Tomorrow Milo and I will be flying to the UK and I must admit I am having a last minute stress! I have backache from carrying Milo around way too much in the last couple of days and as we are without buggy until we get to the UK, there will be lots of pressure put on my back tomorrow too. Then there's the fact that half the contents of my suitcase stink of wee as Milo weeed himself on top of the suitcase the other day (he loves to sit and play on it, needless to say it's a hard-shelled case). I cleaned the surface and didn't think any had gotten inside but in my stupid tiredness, I didn't do a thorough check and lo and behold, today, upon opening the case, a waft of pungent, peroxide-like stench flew up at me! Ugh. I don't have an alternative case so I have had to take out the clothing that smells of wee (thankfully not every single item) and put on a wash load, not exactly what I had in mind for this evening and have packed the rest in the other, slightly less wee-smelling compartment of the case.
Then there's the matter of the ride to the airport. Milo's dad usually drives us there and whilst it is MUCH better then taking the 1 hour bus ride (by car it takes a max of 20 mins to get there), it is usually a stressful experience with his dad who every single time disappears with Milo when I am mere seconds away from getting our passports checked and so then have to either rejoin the queue or yell out his name over and over before he finally slowly lulls his way back to me. This time Milo's Opa (his dad's dad) will be driving us and whilst I am relieved about it being someone else, he insists on having us there super early which means having to get Milo up before 5am, hanging around the airport for much longer then I usually would and keeping him from weeing himself, keeping him entertained and hoping that he doesn't crash with tiredness whilst on the plane as I have experienced that a couple of times now and it is not pleasant at all!
So there I am, stressed, a bit peeved and just wishing we were there already. At least I have only gotten stressed today rather then the usual whole December stress of will we make it over or not. Milo's still awake in his bedroom though, nattering to himself so who knows what the evening, early morning will have in store for us. Wish us luck!
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I wish you luck with the flight, I'm sure it won't be as traumatic as you have had in previous years as your son is a little older now and possibly able to enjoy the flight a little more! He's a boy so i bet he loves aeroplanes.
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Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thanks for your comment. Take off and landing were full of tears as Milo hates wearing the safety belt but it mainly went well and we made it in good time! Merry Christmas!
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