Normally a day of travel doesn't merit an entire blog post.
But this one did.
I was nervous as this was my first time to fly with Cole by myself. It's always nice to know that you have 'backup' and can share the stresses of travel with a child. We started our day early and got the dogs to Na & G's house for their mini vacation. Na took Cole and I to the Airport by 8 am for check in.
This face should have told me what I was up against....
The airport was more crowded than I've dealt with in some time. Lines were long for ticketing and security.
Cole did well, but I could tell that his mood was not going to hold for long....
At the gate we started to break out some toys and got breakfast.
The ride started fine. Cole was enthusiastic and excited to fly. Then we were on the tarmac for too long. Then flight became boring when he realized that it involved a lot of sitting still.
Toys.
Distraction.
Snacks.
All failed.
Cole sassed and even hit me. I was at a loss. There is no timeout on an airplane. I couldn't remove anything because he didn't like any of his toys, snacks, etc. So, we talked and fussed.
Eventually he fell asleep and I got an hour of peace in which I chatted with our seatmate (and apologized and offered her a three year old for the week - wouldn't her parents be surprised!?!).
Cole seemed like a new boy when we landed after he woke. He was all smiles as we waited for our baggage. Some of the sass returned in the car with JayJay...but then he found chocolate.
We headed back to Jayjay's to regroup and plan for the rest of our afternoon, hoping that Cole would become his normal 'go with the flow (for the most part) self'.....
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