JenniferTenney

So I just took Dakota on her first plane ride/vacation. She turned 19 months while we were away. My husband had to stay behind and watch the hardware store for my dad. I travelled out alone with Dakota to Las Vegas, and met my parents and my sisters to stay in my parent's timeshare. I was nervous about travelling with Dakota, especially by myself. It was awesome! I have the best baby in the world. I don't have any comparison since I do not have any local friends with babies, but I think Dakota is just the sweetest little girl. She was awake for the whole first flight but did great, just played with her stickers (her obsession right now), watched mickey mouse clubhouse, ate ice (another obsession-I wish ice had calories!), and smiled. At the layover, she started to get really tired (way past her bedtime), and she fussed for like 5 minutes when we first got on the plane until she fell asleep. We got to Vegas at about 2am our time, and she was startled awake by the lights turning on when we landed so she cried until we got off the plane-but I understood, I wanted to cry too I was so tired. She was so much fun in Vegas. It was much different than going with my husband and gambling-but still fun! We took her to see Cirque de Solei, Mystere, and she sat through the entire 1 1/2 hour show mesmerized. She was pointing at everything. Such a good girl! She seemed to like all the lights and stimulation of Vegas in general. We took her swimming and shopping, and then to a joust/medevil show-Tournament of Kings, which she also loved! She ate some of the meal (she loved the tomato soup) and even cheered (she raised her little arms and clapped) ... so cute!!! I was amazed that she made it through both shows without any fussing at all! On the flight home, we were delayed first 2 hours on our first flight and then 5 hours on our layover!!!!! YUCK!!! But Dakota was an angel. We just walked and walked, and she sat contentedly and just looked around. We had dinner at a restaurant in the airport and she was a good girl. Slept the whole second flight home. I am so proud of my little girl! So far, no plane germs ... but I am watching her!