A few weeks back, my husband and I each took a kid away for the weekend. He took our 3-year-old son to see grandparents in another state, and I took our 1-year-old daughter on a girls’ trip. I was in charge of packing mini suitcases and backpacks for both kids, for some reason.* *The reason… Continue reading A Packing List For Toddlers
On a trip out of town last week, I took my 1-year-old daughter to urgent care to beg for some medicated eye drops for a raging case of pinkeye, because when does a trip with little kids NOT include a visit to the local urgent care? It all worked out fine— we got the eyedrops,… Continue reading A Stranger at the Urgent Care Clinic Told Me I’m a Good Mom and It Felt Great
I just got back from my first mother-daughter trip (at least, my first mother-daughter trip where I’m the mother) and LET ME TELL YOU – I thought I’d be writing a much different post. I thought I’d be writing about the difficulties of flying alone with a baby: Folding the stroller solo in the security… Continue reading I Traveled Alone With My Baby and I’m Kinda Proud of Myself
Welp, we got home from a family trip last night. It was our third trip flying with two kids, so you’d think we’d sort of have it down by now, right? As every parent everywhere knows: Wrong. Does there ever come a time when you’ve got it down? Maybe eventually, when the kids are like… Continue reading Rookie Plane Mistake: What Happened When I Forgot to Pack Clothes in Our Carry-On Bags
Aloha from Maui. This is my second attempt at writing a post about our family trip to Hawaii. I deleted the first one because immediately after writing it, I realized it made me sound like a total brat, which then made me realize I was BEING a total brat. I’m sitting out on the lanai… Continue reading What I Learned From Our Family Vacation: When Traveling With Kids, Easy Isn’t the Point
We flew to Palm Springs today. Not only was it 12-week-old Linnea’s first flight, but it was also a first for 22-month old Miles — that’s what happens when you have two babies during a pandemic. I was nervous to fly with both kids. Who wouldn’t be? It’s a scary thing, to get on a… Continue reading Traveling With Children: Wait, Is This Stranger Posting My Kid’s Tantrum on TikTok?
Birth certificates and diaper bags and pack ‘n plays, oh my! I’ve been reading a lot about the invisible labor of motherhood and never have I felt it as much as this week, as we prepare for a family trip to Palm Springs. Not only will it be 12-week-old Linnea’s first time on a plane,… Continue reading Prepping to Travel With Children: There’s a Difference Between a Vacation and a Trip
