Gavin's First Plane Ride

Gavin had his first plane ride at 2 and 1/2 months. He did wonderful! It is quite a process getting a baby ready for a trip, and it was a short weekend trip. We went home to New York, so Gavin could meet family and friends. When packing I had to be sure not to forget anything that he needed, what if the weather was too cold or too hot, what if he got sick or had a fever, what if he was constipated, what if we needed a baby first aid kit?? These are all of the questions you need to ask yourself, on top of, how many outfits will he need a day in case we have a very messy diaper, etc., etc.....??? We had to be sure to have the baby tylenol, gas relief medicine, a thermometer, many changes of clothes for different temperatures......, wow, it was a two day process getting ready! Anyway, he did great. Chris and I were pretty nervous that he would be "that baby" who screamed bloody murder on the plane, but not a peep, when we boarded the plane and took our seats, he was very calm and dozed off. When the plane took off we gave him the pacifier, and tugged on it a little bit so he would suck on it harder to help with pressure in his ears, and it worked really well. We had the same great experience on the way back home! Check out Gavin's first picture in the Charlotte-Douglas airport.