Got my ticket...leaving Friday. So far, I got the cheapest ticket that I could possibly find ($229) and according to Farecast that ryan444123 conveniently gave a link to, it does not appear that it will be going down any time soon. It seems to be hovering around $230 for quite some time.

Thanks to kkama67 for the other links. I was not aware of Sidestep for plane tickets, but it was a well thought out site and I really do like it more than some of the other ones. For a long time, I was buying tickets on Hotwire because the tickets were the cheapest, but it was not that case this time.

Also, thanks to lostsoul13 for the suggestion of Southwest, but Southwest was horribly expensive to Seattle. They wanted some $350 for a ticket to Seattle, so I wasn't buying that...lol

But yeah...

I am not quite sure how I'm going to handle him on the plane and whatnot. I was reading up on Transportation Security Administration website to read up on breast milk/formula and transporting it on the plane. According to their website:

Baby formula and breast milk are allowed in your carry-on baggage or personal items. You can take these through the security checkpoints and aboard your plane. However, you must be traveling with a baby or toddler. If you’re not traveling with a baby or toddler, any formula or breast milk you’re carrying must meet the requirements for carrying liquids, gels and aerosols (3-1-1).

The thing that pisses me off the most about this though is this:

You are not limited in the amount or volume of baby formula or breast milk you may bring in your carry-on baggage. However, if these items are in containers larger than three ounces, please perform the following:

1. Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
2. Declare you have the items to one of our Security Officers at the security checkpoint.
3. Present these items for additional inspection once reaching the X-ray. These items are subject to additional screening.

Well, Gregory drinks more than 3 ounces of milk per feeding, so I automatically have to make special arrangements for the milk to be inspected EXTRA SPECIAL because I cannot store it any other way...

Seriously, what the hell am I going to be hiding in breast milk?

So, with all this stuff happening...I should be probably be there earlier than I thought that I should be. I have to disturb him from his sleep (as I hope he'll be sleeping when we first get there as we'll be in the car for 30 minutes) and take him out of the sling that I have and walk him through the metal detector. I'll probably have to carry him from there down to the train and so forth as once he wakes up, he's a real bitch to get back in the sling...

Okay, I'm done bitching about the airport...

AND NOW...it's time for Gregory to wake up...so off I am to feeding :)

yikes! that's expensive. Oh well, it was worth a try. :)

that would be horrible if someone were to hide something in breast milk, esp if you need to have a baby with you in order to bring the milk on the plane. That'd be extremely messed up.
» LostSoul13 on 2007-02-11 08:40:18

Well think about it. Why would you have breast milk or formula if you don't have a baby with you?

Although it's a huge pain, I'd rather have people go through this then end up with other attacks because our security wasn't good enough. I'm sure there are plenty of dangerous things that can be hidden in breast milk.
» Katrina on 2007-02-11 08:55:25

Airport security... :/ The only reason I remember 9/11. (Yes, I am a terrible person)
» randomjunk on 2007-02-11 10:00:53

I hope you and Gregory have a safe trip and a wonderful time. You both will be missed.... Take Care
» Princess_00 on 2007-02-11 11:18:50

you should hide your breast milk.... in your BREAST! They'd never look for it there!!

While I like to say that I like everything about Denver, the airport is a bit of a pain with all the trains and escalators and whatnot. Better than some airports, but still not as nice as a little small airport.
» Zanzibar on 2007-02-13 07:53:20

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