All I can say is - PHEU!
Papa and I survived our first flight, a long international one at that, with the little man. From getting through security, to calming him in public, to flying, and hop scotching between airports and flights, traveling with a baby is pure exhaustion!! Papa goes: why did we decide to do this again?
Helas, it is our reality. We love to travel!
He did pretty well considering, but then again, I don't have a lot to compare with. He slept about 9 hours total, in one big chunk and then a couple of little chunks, and played with the SQ stewardesses a lot. He sure was popular! Loooove the SQ crew, who would take J around the cabin so that Mama and Papa could eat and get some rest! We had to change plans in HK to get to Taiwan on Cathay, and by that point, I think he was just hot, sticky, and tired because he was a little bit more cranky.
I had no choice but to nurse in public, so broke out of that fear pretty quickly. I think J's ears were fine most of the time, and on the way down, tried a pacifier, and that worked too. It was mostly the loud noises of the engine starting up that would startle him. Poor little guy. He traveled with mama in his new Baby Bjorn Comfort, which he loved! Facing outward makes a big difference...
Poor Papa was wiped from the heat and transporting our 5 pieces of luggage all over the place!
But we made it...
Little J adjusted to jetlag pretty well, I think. He quickly learned when it was night, but he would just get tired much earlier than usual, with the jetlag kicking in around 5pm Asia time (2am PST). He still would wake up once to nurse and otherwise, has just been following his regular eating, playing, sleeping schedule during the day.
We've been spending a lot of time at home with Papa's family. Mostly because it's just stinkin' hot outside and Papa can't stand to leave the comfort of an A/C room! Justin met great grandma Wey yesterday, hung out with all of Papa's cousins, aunties, and uncles, and has been getting his first tastes of Din Tai Fung, Taiwanese cuisine, and even some milk tea. heeheee!
Well, it's on to the next stop tomorrow! Thank goodness it's only an hour flight to HK!
