Saturday, December 20, 2008

Stupid, stupid, stupid

Remind me again why I am flying ALONE with Charlotte to California all by myself for a four and a half hour flight without Corey with a baby on my lap solo schlepping my own luggage while carrying a 19 pound 9 ounce baby sans my husband tomorrow? And why did I buy a ticket for an afternoon flight so I will be trying to deal with Charlotte when she's at her fussiest? Mom and Dad -- I really love you guys!

Actually, I'm trying to time it so Charlotte will sleep for at least the first hour of the flight, and then I'm hoping to just set her free to crawl up and down the aisle. Surely the flight attendants won't mind. Someone I know actually suggested I give Charlotte Benadryl, but since I know someone else who acted as a guardian ad litem for a child taken from her parents for that very same action, I think I'll pass.

Just cross your fingers for me between 3:20 and 8:05 pm CST tomorrow. If you see on the news that air marshals were called to restrain a crazy woman on a flight from Nashville to L.A., it's probably going to involve someone sitting next to us on the flight.

Here's some more photos from the expedition to meet Santa at the mall. Charlotte was such a good girl that day!


3 comments:

ErinM said...

Awww.... In the grand tradition of brunettes everywhere, Charbaby looks fabulous in red!

Anonymous said...

Good luck Niki! Good pix of the parents in the Christmas spirit! NanaB

Unknown said...

You can do it Niki!!! I did it from Detroit to Seattle with the three kids in November and it was fine. Just take a deep breath, know that you have an adorable child, and that people are more than generous to help when they see a solo mom traveling with a cutie!
- Helen (Corey's long lost friend from high school)