After a short nap, I think I can now be coherent enough to write this, although it's rather challenging for me to keep my eyes open still (after being awake for about 30 hours straight). But I have to say, the trip over here really could not have gone any better. It was not without challenges, but overall Riley was a little angel! We first flew from Wellington to Auckland, about a 45 minute flight, which was Riley's first flight ever. Everyone kept telling me to make sure that I fed her during take-off and landing to help with her ears, but that is a little challenging when the flight is only 45 minutes long... so I fed her during take-off, and we didn't have any problems, and then she slept for the entire flight. I chose NOT to wake her up to feed her during landing, and she seemed quite content until she let out a loud scream of pain. I immediately was worried about her ears and oh-my-god-what-if-she-was-in-pain-because-of-the-altitude, and oh-no-what-did-I-do!?? That is, until Mark goes, "My bad." Apparently he was trying to lean over to see out the window, and squished her little feet in the process, causing her to cry out. As soon as he un-squished her, she stopped crying, problem solved. Phew!
She then slept during our transfer from the domestic to international terminal, all through security, and right up to boarding our plane to San Francisco. Now, because she was so sleepy, we didn't have a good opportunity to change her diaper, so we waited until after we boarded the plane, and Mark took her to one of the bathrooms to change her diaper before we took off. Well, because she was a bit hungry at this point, she was not so happy about having her diaper changed, and she screamed while Mark tried to bring her back to our seats. This lady walked by me and said rather rudely, "Oh great, a baby..." looking for me to agree with her... And then when Mark brought her all the way to our seat, I could hear the people behind us cursing their bad luck for being seated by a baby. And they were NOT subtle about it. Hmph.
Anyway, the next 12 hours of the flight were a whirlwind of feeding, sleeping (baby only, Mark and I did not get to sleep), and pooping (again, just Riley here). In fact, Riley decided to poop not only in her diapers, but ALL over one of the bathrooms as well. As in, Mark was changing her, and she pooped mid-diaper change and it got everywhere!! Mark wins daddy of the year award for his efforts on this flight, he changed every single diaper during the flight!! And he helped keep her quiet, which was essential!
Anyway, so we managed to make it through 15 hours of travel with only about 2 minutes of crying, which is amazing, if you ask me. She was so well behaved, so happy, and it made the trip much less stressful for me and Mark. And now we're nestled in to my parents' house, enjoying some free babysitting, and excited for our vacation to begin!
Sadly, we managed to forget to pack the cord to connect my camera to my computer, which means I cannot upload photos until we buy a new one tomorrow. So, until then, no pictures. :)
She then slept during our transfer from the domestic to international terminal, all through security, and right up to boarding our plane to San Francisco. Now, because she was so sleepy, we didn't have a good opportunity to change her diaper, so we waited until after we boarded the plane, and Mark took her to one of the bathrooms to change her diaper before we took off. Well, because she was a bit hungry at this point, she was not so happy about having her diaper changed, and she screamed while Mark tried to bring her back to our seats. This lady walked by me and said rather rudely, "Oh great, a baby..." looking for me to agree with her... And then when Mark brought her all the way to our seat, I could hear the people behind us cursing their bad luck for being seated by a baby. And they were NOT subtle about it. Hmph.
Anyway, the next 12 hours of the flight were a whirlwind of feeding, sleeping (baby only, Mark and I did not get to sleep), and pooping (again, just Riley here). In fact, Riley decided to poop not only in her diapers, but ALL over one of the bathrooms as well. As in, Mark was changing her, and she pooped mid-diaper change and it got everywhere!! Mark wins daddy of the year award for his efforts on this flight, he changed every single diaper during the flight!! And he helped keep her quiet, which was essential!
Anyway, so we managed to make it through 15 hours of travel with only about 2 minutes of crying, which is amazing, if you ask me. She was so well behaved, so happy, and it made the trip much less stressful for me and Mark. And now we're nestled in to my parents' house, enjoying some free babysitting, and excited for our vacation to begin!
Sadly, we managed to forget to pack the cord to connect my camera to my computer, which means I cannot upload photos until we buy a new one tomorrow. So, until then, no pictures. :)
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