A Rough Guide to Travel with Babies
I am taking a trip tomorrow to Portland from Chicago with my almost 20 month old toddler, plus I am 13 weeks pregnant. We’ll be flying there Thursday afternoon, taking the red-eye back Monday night, so I’m planning and packing for about four days of […]
Rubber stamps and ink pads are my savior these days. My toddler LOVES the rubber stamps (most toddlers do), and they are a very quick and easy way to coerce a strong-willed toddler into good behavior at home and on plane trips, road trips, and […]
Veda is now 19 months old, and although we are still flying with her infant-in-lap, she will soon be turning two and will be required to have her own seat, plus we’ll be adding a newborn to the traveling mix shortly after her second birthday. […]
Veda and I, sans papa, are hitting the road again on Saturday on a long day and a half journey from Ladybrand, South Africa back home to Chicago. A travel fun bag is critical to our success. My mind is now on packing, and deciding […]
My little munchkin is very interested in using the toilet. That means it’s portable potty time. She says “poo-poo” and does the baby sign for toilet whenever she goes pee or poo in her diaper. She also loves to take her diaper off, which she […]
Every time I start packing my carry-on for a short or long flight with my babe in tow, I struggle with whether or not to use cloth diapers for the ride, or to use disposables. There are pros and cons to each, but in the […]
This blog was posted as a guest blog on All About Cloth Diapers on February 9, 2012: I spend 80-90% of my time traveling and living in various places around the world for weeks or months in each place with my fourteen month old, and […]
I always worry when we leave our home-base in Chicago that my toddler won’t have enough toys and books to keep her stimulated and occupied. We can only fit so many toys in a suitcase for her, and if we are traveling for more than […]
If you’re traveling for a longer length of time, it may make sense to ship items that you may need for baby that you won’t be able to purchase, particularly if you are heading to a developing country with more limited access to baby supplies. […]
I have worked over the past year traveling with my baby and now toddler to streamline my own carry-on bag with her’s so that I have only one bag to travel with, rather than two. It’s definitely useful to have two separate bags if you […]