Vacation Day 1 -- Flying with an infant

July 23 was day one of our trip to Los Angeles to vacation and visit my sister. We picked a late flight so L would sleep on the plane -- I hoped! I spent the afternoon running to Target and getting last minute snacks for back up in case of a meltdown. I found every favorite toy of L's and put it in the back pack, just in case. Since you have to pay to check luggage we were carrying everything on, except a car seat which we checked -- side note Sun Country checks car seats for FREE! yes!! So we had 2 wheeled carry-ons and 2 backpacks for a while week, now that's what I call a Master Packer!

We arrived 2 hours early just in case...it's a lot of work going through security with a baby. All her baby food and formula had to be in one container for the bomb dog, then liquids in a another, then our luggage, and shoes. Luckily there was no one at security so we were able to take our time. We played games with L while we waited, she now can flick her lips with her hands to make noises. L's normal bedtime is 7PM, but she was "too excited to sleep " I say and stayed up until we departed at 9:45PM.

Once we boarded I gave L her bottle so she would be drinking during take off, several moms said this is a great trick so their ears don't hurt -- it worked! L was asleep within 10 minutes of taking off. Holding her proved to be too uncomfortable to sleep so I spent most of the flight awake...but aside from a couple cries to change positions L slept the whole flight!

We landed at LAX where Auntie O picked us up and we headed back to her house for the night to unpack and sleep at 1AM