Follow The Yellow Brick Road

      Well, yesterday Tenly and I took our first airplane trip to Kansas to see my sister Kara, her husband Brandon and my nephews Johnny and Dylan, who are in from Spain only for a couple weeks. So, for the first time Tenly got to meet her Aunt Kara, Uncle Brandon and her first two boy cousins, Johnny and Dylan.

      We started our adventure about 6:30 pm when Grammy Kelly came to escort us through security and to the gate, since we had so much stuff. You can't blame us, two girls traveling, we needed everything possible to look cute. So we packed two suite cases. :-) Tenly was still not a fan of being in the car at all. So, once we got to the airport I put her in our Moby Wrap and she was content until we got the gate. The moby wrap is a long piece of cloth that is wrapped around my body a few times, but contoured to both of us to make it as comfortable as possible. She loved watching everyone and seeing all of the bright colorful objects. However, by the time we got to the gate it had been two and a half hours since Tenly last ate, as most of us know she eats maybe every two hours or definitely less, so needless to say I would be upset too if it had been more than two hours, I would be starving!

      Once we got on the plane there was a wonderful woman who sat next to us who helped Tenly and I get setteled. She made it very clear to me not to worry or stress about Tenly crying, that it was perfectly ok and that she was totally understanding. There was also a couple sitting in front of me about my parents age, mid-fifties or so. The gentleman turned around and also said the same thing, don't worry about her crying, its perfectly fine. Im happy to know that there are people out there who understand what it is like to have an unhappy baby sometimes and you can't always control the tears. Tenly was upset for a few minutes or so until we were able to get settled and feed her. After that Tenly was able to both eat and sleep the entire plane ride, which was about an hour and a half. She did absolutely wonderful! I have to say there is such a huge difference between the car and a plane besides the obvious of course. In the plane I am very thankful that I can hold and feed Tenly, instead of listening to her cry in her carseat all the time. The plane made for a very relaxing and enjoyable ride to see family. We will definitely travel by plane more often!!

       When we got off the plane the couple in front of us was nice enough to ask if we needed help and carried my purse and the diaper bag while I carried Tenly. They then pushed the stroller with our things until we met my mom and my sisters at baggage. I am just so thankful that these random people were so thoughtful, caring and would ask me, a perfect stranger if I needed help with a beautiful newborn and our things. They were such a blessing yesterday!

My First Day in Kansas