Plane Ride 2

Let me just start by asking... How many of you remember when your baby had horrible gas pains and nothing you could do could make it better? Like the gas bubble was DEEP in her belly and stuck? Well, that was the story of my life for nearly an hour on our plane ride back :( For the first 3 hrs, Violet was just a doll :) Smiling, giggling, cooing... Just a delight! Then the crazy started with a blowout through her onesie and pants and onto her Aunty Mel! I think laying her down started a bit of reflux which then escalated. Poor thing :( Everyone on the plane seemed really kind and understanding. Four people behind us kept smiling and waving at her which distracted her for a bit, but the intermittent gas shrieks would still come and go. Mel finally got her to sleep, but then on the car ride home she got really hungry and screamed and cried the entire 25-30 min home (she cluster feeds before bed time and she'd eaten an hr before). I just about cried the entire way home, too. Aunty Mel was fanning her in the back seat because V sweats like crazy when she cries. When we got home and I took her out she immediately stopped... Poor baby girl :( As soon as she ate she was smiling up a storm again!!! It's amazing how babies can go from zero to 90 and then back down again! It took me a while to calm back down after hearing her so sad for so long. Mel was a champion though and I don't know what I would have done without her. She's so good with Violet and V just loves her :)

It's now morning and Violet is still asleep (we got her down at 1:25 am L.A. time). I'm exhausted. I'm so happy to be home, but miss Hawaii and my family so much. Hopefully we'll make it back there sooner than later :)