Alice got through her first two plane trips fine. The pressure changes didn’t seem to bother her at all. She only cried a little bit, primarily when she got hungry. Otherwise she mostly slept through the whole thing, as you can see from the picture. She doesn’t seem to miss her brothers very much.
As part of this expedition, Mom bought a new snugli for Alice. It has worked out well. Mom can actually get Alice in to it without help (previous version normally required two people).
Mom actually let me drive from the airport to the hotel even though Alice was in the car, but after a bit of excitement involving a concrete barrier on the highway, Mom’s back at the wheel. I still say she distracted me.