A Splendid Flight

We had an 11:00 am flight home which meant a 7:00 departure from the hotel.  With Benjamin not being a morning person we weren't sure how this would go.  So we got everything set, strapped him to my front still asleep and headed out.  Benjamin was great sleeping the entire way to the airport (an hour). When we entered, the line for check in was huge!! Luckily an airport staff directed us to the Happy Mommy check in line...wooohooo! All done in about 10 minutes and off to security which was just as crazy long, but Benjamin was a trooper through it all just hanging out on my back soaking in all the people.

Once in the terminal he spotted the airplanes through the windows and had to take a closer peak.  This was also a great time to get him changed and out of his jammies. We only had about an hour and a half until boarding so we wandered, ate, watched planes and spoke with another family from another agency that just completed their first trip.

Benjamin did great on the flight from start to finish. He just sat and played in his seat, read books, enjoyed food/snacks, and watched videos. I didn't get a picture of it, but Playdoh was the big hit and highly recommended to occupy time!!  The only crying we had was at the end when I put his shoes back on.  He immediately grabbed his backpack and was ready to head out.  However we were at the back of the plane (second to last row) and so we had to wait, wait, and wait. Mommy lesson, don't put shoes on until we are actually ready to head out next time : )