I was so nervous about our flight to Dallas. I was sure Scotty was going to have some major meltdowns, run up and down the isle, scream for things and not sit very well on our laps. As luck would have it, there was an available row open that they let us sit on, with Scotts car seat in the middle of us. It was so nice to be able to have his seat on the flight. He knows that when he is in his seat that he needs to stay in his seat. He required our attention pretty much the whole time-- "give me this treat, read me that book, play peek a boo with me"-- but that is a small price to pay to have a quite well behaved child.
About 30 minutes before we landed Ty was letting Scotty bite his (washed and clean) finger and then pretending like it hurt--this one of Scotts favorite games. What Ty wasn't expecting, is for Scott to bite down super hard with his sharp little teeth and not let go. Ty yelped out so loud that it scared Scott. Scotty started to sob, and couldn't be consoled. So I got him out of his seat, let him cry on my shoulder for a minute and then the rest of the flight was spent on my lap. Opening and closing the airplane window, waving at all the people sitting behind us and watching the city as we landed.
As we were getting off of the plane the flight attendants came up and told us how great Scotty was, how cute he was and then called him a "little flirt" (he loved all the attention they had given him and was totally playing back when they'd wave at him, play peek-a-boo, or smile at him).
I think the hardest part about it all was the all the stuff we had to carry around the airport with us. We had a diaper bag, a car seat, Keeley in his carry-on bag, my purse, Ty's backpack, a stroller and a 1 yr old. You should have seen us going through security. Ha ha!
I'm glad it is done, and can honestly say that I am not looking forward to our flights coming up in the next few weeks as we head back home for Geoff's farewell. The planes we will be flying on are smaller and we will probably not be able to carry on his car seat this time.
Here are some pictures from our flight--
Scott and Ty getting ready for take off
Never ending snacks 
Poor little Keeley squished in that plaid bag under the seat.
Hanging out on my lap towards the end of the flight. 
Looking at our new home as we come into Dallas.
2 comments:
Glad you guys are doing well!! Good luck with your summer in Dallas:) Scotty is SOOO cute. Plane rides with kids are ROUGH, I am SOOO looking forward to taking a lot less plane rides now that we are moving back to Utah:)
Oh boy! I'm excited to experience it for myself in a few weeks! Scotty can sit on my lap the whole time!
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