn't put points on the board last weekend, but thanks to the presence of their little fan Jackson Talbert, we were able to pull off a shut-out against our rival Carolina. Dad & Linda were traveling the first of November so they gave Ben 2 of their tickets to the game for his birthday & gave Mike & Jenn the other 2.

We started off the day tailgating with a box of Bojangles.  We made a lap around the stadium parking to see some friends and saw my college roomie Britney & her family.  After diaper changes, nursing & re-upping the diaper bag supplies, we made it in the game midway through the 1st quarter.

First of all, lets just say that the State fans seated around us were the most hospitable, tolerant, helpful folks I've ever met at a football game.  Everyone was so helpful picking up dropped pacis, sippies, etc and gave us the sympathetic "we remember those days" when one of the kids piped up.  No one minded that 2 adults & 2 kids were packing into 2 small bleacher seats and more than one family said how awesome it was that we ventured out with two kiddos. 

Jackson LOVED everything about the game.  The canon blasts when we scored, the band at halftime, clapping along to the fight song, eating roasted peanuts &popcorn, watching the crowd erupt when we intercepted the ball, the wolf howling, everything.  He was awesome and made it through three & a half quarters.  Weston was a trooper, too, and slept in my arms for 75% of the game.  We left mid-way through the 4th quarter to nurse my starving, skinny baby who couldn't dare make it more than 3 hours between feedings.  It was awesome to take the boys to the game, especially since it was one of our few wins this season!

We pretty much took over Mike & Jenn's condo for the weekend.  Their place is perfectly spacious for newlyweds & a dog, but add a family of 4 & its cozy for sure.  Jackson got to camp out on a blanket pallet in their room which he was thrilled about.  He thought it was the coolest thing.  Jenn was an awesome hostess and made yummy homemade meals so we didn't have to dine out.  I'm pretty sure they don't want to have any kids for a while after having our chaos for a weekend =)

And we had an epic drive home...we made it from Raleigh to Greenville WITHOUT stopping.  That's right, no crying babies, no potty breaks for me, just a drive-thru at Smithfields for some bbq lunch.  Weston slept for the entire 5 hours.  Jackson napped for the first half then happily played in his carseat the rest of the ride.  We could not believe it.  It was the perfect way to cap off the awesome weekend!

(But I totally paid for it today with a baby who was up from 1:30am until sunrise...)