flying

The flight to New York was actually surprisingly easy. I was so worried that she would be cranky on the plane. She was up bright and early that morning (4am!) so she was ready to eat and sleep the minute we hit our seats. And luckily, grandpa and I had an empty seat between us the whole way for her to sit in.
The first leg of the flight, she slept in my arms...OUCH! My poor arms. A 20 pound baby can get heavy really fast!
We landed and then took off again without deplaning. She stayed awake for that one, but played during the flight. She was ready to eat lunch at the airport and then spent the long layover entertaining the other passengers waiting for their flights. She walked around...loving all the extra space at the airport. And monkey crawled down the length of the moving sidewalk! She had a blast shaking a cup of ice and playing with an empty water bottle. She babbled and laughed. And just before we got on the plane...she toddled over to me, got in my lap, and fell fast asleep. She barely woke up when we got on the plane! She slept the rest of the way to NY, but this time we laid her in the seat between us. SHe woke up just as we landed.
The drive to grammy's house was a little more exciting as she was ready to be out of the seat and play with toys. I climbed in the backseat of a very small 2 door car that got even smaller with a full size car seat, 2 large suitcases, 2 carry-ons, a stroller, and 2 adults in it. It was a long drive.
Now we are here, though, and Kira is happy to be at our temporary home for the week. Room to explore, new toys to chew on, and a grammy to snuggle her!