ariel1025
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- Sep 14, 2008
Now granted my daughter is 11 years old now, but we traveled with her a lot as a baby/toddler. First of all - don't worry about it. James is going to be James whether it's a good day or a bad day so don't worry about what other people think. If people are bothered by toddlers, they can choose to sit somewhere else on the plane - that's the beauty of Southwest
We used to take lots of things to keep DD busy while on the plane - toys, books, coloring, movies, etc. Also, make sure you have some juice or water for him to drink at all times - swallowing helps relieve the pressure in their ears and they are too young to chew gum or suck on a hard candy at that age. We always kept a sippy cup within reach and made sure it had water or apple juice in it.
If James is usually a good baby and easily entertained, I'm sure he'll do fine. He'll be so excited to see everything going on while on the plane - and make sure he gets to look out the window, I'm sure that will fascinate him too
Looking forward to more updates
Thanks for the encouragement I know I'm just completely overanalyzing everything; especially when I cannot control how the day will unfold. We have a little backpack for James that we plan on filling up with his favorite little toys as well as a few new ones. And, it's also on our list to pick up a portable DVD player so we can play some movies (we will need it for our big road trip later this year anyway ).
Thanks for the reminder about having lots of juice on hand. He flew when he was 6 months so we had a bottle back then and he slept almost the entire flight...here's hoping this is a repeat