Our plane ride from Miami to Portugal was… LONG!
8.5 hours from Miami to Madrid.
What was supposed to be a 4 hour lay over in Madrid turned into 5 hours.
1 hour from Madrid to Lisboa.
14 hours! Ugh.
Lily was really good though.
She had a hard time falling asleep and tossed and turned while she was sleeping but did sleep through more than half the long flight.
The lay over in Madrid was a little tough.
I was carrying Lily (big mistake, next time I will bring a stroller) and after the long flight and having to go through the entire airport to get to customs and then to our connecting gate, my arm was killing me!!
Once we got to chill at our gate, we caught a beautiful sunrise and Lily was so happy to be able to just stretch out and walk around.
She was so exhausted that she fell asleep before we even got onto our connecting flight.
She wouldn’t even wake up to get off the plane.
I had her “indie” outfit in my carry-on bag but because we were both so exhausted, I never changed her.
Either way, both avo Carmo and avo Ricardo were there waiting for us as well as Lily’s biggest fan, prima Ana and Nuno.
It was a happy welcome committee. 
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this was my seat when I got on the plane. don’t worry, they brought me a cushion 
Lily sleeping in the bassinet that was too short
Lily sleeping in the seat next to me which thankfully was empty
sunrise in Madrid
little sun worshipper
happy to be stretched out
Glad you made it – long, long trip. John kept tuning in to European golf tour to see scenery in Portugal, looks like great weather. Love to all. Hayes
I’m glad you survived… traveling with kids is really challenging, but it sounds like she did great! Can you get a cheap umbrella stroller while you are there? Or maybe a backpack baby carrier? My sister has one and it is great. I always bring the stroller and gate check it. Have a wonderful visit!!!
Glad you made it … it seems as though delays at airlines are SO common these days. Sounds like Lily did great through it all … I really have to wonder how Luna would have done
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i’m so happy that the flight went well. it sounds so stressful flying a baby for that long. we flew in california when wyatt was 3 months old, and he pretty much slept the whole time. but it’s awesome that she did so good. and it’s awesome that she’s small enough to sleep in the seat, because i wish i could do that.
she’s so cute in her polka dots!
@maggie may,
thank you.
Os teus pais estavam numa excitação nesse dia que nem te conto:)))
Avós babados!!!
E eu gostei tanto de conhecer a “minha bonequinha…coisa mais fofa…barriguita”! Foi uma sensação tão gira. Como tenho acompanhado a evolução dela desde que nasceu pelas fotos, parecia que já a conhecia “a vivo e a cores” e que ainda ontem lhe tinha estado a apertar as bochechas:)))
Estou mortinha por ir ao Alentejo encher a minha americana pequenina de beijos! Aiiii…está quase! Aproveitei e pedi no Banco um dia de férias para ficar aí o fim-de-semana prolongado. Quero comemorar o 1.º aninho dela como deve de ser!
olha, não estranhes a minha ausência nestes fins-de-semana…depois explico-te o que se está a passar;)
@Ana,
espero-te aqui. quero ouvir o que me tens de contar….