Sunday, September 06, 2009
Jet Baby
It is hot. Damn hot. Thick-of-August hot, despite it being September. How hot is it? I actually took a second shower today to rinse off the sweat after we went shopping. I didn't have to do that all summer long...until today.
I shouted this on my Twitter feed, but in case you missed it, big travel plans are afoot. We're coming back to New York in December and we're bringing Go with us. It's high time everyone else gets a chance to meet him.
Am I nervous about taking a six-month old on an international plane flight? Of course. For my whole life, I was one of those people who glowered at crying babies and their surely-negligent parents whenever I was trapped with them on a bus, plane or wherever. Now I have to be the parent whose kid may start screaming for no reason.
On the plus side, because we're flying a Japanese airline, I know we can count on superb service while we're on the plane. They've certainly starting things off right by assigning us much better seats after we phoned them and told them about the baby. Not only do we get a bassinet, but when we look at our seat selection screen, my little icon is holding an infant icon in its lap. That's just too cute.
We're still debating about whether or not to travel further inside the US while we have the chance. Mako isn't big on cold weather, so visiting my mother in Florida is a very real possibility. It would certainly save us the cost of staying in a New York hotel for a few nights, and given the time of year, that's a whole lot of money.
However it turns out, we'll definitely be in New York in a mere three months. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone but I'm also excited that I get to skip over the somberness of Japanese New Year's. It's going to be 2010, dammit, there should be a party. This trip ensures I'll be attending that party in my favorite place on Earth, hopefully alongside some of my favorite people.
I shouted this on my Twitter feed, but in case you missed it, big travel plans are afoot. We're coming back to New York in December and we're bringing Go with us. It's high time everyone else gets a chance to meet him.
Am I nervous about taking a six-month old on an international plane flight? Of course. For my whole life, I was one of those people who glowered at crying babies and their surely-negligent parents whenever I was trapped with them on a bus, plane or wherever. Now I have to be the parent whose kid may start screaming for no reason.
On the plus side, because we're flying a Japanese airline, I know we can count on superb service while we're on the plane. They've certainly starting things off right by assigning us much better seats after we phoned them and told them about the baby. Not only do we get a bassinet, but when we look at our seat selection screen, my little icon is holding an infant icon in its lap. That's just too cute.
We're still debating about whether or not to travel further inside the US while we have the chance. Mako isn't big on cold weather, so visiting my mother in Florida is a very real possibility. It would certainly save us the cost of staying in a New York hotel for a few nights, and given the time of year, that's a whole lot of money.
However it turns out, we'll definitely be in New York in a mere three months. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone but I'm also excited that I get to skip over the somberness of Japanese New Year's. It's going to be 2010, dammit, there should be a party. This trip ensures I'll be attending that party in my favorite place on Earth, hopefully alongside some of my favorite people.
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