Day One - NYC

After successfully landing in NYC at JFK airport, we awaited the driver Megs had arranged for us. After several attempts to find us, the blue van #656 gathered us and all the luggage up and delivered us safely to 1425 York Avenue....Meg's and Chris' small NYC apartment (pics and video to follow tomorrow). We hung out with Megs for awhile, then we ordered some yummy breakfast from a local diner. Emma took a nap and then Angel followed suit. Megs decided to run me around the local city to several of her stores and stops. I was trusting her with my life as I followed her around this bustling city and held my breath every time we crossed the street with all the crazy cars coming at us. JAY WALKING doesn't matter here!! Then I went with her to her doctor's appointment where she had her first ULTRASOUND of BABY STURHAHN!! Her HCG levels are still very low so all we could see was a little "bubble" where the sac is forming and the endometrium thickening up. She goes next week for another ultrasound and they hope to see the heart rate then. It was a special moment to share. Megs and I then decided that we needed to go get a pedicure so that our feet would look marvelous walking to the park in our flip flops in the warm weather (I now have blisters between my toes from walking in flip flops!). We saw where Meg's old apartment was and went to a local park named, Carl Schultz Park. Angel had a blast playing, sliding, seeing the dog park and getting some fresh air. We enjoyed our walk home and ordered some Turkish food for dinner...yummy!! I gave Megs her birthday present finally (a family holiday cookbook I made her), we watched some home movies and then baths and to bed!! What a fun day to spend together.....can't wait until tomorrow!! Had to post some good pics....but the slide show has ALL of them...too many good ones to list here....so check the slide show out!!

DELTA Disaster

Well, we are FINALLY here in NYC!! And right now sitting in my sister's very small but CUTE NY apartment...getting ready to go to the park. But....more info and pics to post about day one later...first let me tell you about our flight experience. When we headed out to the airport with all our luggage (and yes we have a lot....bad packers I guess) I knew we would have lots of fun stories to tell just by traveling for the first time with kids and two under two!! But what I DIDN'T expect was what we did experience. After a long line at security (where Angel was very confused why we had to take off her shoes), we made it onto the flight and settle onto a long red eye flight ahead....there wasn't an empty seat on the plane. About two hours into the flight (after changing pee pee outfits and diapers and getting kiddies to sleep)...the flight attendant came over to tell us that she was going to have to separate us because two small children could not sit next to each other on our laps due to lack of oxygen supply in case of emergency!! We couldn't believe it...to make a long story short and AFTER lots of stern questioning from my husband....we had to wake up our girls and others around us to be moved several rows up and separated in the aisle seats. I was tired and upset....was angry that this was even an issue after we had booked the tickets with them knowing this and they waited so long in the flight to move us. So after too much arguing and some tears...we decided to try and "rest" and just get through the flight.....a very long, warm and tiring flight....but we safely made it to NYC and to family and I guess that is the most important thing....right?? Although, I have a feeling DELTA will be hearing from my hubby.....I am not looking forward to the rest of our flights being "separated!"