This is a feel-good story that came about because of the kindness of a stranger. It’s also a story about a baby on an airline trip.
Normally, air travelers clinch up when they realize they are seated next to a baby. Will the baby be calm? Will the baby fuss and cry the entire flight? In this case, the adult that found herself sitting next to a baby and her parents was crocheting. On the way back to Newark International Airport from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, five-month-old Romey was fascinated and the crocheting held her attention throughout the flight. Baby Romey seemed to be amazed at how quickly her seat mate, Meegan Rubin’s hands were moving.
Rubin and Romey’s mom, Kelly, began to talk during the flight. Rubin, as it turned out, recognized Kelly and her husband and little Romey from being on the same flight down to Mexico.
Throughout the trip, Kelly and Rubin continued…