It all happened on the way back from Edmonton a couple of days ago. The flight to Edmonton was completely fine. Nothing too drastic happened, BUT on the way back to Regina that was a different story.
Everything was going fine, my parents came into the airport with me, helped me check in and then we had a nice lunch. We said our goodbyes and i proceeded to go though customs. The guy told me to break down the stroller and put it on the track thing to go under the scanner.
I then got called over to the person checking the bags that didn't pass the scanner thing. He started to go thought my bag... one item at a time. I had some liquids in there i forgot about (baby lotion, unopened baby food). Then the lady checking over my stroller came up to me and said, this was suppose to go on the track scanner thing (it was my baby bjorn). She then walked it to the front of the line and put it in the bucket. Finally they let me go!
I was fluster at this point, sat down at my gate and checked my phone for the time. Had enough time to change baby and then pre-board with the other 7 babies on my flight. As i was walking to the bathroom, i heard this lady calling and i turned around and this lady said, you dropped this when you got up. WOW THANKS LADY! It was my iPhone! Glad i didn't loose that!
Got on the airplane, sat down, Boston started crying, a few people commented and was really nice and said, don't worry we have all been there. Baby had some food. Baby was happy. About 30 minutes into the flight, he started to freak out. Freak out like he normally never does. I cant do anything to make him happy. Finally he calmed down by me signing softly into ear and him watching the tv on the seat. Okay... good. Did i mention that i was sitting mostly all by business men. The guy next to me was super nice, had tons of kids and grandkids. Talked to him and his business partner a few times. Oh and luckily no one was in the middle seat. I was at the window and he was at the aisle. About 10 minutes before we landed Boston freaked out again. I thought the first time was bad, but this was even worse. I didn't know what to do. Nothing helped. I wanted to cry.
This whole time, the other 7 babies on the flight didn't make a single sound!
When we landed, he just started to fuss but stopped screaming. Everyone was getting up to wait to get off and this lady came over to me and offered to hold Boston. I gladly gave him up! She was nice and told me don't worry about it. She carried him off the plane for me and handed him off when i got to my stroller.
Okay... its all over i thought. NOPE!
Regina airport is small, i think one plane lands every couple hours. I phoned Scott once i got to the baggage area wondering were he was. He was a good 10 minutes away. At this point a tear finally came. The bags started to come, i put Boston in the stroller and he screamed! Everyone once again looked at me and knew now the faces to the annoyance on the plane. One lady came up to me and asked me how i was doing! I was like.... ummmm okay? She was super nice and encouraging and said how she told her husband on the plane, i should go hold the baby, wait, i should go hold the mother! (But seatbelt sign was on almost the whole flight.) We both laughed and said, well i wont see any of these people again.
I was holding Boston, pushing the stroller and trying to push the baggage cart. I waited till the area had almost cleared and started loading our bags and car seat. Pushed both items towards the front doors, while holding Boston and waited. Scott finally came, told me he had walked up and down the airport a few times but didn't see us. I was mad, didn't talk to him for the whole ride home. (The ride is only 10 minutes.)
Here is Boston on his first plane ride. I obviously didn't get any pictures on his second plane ride.
4 comments:
Sounds like you've officially "arrived". I dunno how you held it together because I probably would have cried. At least you know that people were feeling bad for you during/after the flight! You're doing a great job, I hope you had a good time with your fam!
at least it was a short flight!! o just wait there will be way worse mommy moments!
oh Tara! I could have cried just reading that. The good thing is that you get stronger and more of the "I don't give a care what other people think" as you have more and more of those types of moments :)
I'm glad the people around you were just so sweet (I love hearing about good people)
oh no...I am sorry....I remember the first time I flew with Scoty...it was a DISASTER, he did ok on the flight, but once we got to the airport in Great Falls, my dad had left late to come get me and was like an hour before he came, Scoty was crying, I was crying, I had all our luggage (we were staying for a month) his car seat, stroller and people kept asking me, "Do you have someone coming to get you?" "uh, yeah....do you really think I woudl just come here and try to hitch a ride? Seirously!" Anyway, it was bad, so this whole story I was thinking about how bad I felt for you...and security people are crazy...do they really think you are going to bomb the plane with your small child with you? seriously!
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