Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Elliot's First Plane


We were warned about taking an infant on a plane ride and we hoped against all odds that everything would be fine. All the while, fear lived inside of us like a pair of unmatched socks. The flight attendants warned us that he would start screaming during the ascent and the unavoidable descent due to the air pressure causing pain and discomfort in his ears. Doctors and nurses were recommending drugging him with Gravol or Tylenol. We refused (okay we ran out of time and didn't get around to it) but we needn't have worried. Elliot was fine. He laughed when the plane took off and laughed when the plane landed. He slept without any pharmaceutical aid and he continued to flirt with whatever girl would pay him any attention (he doesn't even care if she's one or ninety one).

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