[ddahl]

I took a soft sided mini cooler and some freezer packs that we froze in the hotel room in Moscow. We were able to get to the super market in Moscow to buy things so we packed several yogurts and snacks in our bag along with formula bottles for the transition from hotel to airport. We also had water and sandwiches for us too. We were dropped of very very early so we needed bottles before the flight too. I also had mini cereal boxes of cheerios and gerber puffs along with several jars of baby food that the flight attendants heated as needed. I can honestly tell you that I thank God every minute that we had first class seats on the flight from Moscow to Atlanta. By the time we taxied down the run way I could tell it was going to be a looooooooooog flight. My sweet angel was ampppppppped to the hilt! He wanted to go go go! We had plenty of room to let him stand between the seats and walk the aisle over and aver again. Let me tell you if I had a parachute I wpuld have seriously considered my options but its a long swim... LOL! Our son never closed his eyes all the way to Atlanta. I was super emotional when we were landing and I was just overwhelmed with the thought that "we made it home finally! after 18 months" I started crying and I was a complete mess. By the time we landed I was the reincarnation of night of the living dead. We de-planed and made our way to our gate only to have to schlep all the way back to another terminal as our gate was moved. By the time we got there I was sick with a migrane headache and literally lying on top of the carry-on luggage on the filthy floor of the airport. Thank God for Dh who walked and walked with our son who apparently had the stamina of 20 toddlers. We had a delay that never ended and finally we boarded the flight to Florida and guess who fell asleep for the last 1 hour of the flight????? In the name of all that is holy! He was up for something like 20 hours! I advise a power bar or two and grab some bananas for your trip as well. My story is like many others... the flight from hell will be well worth it but it is indeed a flight from hell.