Jet Lag...and We Are Home!

My biggest worry during the whole trip home was getting through customs with all my bags, stroller, car seat, Holly, etc. I had read & heard that in Seattle, you have to take everything upstairs and recheck them yourself. Customs was such a breeze, and the great thing was that you do have to take your bags to a different conveyor belt to transfer them, but they were ticketed all the way to Spokane, so all I had to do was go get boarding passes for our flight!

Holly fell asleep right after we got on the plane and was fast asleep by the time we were even out on the tarmac waiting our turn to take off. She slept all the way home, and all through my unpacking all my stuff. I (being the smart person that I am) asked my mom if SHE would get up with Holly at 3:00 am to play with her and let me sleep until morning, so that at least one of us would get over jet lag quickly. She (sucker that she is) said yes....but Holly woke up at about midnight, shortly after my mom had gone to bed!

I woke up for about an hour around 1:30, came downstairs to join the party in my parents room, then went back to bed and slept until 7:30 am. I am up and ready for the day! I had to force myself last night to stay up until 8:45, but adhering to local time as soon as possible is the key to overcoming jet lag quickly.

My new parenting philosophy on jet lag is going to be this: My kid's naps are so screwed up from the trip and traveling home that whenever it is that she finally wants to go down for a nap, I'll let her sleep for no more that 2-3 hours. I am guessing that she will want to fall asleep again this afternoon around 3-5ish and I will let her sleep for 2 hours, wake her up, and we will have to find something fun to do for several hours before I will let her go back to bed for the night. Basically, forcing her to switch to local time as soon as possible. I'll let you know how quickly this gets her back to local time. I don't really believe in the easing her gently back into it philosophy, especially considering that tomorrow is 4th of July!

Anyway, we are home safe and sound. All is well. We are healthy, happy, and with our family again. Holly has gotten some quality alone time with both Nana & Pop Pop this morning. And we are happy to be home!