Annie woke up totally excited to get on the airplane, which was no surprise. During our entire drive to the airport (including our detour to the medical lab for my blood tests), she kept saying, “We’re going to the airport! We’re going on an air-o-plane!” Over, and over, and over.
We parked our car at a place right next to the airport runway, up on the roof because it’s significantly cheaper. As we were unloading our suitcases and Annie’s car seat, a plane flew low above us, about to land. Mike said, “Annie, look! A plane!” She looked up at the plane roaring overhead and got extremely still. “Mama…I don’t want to go on the air-o-plane.”
Mike and I said things like, “But the airplane is fun! You’ve been on lots of them! We’re going to see your cousins!” But she wanted nothing to do with it. “I want to go in Dada’s car.” So we tried to convince her that the plane was just a big bus. That worked for a while…until it was time to board the plane.
Her own ticket
She said she wanted to walk on herself, like a big girl…so Mike held her hand and on we walked.
She has a death grip on her doll.
Luckily, as we walked down the aisle of the plane everyone was incredibly nice. Passengers and flight attendants were saying hello, asking her name, giving her high fives. She had a huge grin on her face by the time we reached our seats. She then asked me to buckle herself and her doll, Lola, into her seat.
Apparently, a little attention was all it took. She did great on the flight. My mom gave her a little princess coloring thing that did a great job of keeping her occupied.
After we landed, she was very excited to stretch her legs:
And then she was very good about staying close to me while Mike got our luggage:
I did okay on the plane. The blood draw in the morning put me at a bit of a disadvantage, but you know, I just had to power through (everyone is going to get sick of me saying that). I sipped on a fruit smoothie and grabbed every barf bag within a five row radius, but luckily I didn’t need to use any of them on the plane. After the plane…maybe.
When we got to Mike’s parents’ house, I was absolutely wrecked. Luckily, I had a sweet little buddy to cuddle with me on the couch.
She has a way of making everything better.
Molly says:
Oh, man. Poor Heather. You are brave to travel on Thanksgiving while feeling so crummy. Annie is a doll!
shan says:
I’m glad y’all made it safely. Enjoy your family as best as you can. Try and keep some turkey down!
Ninabi says:
Aw, Annie is so incredibly cute! And she was so good for the flight- she’s the goodwill ambassador for children flying everywhere.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and may your stomach be settled for the holiday.
Connie says:
She is too cute and you are a champ for flying while preggo/sick/feeling icky. It’s not the actual flights that bother me, its the getting there/security/waiting, blah blah blah.
Lanie says:
Glad you all made it to Mike’s parents safely. Thinking of you, Jackie! and your families. Take care. Happy Thanksgiving!
Milly says:
Annie did such a good job!! She is such a great little kid!
Hope that you start to get some energy and strength back, Mama. My second pregnancy was similar. Sending you happy, healthy thoughts!
Happy Thanksgiving eve!
Chris says:
So glad your flight was uneventful. Annie is so cute clinging to her doll. I noticed she’s a lefty. Are either you or Mike? My daughter is, and was almost from day one. She thinks she’s special because of it! Happy Thanksgiving.
Heather says:
Mike is a lefty! Annie does most things left-handed, but she seems to throw better with her right hand, strangely.
Kelly says:
Annie is just a doll. I am glad that the plane ride went well for you.
I hope you have a lovely holiday.
Holly says:
My mom gave my 2.5 yo the same Princess coloring book for our last flight to Boston! Must be in the grandma-gifts-for-airplane-travel section of Target or something
Meg says:
Smooth traveling with a toddler is always something to be thankful for! Have a great holiday!
Tara says:
Whew! So glad to read that Annie ended up doing well on the flight. And happy you didn’t need to use all those barf bags!
I hope you get some much-needed rest while your family is around to love on/entertain Annie. I am pregnant and have a boy Annie’s age and it is really hard to power through the days when you feel so very sick and tired. I feel your pain and hope this passes soon for you.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Glenda says:
Glad you made it safely and didn’t need to use the barf bags
Annie’s face and the death grip on her Lola = priceless
I hope you get to rest up while in the company of family.
Thinking of you, Mike, Annie, Jackie! and her famil during Thanksgiving!
Annie a leftie?
Debby Pucci says:
Cute post. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Angela says:
I love Annie’s sparkly princess shoes. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Jessica says:
So glad you both made it through the plane ride okay. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving.
Annalisa says:
What a trooper! After traveling with my toddler this summer, I said never again! But I should have known better. It’s hard to beat the convenience of planes when most of your family lives halfway across the country. We’re traveling again after Christmas, and I’m crossing my fingers my little monkey does half as well as Annie did.
Auntie_M says:
Annie’s eyes can tell the whole story themselves! So expressive!!!
Not surprised a low flying plane dampened her spirits a bit: I mean that’s freaky-weird!
Hoping Heather’s morning (aka all-day) sickness goes away soon!!!! You are both awesome troopers for flying under “duress”!
And yay for Mike for being a great traveling companion to you both!