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You know you’re in the minority when…

October 20, 2009, Esther

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You know you’re on a flight headed into the Muslim world when the direction of Mecca + the Ka’aba is perpetually displayed for prayer purposes.

The guy who sat down next to us must’ve thought he drew the short stick – getting stuck next to a baby on a transatlantic flight could be a miserable experience. Thankfully Jude slept 8 hours of our first 12 hour flight, and was his happy-go-lucky self the rest of the time (save for those moments of hunger or sleepiness).

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Royal Jordanian offered us a bassinet that connected to the wall in front of us and it was truly wonderful. It enabled us to rock him to sleep & then get to have a safe place for him to rest or play without requiring us to hold him the entire trip.

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We brought some formula along to ease the stress, and low and behold, the boy was able to hold it himself!

After the 12 hour flight to Amman + the 2 hour layover at the Queen Alia airport + 2 hour flight to Cairo + crazy drive across town to Mokattum we have finally arrived and are settling in to our host’s home.

Esther
Internet nerd. Entrepreneur. Travel enthusiast. Mama of 2 kids - one grew in my belly, one grew in my heart. Read the about section for more details and if you also live in SE Wisconsin be sure to check out my other site MilwaukeeMamas.com.

One Response to “You know you’re in the minority when…”

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    Paris Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 3:17 am

    Hi Esther! A 12-hour FLIGHT and he was only up for 4 hours!? That is one good little boy. How lucky he can sleep that long.
    Glad you made it there safe and sound! I smiled at you drive description. SO typical :)
    Keep us posted!! So great of you to do these updates while you’re travelling. xx