Superstar Zen Mothericious

Just a brief post to say that I am superstar zen mothericious.  I did the trip, there and back, with no major difficulties.  The only stressful moment was getting through security on the first leg.  I carried Mojo Jojo through, the stroller went through to some other area, the carseat to another, my cell phone and iPod and overpacked zip lock bags of babyfood and bottles went to yet another, and Miss B was still being held by her dad.  I felt a little panicky about how everything had suddenly dispersed.   I retrieved the stroller, put Mojo Jojo in it, found my iPod and other necessities, and started wheeling back to get B when the problem came up.  The TSA jerk wouldn't let T carry B through because he wasn't ticketed, but she wouldn't let me wheel the stroller up close enough that I could stay with MoJo while also going to get B, and she was adamant that if I went back to get B, I would have to go through the whole process again, which would mean leaving MoJo out of my reach.  As we were trying to work this out, with T and B on one side of the scanner and me on the other, T just set B on the floor and she walked right on through.  It was a triumphant moment, in its own little way.  Here I'd been freaking out about how I could get both babies across this great electromagnetic divide when one of them proudly reminded me that she is not such a baby anymore and can just walk through, like everybody else, thank you very much.  On the way back I just made sure that all three of us went through security at the same time and it was no problem.  I found that the most comfortable way to manage getting through the airport was to bjorn Mojo and put B's carseat in her side of the stroller (it sort of fits lying on its side and I wrapped its strap around the stroller's handle to keep it securely in place).  The diaper bags (I needed two because I packed tons of extra diapers and food just in case we got stuck someplace) fit in the bottom of the stroller.  When I got to the gate, I smiled sweetly and let them know that I would probably need a little extra help, and the crew was terrific.  On the way back, B refused to nap and yelled and cried a little, which was surely not ideal for the other passengers, but I didn't let it phase me.  I entertained her by letting her listen to her playlist on my iPod, which was hard to do because the earphones are too big for her little ears and so she had to learn hold them more or less near her ears.  We also did about 50 renditions of the Five Little Monkeys and several rounds of Wheels on the Bus.

Coming soon:  B's latest update.  Preview:  It involves lots of walking!

Comments

[cate]

Whee! Go, all of you!

There's something empowering about travelling succesfully with kids. It's like crossing a huge parenting hurdle. There should be an awards ceremony at the end, where they give you a tiara or something.

[Tammy and Parker]

Hey! You rock! Now you can handle anything! Wanna come replace a few ostomy bags? hee,hee :0)

[amy flege]

I just traveled to the National DS conference in Boston with just
Mayson. I have never traveled alone with a little one before so I know how you feel! I think the worst part was the whole security thing with the stroller and all! We go through it though and Mayson was a champ at the whole flying thing!. Its amazing how will our kiddos adapt! Sounds like Miss B is doing well on her walking... we still aren't. :(