Milizlinx

Jet Lag Thoughts

**When you fly 1/2 way around the world with kids, there is nothing you can do in flight to minimize the effects of jet lag.  Kids will sleep, eat, and play on their own schedule regardless of sense and sensibility.  But then, with meal times and sleep times more or less dictated by airplane schedules, not much you can do anyway...
We got far too hungry on our first flights (why must they be so strict with bringing your own food on board??) as the first flight had no meal service, and we had to buy a snack if we wanted one.  And since our flight was nearly an hour late arriving, we had no time in transit to buy anything before boarding the next flight. Unfortunately, we got stuck in a long line waiting for take off, so we couldn't get any snacks for a tortuously long time as the rule is they can't open the snack bar until after takeoff. After that, we seemed to be fed so frequently we always had left overs to snack on!

**Kids have an amazing ability to ignore jet lag and have a good time wherever they happen to be...
We ended up arriving late into Japan also, and stuck in a huge line for transit security clearance, but Grace and Jasmin cheerfully took the time to play with their teddies up and down the window seat while Mommy waited in line and Daddy charged his computer. We are indeed blessed with wonderful girls!

**Arriving home either stirs excitement and energy or gives permission to finally crash.  Guess who did what...
 As soon as we got in the door, Grace and Jasmin immediately began playing with all their toys to say hello, no matter that we arrived at out apartment around midnight.  This continued until around 4 am when Mommy dragged herself back out of bed to mop up some extravagant water play and to persuade them it was really night time and they should sleep! 
We are still working on this time zone adjusting - even last night the girls went to sleep around 9 and Grace got up around 4 for a snack and then quietly occupied herself with coloring and books till Mommy got up at 6:30.

**Jet lag and early pregnancy don't mix. The tiredness and nausea seems to be amplified who knows how many times over. Mommy started with getting about 10 minutes of normal activity levels before wanting nothing but to go back to bed, and now, 4 days later, still only manages to get about an hour... a long way to go before it's "back to normal" at this rate!