always a mover and a shaker

Madeline, as nearly always, is being a trouper. She was pretty terrific on the flight over to Bangkok, and it was a long one, too. We flew from Edmonton to Denver to LA to Singapore to Bangkok. I lost track of how many hours it was. I gave her an exemption from the “you must sit in your carseat” rule for the flight from LA to Singapore, as we were flying in the business class cabin (courtesy of Chris’s company) and she’d need to use her tray to enjoy the yummy stuff that Singapore Airlines feeds it’s youngest passengers, let alone recline her seat into a bed for sleeping. Madeline did really well without the carseat, staying seated and belted in. She was pretty mesmerized by the in-flight entertainment system and watched “Meet the Robinsons” at least three times. Kicking myself though – I brought the portable DVD player with me, but neglected to bring the power cord that also charges the battery. Ugh.

Now that we’re here, she’s adjusting. It took her three days to sleep in to a decent hour (and by that, I mean until after 6 am). Behaviourally, she’s quite a bit more whiney and needy than usual, but I know that it’s unfair if I get frustrated with her.

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[Brandi]

I'm so glad to hear the flights went well. We're flying from Denver to Honolulu next week (7 hours non-stop), and I'm dreading it. At least the flight home is a red-eye flight, so Abby will (hopefully) sleep the whole way.