Flying home

I realize my posts are long over due at this point but I am still struggling with settling into the juggling act of a single mom during the week.

Just wanted to mention that the girls were stars on the flights home. We had to yank them out of their warm beds at 3:30 a.m. which really sets you up for failure. This time around we had a layover and were going to be traveling during daylight hours. Not ideal in my book.

Once on the plane, Lila was strapped into a car seat as well as Savannah. Savannah managed to squeeze herself into Adeline's so that we could then switch Adeline to the seat and have Savannah as our "lap child." Much easier holding her than a squirmy toddler.

Adeline pulled her old trick again. She vomited multiple times and dropped her sats to the high 80's. She was pretty miserable until she finally fell asleep. I am assuming flying makes her motion sick. Once asleep she was fine but that took until the end of the first flight. Lila didn't sleep during the first flight but hung out like a champ and required very little attention.

At the end of the first flight we chose to be the last people off. While we were gathering up our many items the pilot took Savannah to the cockpit and let her pretend to fly the plane. He was so kind. He took time to talk to her about where she lived and was able to understand her very soft and quiet voice. He had her push all sorts of buttons. In addition, he had her type in her city in order to print its weather report. She was sent home with wings for her and her sisters and a hot and humid weather forecast for our arrival into Philly. What was most impressive was that the pilot then helped us carry our car seats off the plane. I wish there was some way I could recognize his kindness.

The second flight was pretty uneventful. Adeline had an empty stomach which prevented the puking episodes. She wasn't real sleepy and enjoyed saying "hi" to everyone reading their papers in first class. Lila fell asleep for a couple of hours and later woke up to watch Sesame Steet on my iPod. Savannah also napped in Adeline's car seat. We usually had two kids asleep and one awake. Not bad for a long day of traveling.

I must say our kids are amazing travelers. No crying, disruption or an overbearing family presence by us and our children when on a plane. I would have never dreamed of being so lucky.