Guangzhou to Beijing

On Friday (5/27) we made our last in China plane trip from Guangzhou to Beijing. We really loved Guangzhou and Shamian Island but we were very ready to start this journey home. I was nervous about the plane ride because Lily didn't do great on the very short one to Guangzhou. I was lulled in to a fall sense of security when Lily slept for the first 40 minutes or so on this 3 hour ride. When she woke up, it was a free for all. She had a bad diaper...I could manage that. Then the fussing started. Lily requires walking in order to calm down when she has a meltdown and it's really hard to walk in a plane that has turbulence or when the pilot turns on the seatbelt sign. Lily was screaming, crying big crocodile tears, completely inconsolable. I broke the rules and tried to walk her up and down the aisle and it didn't work. Louise, our guide, then came and took her and started to walk her back to her seat. I had a full on southern come-apart at that moment. I didn't want anyone taking my baby away from me, crazy crying or not. I escaped to the bathroom, pulled myself together and, when I got back she was suggesting a bottle. So we all frantically made one even though she had just finished one an hour earlier and I fed her some. Well....that was a mistake. About 30 minutes before landing, Lily projectile spewed all over herself and me. I rushed to wipe her down, change her and get her situated before landing. As soon as she puked, all was right with the world. I guess she may have had some motion sickness. I don't know but it was horribly miserable. When we landed, I was red-eyed, covered in baby puke and beside myself worried about the 13 hour flight we face home.

Here was my angel on the bus on the way to the airport...still happy

And after the flight, konked out in an unnatural position in my arms with me covered in puke.

I managed a smile...cause she is still my every dream come true and these parts of mommyhood, while not glamorous, are priceless in their own right. :)