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I’ve been asked by many about my travel tips for upcoming summer vacations. This is definitely an area I can help with. Well, I guess what I mean is, it’s something I’ve done A LOT of with our Littles! Last year in total we were on 17 planes in 3 time zones. Not yet with all 3 children, but we started last year when Hayden was 5 weeks old and Addie was a year. Stay tuned for a full post next week, but until then, here’s a few tips to chew on…
Always offer to feed the baby.
That way the person you travel with will end up wearing the meal instead of you.
You may think the plastic bag was a great way to pack all the toys and SEE what you packed.
Your baby will only SEE the plastic bag.
Go for it! Keep the peace at any cost!
Have Grandma travel with you and show you how she did it when you were that age…
Hmmmm…
Be sure to look heroically ridiculous.
People wont know whether to laugh or feel sorry for you.
But you will soon feel the power behind the parting of the Red Seas.
Make the non-booked and unpaid seat that you have already decided is yours, so full of baby and baby stuff that no sane person wants to be within 5 feet of you.
When you’re connecting flight is delayed 13 hours, you have boarded a second plane, the entire plane has then been asked to de-board (after hanging out ON THE PLANE for 2 hours), you have given your children Benadryl that has now worn off nothing and you are back in the airport. Be creative at blowing steam.
Realize that it is A LOT simpler to check the Littles with their car seats. SEE!!! They didn’t even know we were separated! They slept through the whole thing.
In the end, empathize with your Littles as they get over jet lag with everyone else in the family.
You most certainly should not giggle.
No giggling.
You absolutely SHOULD NOT laugh at your Littles.
Hee, hee! Sure hope you’re laughing with me…
As you can see, no matter how well you plan, traveling has always been and will always be a test of strength, patience, a good marriage and organization.
And in the end, you sure as heck better have a good sense of humor!!
I’ll try to post some “Real” tips (as if these weren’t REAL!!?!?) soon.
But if you’re dying, here is a post I wrote last year that may help.
(***** Please note, no children were harmed for this post. Plastic bags are not toys, children should not be checked luggage, walking on the people mover backwards may not be a good idea, and feeding sleepy children may not be wise either, even if they are obviously hungry…just sayin’ *****)
Perfect, we are taking a trip early fall (coming your way actually) and I am super nervous!
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This is HILARIOUS. My hat’s off to you. I only have one, but he has flown on over 50 flights before turning 3. Can’t wait to add another one to the mix!! I say the earlier the better!
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This is hilarious and actually rather helpful. I am taking Will with me to New Jersey in 3 weeks by myself. Needless to say I am terrified of traveling without extra help. I will be sure to take up our entire row if I can so Will can have some wiggle room when it gets to be too long of a flight.
-Heather
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That was too funny Thanks for the laughs! I mean tips.
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LLLLITTTTTLEES TAKE FLIGHT! Lurve!
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I travel a lot too being that my fam lives on the east coast. And traveling with one 1 year old(now turning 2) is hard enough to do single handedly let alone with TWO “LITTLES”… I don’t know HOW you do it!!!
A recent flight I took in March, I didn’t have an extra seat, the plane was BOOKED solid, and I was sandwiched between to other people… I literally sat my daughter in MY seat and squatted like a pretzel on the floor in front of the middle seat for 3/4 of the flight. Somehow, I did it with humor or maybe it was the adrenaline rush of “I HAVE TO DO THIS!” and “YAY! When I get off the plane you’re going right to Daddy for awhile!” that got me through. NEVER AGAIN!
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This is hilariously adorable. More power to you, girl! :)
Erin
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Oh man! That is too funny. We thought about taking a train over Thanksgiving with two under 2, but decided it’d be too much hassle. If only I’d read your post first! :)
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