Ha! We're flying to Portland, ME as well, OP. With our 15 month old. We went the seat/car seat route, b/c he would NEVER sit on our laps at this point.

But we're just planning snacks, some new books/small toys, and he loves seeing pictures of himself and watching videos of himself on our phones, so there's always that.

At least it's only 90 minutes, right??

The keep away game worked well with my 10 mo old on a plane.

Anonymous wrote:Buy the seat. You won't regret it, and it is much safer. He will likely sleep allowing you to indulge in a book or movie.

You just can't help yourself, can you? I believe the OP started by saying they were NOT GOING TO BUY A SEAT. And newsflash, most 10 month olds do NOT sleep all the time. Mine has two one-hour nap windows per day, and the odds of them lining up with a flight...not so much.