My comment...

on Matthew's typically funny 'flying with the Squirrelly' post:

yes, taking children on flights is horrifying. my wife flew with our twins and no other adult assistance (read: doubleteamed), and i still don't know how she did it. i couldn't even have planned the thing without a sedative.

lots of people swear by giving your children Benadryl for such ordeals, but we never tried it.

when Christine flew with the twins she had to buy an extra seat (b/c she only had one lap). but when we flew together, we always just kept the kids on our laps without buying them a seat (b/c we're poor and cheap). this worked everytime with no adverse affects, except the time i was supposed to be seated next to two ginormous women, travelling together. the domino effect of their spilling over seats left no room for the infant travelling with me, not to mention me. i had the flight attendant reseat us.