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I admit, I was overly nervous about flying with Olivia. I was bracing for a complete meltdown from the moment we entered Detroit Metro Airport to the time we stepped out of Nashville’s airport. She proved me wrong.

We (OK, Sarah) planned the flights to correspond with Olivia’s typical nap time and that worked like a charm. All through the airport, security screening and boarding, Olivia was in a great mood and loved seeing all the people and activity. And once we pushed away from the terminal, she fell asleep.

The first anxious moment came as we were approaching Nashville. They had a bad snow/ice storm and we were almost diverted to Atlanta. That would have been bad. As it was, I believe we were the last plane to land before they shut things down.

Once we were settled in at grandma’s house, things went pretty well. Olivia had a great time crawling around grandma’s new condo, getting into what ever she could. We didn’t have any sight seeing planed, but did end up taking a tour of Vanderbilt’s Children’s Hospital Emergency. It’s a very nice place.

It wasn’t really an emergency, but we (obviously) didn’t have our doctor handy. On about day three Olivia had her first round of vomiting and diahrea. She didn’t have a fever and wasn’t in a bad mood, but we were concerned about her dehydrating, hence the trip to the hospital. She simply picked up a little stomach bug (hmm, rummaging through airports, packed into a plane, chewing on everything she can get her mouth on, I wonder what it could be?).

The long and short, we had a nice little trip away from home. And now, a few hectic days later, we’re unpacked, taxes are done and work resumes. Now to find a little time for that freelance work.