Asher playing in the emergency exit area....
Sleeping in the bassinet. He barely fit! He was longer than the bassinet but he sleeps with his knees bent anyway (and he was under the weight limit). But he kept trying to turn over and woke himself up!..
The goody bag Emirates gave Asher. It had a spoon and bib, a toy, baby wipes and baby lotion, nappy disposal bags, and a change table cover. They also had nappies, baby food, and...
Puppets! They are "Querks" dressed up as various animals from the counties they visit. So far we have a parrot and a cow.And the story:
So, I flew with Asher from Perth to Dubai (10 hours), had a 14 hour layover, and then a 16 hour flight from Dubai to Dallas. With Asher, by myself. But we survived.
I ended up packing too much- I do that every time! The majority of my carryon(s) was nappies/diapers, and toys. We each had a spare change of clothes and then a few extra sets for Asher. Along with snacks, wipes, etc.
The first flight seemed to last forever. Asher napped, then played, and then napped, and so on. He was definitely the happiest baby on the plane, and the flight attendants loved him. They let us play in the emergency exit area, and also in the galley in back (when they weren't preparing food).
Dubai airport was huge- but my luggage was checked through to Dallas so I only had my carryons, which was great. A shuttle bus took me to the hotel, we had lunch, showers, and sleep before an 11pm wake up for the 11:30pm shuttle and 2am flight.
By then Asher was rather sleep deprived (me, too) and decided to spend the time before we boarded the plane screaming and fussing. When we got in the plane we had a few seat changes to secure a bassinet for him, and after the take-off he had a nappy change. He found a little piece of paper and when we got back to the seat he got it in his mouth and gagged on it, and vomited all over himself, myself, and the lady next to us. I was scared (I thought he was choking), and then mortified about him spewing on the lady next to us, but the she was a good sport. She brought herself a change of clothes (I hadn't fit an extra one in for myself, I put changes for Asher in instead) and she happily interacted with Asher throughout the flight.
After all that, the remainder of the flight was rather uneventful. He was happy most of the time. He slept, he played, he charmed the stewardesses. We watched a few episodes of Baby Jake, and played with the baby next to use. However, he did NOT eat any solid food (despite my best efforts), and he only napped. So by the end of the flight there was a lot more tired screaming, mainly from him. (Haha, really, it was just from him, I was doing all the tired sighs as I didn't sleep any of the 16 hour flight, because his naps coincided with the meals.)
We were met at the airport by a man holding my name up on a piece of paper (that's never happened to me before, I was tempted to take a photo) and the shuttle bus to Waco was uneventful. Meredith met me there, we had lunch, and came home, and slept. A lot!
I think the flight over will be much easier, as he will be well rested for the 16 hour flight, and then have a sleep before the 10 hour one.
