The View from Above
Published Sunday, February 21, 2010 by Ashley inThe plane ride went better than expected... but even still, I never want to travel with a toddler by myself ever again. Not once did he cry or make a fuss (yay!) and I attribute that to my preparedness of having a bottle of milk for him to drink during take off and landing. I also made sure to have a new toy (as you'll see in the pictures) and some snacks for him to eat while I ate the meal the flight provides. We ended up getting a whole row to ourselves because the back of the plane was pretty empty which was nice. Even with our own row, my child insisted on constantly climbing over me and on the seat.
Cute story: there was a family sitting in front of us that had 2 boys, 1 I'm assuming was around 18 months or so and him and Gunnar kept smiling and looking at each other.
All in all, it was a decent flight and the landing was especially cute. We arrived in Houston around 7:10pm so it was dark out and they had the runway all lit up... which Gunnar LOVED! He kept climbing over me to look out the window and when he did he smiled and started giggling.
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Mama Ashley
I'm a baby-wearing, selective and delayed vaccinating, organic food feeding, extended rear-facing, baby sign teaching, semi-attachment parenting Mommy to a handsome 20 month toddler.
Gunnar's Milestones
1st Smile- 2 weeks 6 days
1st Hospital Stay- 1 month 12 days
1st Coo- 1 month 18 days
1st Giggle- 2 months 2 days
Held Head Up (stable)- 2 months 4 days
STTN- 2 months 6 days (only lasted a month)
Sit up Supported- 3 months 2 days
Reach for Toy- 3 months 12 days
*Mommy started cloth diapering*
Rolled Over Tummy -> Back- 3 months 28 days
Held Own Bottle- 4 months 6 days
Sat up Alone- 4 months 30 days
Solid Food- 5 months
Put Toes in Mouth- 5 months 2 weeks
1st Sippy Cup- 6 months 2 days
Sat in a High Chair- 6 months 4 days
Stood Alone Using Furniture- 6 months 26 days
Rolled Over Back -> Tummy- 7 months 26 days
1st Tooth- 7 months 4 weeks
Said "Baba"- 7 months 29 days
1st Sign "milk"- 8 months 6 days
Said "Dada" (indiscriminately)- 9 months 3 days
Fake Cough - 9 months 5 days
Cruising- 9 months 6 days
Low Crawl- 10 months 1 week
Pull Self Up- 10 months 12 days
Pull Up in Crib- 10 months 3 weeks
Crawl- 10 months 3 weeks
First Steps- 11 months 8 days
Bear Crawl- 11 months 13 days
First Haircut- 11 months 19 days
Tooth #5- 11 months 19 days
Learn to Clap- 11 months 20 days
Learn to Climb the Stairs- 11 months 20 days
Tooth #6- 11 months 3 weeks
Happy 1st Birthday!!!
Gives Kiss- 12 months
Stand up from Sitting- 12 months
Drink of a normal cup- 12 months
Knows what "lay down" means- 12 months
Says "ma"- 12 months
Says "nigh nigh"- 12 months
Lifts Legs up to Climb- 12 months
Understands "out"- 12 months
Teeth 7 & 8- 12 months
Tooth #9 (1st molar)- 13 months
Waved "Hi"- 13 months 1 day
Tooth #10 (2nd molar)- 13 months 3 days
Went Downstairs by Himself- 13 months 17 days
Says "mama"- 13 months 17 days
Wave Bye- 13 months
Points to His Head When Asked- 13 months 26 days
1st Word "Hi"- 13 months 29 days
Teeth #11 & 12 (lower molars)- 14 months 4 days
Knows Where Belly is- 15 months
Walk Backwards- 15 months
Runs- 15 months
Drinks from a Straw- 15 months
Yeah! I'm glad Gunnar was so good on the plane. Darin insists on being "THAT" child when we fly. (Yes, you know THAT kid...) LOL.
Have fun!!!!