Dear All, I am happy and proud to announce we
have a natural born little globetrotter among us =) We are back home from our
beautiful vacation in the Dominican and while with my husband we are still
recovering from the Jettie our 15 month old daughter is back full speed.. It is
amazing how flexibly she accustomed to the new environments,(lack of) rhythms,
people and food. My biggest fears, the long flight and food turned out to be
her highlights: she slept 3/4 of both flights leaving only couple of hours for entertainment.
Her favourite hobby quickly became catching the attention of fellow passengers
and making fanny faces - she thought it was absolutely hilarious! I am not sure
the others appreciated her intruding to their intimacy, but I didn't really
care as in those circumstances her contentment level was grossly prioritized
over any notion of politeness.
Some hints for the long flight: triple the
amount of drinks and snacks they would usually consume over same time period. I
don't know why, but she just kept eating and eating! Carrot sticks, baby
cookies, rice cakes, tetra drinks..all goes. The one new toy per hour worked
wonders. In fact I had taken her old toys away some time ago and
"re-introduced" them during the flight - what a delightful re-union!
Finally, Comfort class does gives more foot space and frequent snacks (along
with the champagne :)).
Dominicans are such positive and extensively
child-friendly nation; some unbeatable examples: we got picked out from the
passport check lane to go on a separate high-speed "baby lane", baby
bed was waiting us in our hotel room and the room was given from the ground
floor close to all facilities (without request), but above all, the hotel staff
of all levels and EVERYWHERE were greeting her, remembering her name and
keeping her entertained - quite exceptional and unexpected!
How did we spend one week then? By admiring
flamingos in the morning from our terrace, eating tropical fruits (she could
eat half-kg water melon for breakfast and I am not kidding), playing in the
pool (yes, her water fear episode is history!!), enjoyed massages at the beach,
and of course of the beautiful warm Caribbean sea and sand..It had worried us
with my husband how we could keep ourselves happy without the usual
"adrenaline-filled-excursion treats" we used to do during the BBE
'before-baby-era' and to be completely honest: had we stayed longer we probably
would have given in for the temptation once or twice again..
All in all, I feel some kind of cap has been now
surpassed and the holiday exceeded my expectations in so many levels I can only
warmly recommend! On to planning the next ones!
Happy first of May to all!
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