Happy holidays

We finally set off on our long awaited holiday- there was last minute tension of swine flu and we were wondering whether to postpone our trip or to risk it. Finally after speaking to my brothers in the States we got a sense that things were not as bad as the media had played it out and we could take a chance provided we took some precautions such as keeping hands clean, avoiding crowded places etc. Touchwood i hope everything turns out ok
The flight from home to Frankfurt was ok. It was a night flight and they gave us a bassinet and S slept through most of the flight, Only thing was that the flight was too cold and i got a head chill and bad headache the next day. We had a 5 hour wait in Frankfurt for our connecting flight and that was quite boring since the airport didn;t have much shops nor places for us to sit. Luckily S managed to catch a couple of hours sleep there so we didn;t have to worry about her entertainment. We caught lunch at the airport restaurant which overlooks the runway so S was amused with the flights taking off and landing. I was surprised to find that the wiatresses were quite friendly since we had a baby with us- one offered to get hot water for her meal, another said her son would love to play with S, quite a different experience from earlier!
The flight from Frankfurt to Chicago was terrible. WE flew United Airlines which turned out to be a completely budget airlines with unhelpful inflight crew. Firstly they gave us wrong seats which didn't have a bassinet so S had to sleep on our laps on the flight. Then they didn't have any veg meals despite us having requested for it. Then when i gave them some baby food to heat in a kettle, they messed that up with teh cover opening (hjow when i gave a closed cover did it open while heating in hot water?) and the water leaking into the food. Then the flight was freezingso we had to cover our heads throughous- S would not agree so we could onyl cover her head when she was asleep. Finally the hortrible flight ended and then we had the 45 mins immigration queue- again i was surpised that they did;t have any special line for mothers with crying infants!!- the stupid airlines had not given our stroller to us at teh gate and we coud pick it uip only at baggage counter so we had to carry S for 45 mins in the immigration queue and she was really fed u adn irritated by the end of it. Then to top it all was the first experience with the car seat which S hated. She is used to doing pretty much whatever she wants in the car- jumpig up and down puishgin buttons etc and she couldn'ty understand why she was being strapped into a cra seat. Also i was sitting next to her and when she cried for me to take her onto my lap i could not so that made her more aggitated. After 15 mins of crying she threw up (luckily only water) and then calmed down. But the rest of the day was much better. She played with her cousin brothers-rather watched them while they played, woke up at 1 in the night (managed to go back to bed at 3) and was bright and cheerfgul at 6 am
In the morning the hubby took S into the garden on the swing and slide- its nice that my brother's house has a large garden and play area. After brekafast we went to the chidren's museum which S really enjoyed- lots of stucc for kids to do. Afetr a long siests we went to the mall and picked up some books for S and then back home for a late dinner.
Enjoying the holidays and the time we are gettign to spend with S without worrying abotu work and household stuff. Keeping fingers crossed.