Sweetpea's First Trip

At about 8 weeks old, our little Sweetpea went on her very first plane trip. Daddy had a conference in Washington DC and wanted the whole family to come, so we packed our bags, researched and called about baby check-in policies and hotel crib (which actually is a play yard). We later thought that perhaps it wasn't a good idea since she was still very young and the trip taking essentially a whole day, but we had already purchased our plane ticket. The trip to DC actually wasn't bad at all; it made it easier since both of us were travelling with Sweetpea rather than just one of us. From Seattle, we got to go on a separate family line at the security checkpoint. For the most part, Sweetpea slept on the plane for both legs of the flight after I fed her during take-offs (It is recommended that babies are either fed or given a pacifier during take-off and landing so that the pressure on their ears won't be so bad), so she did pretty well; people commented on how little and cute she was and how she did a really good job. Timing for our flights actually corresponded to her feeding times, and we always had just enough time to change her diapers at the airports. While there, we tried to keep her on the same schedule as when she is at home in the west coast. It was a good trip since she got to spend time with her ama, ancong, ema, michelle ah-ee, and meet her ta-ee. Coming back was a bit more challenging since I we had different flights for the first leg; there's so much stuff to carry and bring when you have a baby. Sweetpea was with me during the short hour and a half or so flight, and I was able to get her to sleep before we got on. Daddy met us in Philladelphia. From there, the flight to Seattle was about 5 hours long, which was a bit rough for Sweetpea. She fussed and cried some but we were able to calm her down and help her sleep eventually. Overall, flying wasn't too bad, but shorter flight segments seem easier. We'll see how she does on future trips when she is a bit older.