So...here we go!
The flight was 13 hours and, all things considered, it wasn't bad. I was drained from packing up our lives, selling our car and other things and basically being a single mom for a month. For 3 nights prior to the flight I was up until 1:00AM so I was exhausted to begin with. The stress was taking it's toll. My skin was breaking out...it wasn't pretty. But, enough about that.
Reese did pretty well. She enjoyed watching movies on the plane (her first time seeing Frozen), and she loved the flight attendants who in turn loved her and kept bringing snacks. Reese was especially happy to see that they served mini cups of ice cream after lunch. However, Reese did not sleep. She came pretty close to throwing a tantrum when I insisted she turn off the entertainment and try to settle down and take a nap. Just when I had her calmed down, more than half way through the flight, what would have been almost 10:00PM CST, they turned the lights on and offered everyone coffee and a breakfast pastry. No sleep for Reese = no sleep for mommy.
Quinn, poor baby, was sick the entire flight. He had gotten the chicken pox vaccine a week earlier and they warned that he might get a fever in 7-10 days, So, of course, like clock work, his temp spiked at 100.9 right before we boarded the plane. He slept initially in a little bassinet that Japan Air provides for infants but for the majority of the flight he just wanted to be held and did not sleep. FOR 10 HOURS!!!
But, we made it, on time and in one piece and that's good enough. It was SO great to see Mike. The kids fell asleep immediately after we climbed in the car (typical!) and I drifted off soon after as Mike drove us toward our new home...
