First Flight

Yesterday miss Brooklyn when on her first flight! She was fabulous! Didn't make a sound as she slept the whole way. Everyone gaga-ed over her which of course makes any parent shine with pride! This old man was the best though. I was in the isle of the plane looking for a seat and this old man that was sitting leaned over and asked me what her name was. I said, "Brooklyn." Then he clasped his hand together and looked toward the ceiling and said "Aaahhh! I was born there." He seemed so happy that her name was the same as his hometown. Its funny to be out in public with such a small baby (although she is actually growing like a weed) because you have several types of people:

1. The uninterested: these people don't care or notice you have a baby, they go about their business and act like the baby isn't there.

2. The "I don't want to look interested, but I secretly am": These people keep trying to peek at the baby without actually looking directly at the baby. The don't ask you any questions and try their hardest to not make eye contact. They wear no facial expression as to not give themselves away. Their movements seem a little awkward if you move around with the baby, as if they are afraid they will get caught for being interested in her. In some ways its kinda stalker-ish.

3. The distant interest: These people openly watch you and your baby and make comments to the person they are with but never directly to you, even though they must know that you can hear them. For instance: you walk by with the baby and then hear "oh what a small baby, and look at that face." or you are sitting and playing with the baby and then you hear from behind you, "oh she is so cute larry, look at that smile of hers."

4. The kind and subtle interest: These people are the ones (again mostly women) who sit near you or stop and begin to talk to you and ask all the usual questions, "how old is she? How big was she when she was born?" etc. Then go on to talk about whatever she is doing at the time and how cute it is, (even if she isn't doing anything) and then say "enjoy it because it goes fast." Then the conversation is over and each of you go about your business.

5. The very interested: These complete strangers are the ones who do the "kind interest" as a start but go farther by asking all sorts of questions about her sleep and eating and begin to give all sorts of unsolicited advice. They also begin to interact directly with the baby with baby talk and making her smile and coo.

People are so funny and it was fun to observe these things in the people at the airport and on the plane. None of these types of people do I find bad or anything, just funny. Anyway, it was fun to travel with her because she was so good! It is a lot more work than when I only had myself to get around but well worth it. We are excited to be here with my family and to get away from home for a bit. Bryan and I even got to sleep alone tonight while my parent took the baby and did the night routine with her. :) Although, I still can't sleep in!