We left Manila last Dec. 4 to go on vacation with hubby's family since we were going to get together with his other family members to celebrate their dad's 70th birthday. We left our house with one luggage each plus one bag for the kids' medicines (their Doctor gave me quite a long list of meds to bring because it's always better to be prepared for every possible sickness my kids might have to go through) and one hand carry each (except baby) and one stroller. Hubby & I decided to bring just one stroller because we both agreed that Cairo can walk anyway but we brought his stroller since it was lighter and better for traveling.
When we got to the airport, the line was llooonnnnnnnngggggggggggg! I was carrying Phoenix using my baby bjorn and when we reached over an hour lining up I have to say that my shoulders were starting to bother me. When we were finally able to check-in, we were happy that we got the bulkhead(it's at the front where the big screen is) because there would be more leg room for us. His parents with K and baby K arrived and after airport checks, we were able to feed the kids and board the plane.
Since Cairo was easy to travel with as a baby, I really prayed for Phoenix to be the same. Having said that, our first trip on that vacation going to Honolulu was the worst plane ride we experienced for the whole duration of the trip. We left at night and I thought that Phoenix would be sleepy enough to ignore external distractions but I was dead wrong. Since we were also right in front of the huge screen, he was easily distracted by the light and glare that came from it. The first two hours of our trip felt like ten hours have already passed and yet we still had 8 long hours to go.
In order for Phoenix to fall asleep I had to walk around the plane continuously then when he got bored I had to rock him using my arms to make him sleepy. After about 4.5 hours, he was finally able to sleep for two hours and then he woke up. I had to amuse him once again and after a few more painful hours, he was able to sleep again for a little over an hour and then my luck had run out. He was awake until we reached Hawaii.
When we arrived, we had to get our rental van then drive 40 mins then we got to the place where we were staying and checked in. I was starving when we got there that I didn't even go up to the room anymore, I ate with baby P while waiting for everyone to bring up their luggages and join me. The easy part about baby P is that he loves to eat and even if he was only 9 months he was already eating chicken so I ordered salad and fed him the chicken that came with it. The downside to Kuya C(cairo) is that he is a very very very picky and lazy eater. I was able to make him eat a tiny piece of grilled cheese sandwich tho with milk.
Even before the day ended we were already running low on energy so we ended the day early. I hardly felt the jet lag because my personal body clock was dependent on Phoenix. I sleep when he sleeps. I eat when he's asleep. I fix things when he's asleep or preoccupied. If he doesn't get to sleep, then that becomes a big obstacle for me.
We ended our first day early and I will continue my vacation blog again next week....pics to follow as well =)
