Pray for me. Tomorrow will be my first foray into traveling with two small children. I have to say that I am not particularly looking forward to it, but I am trying to make sure that I am as prepared as I can be so that its not total chaos. When I was traveling with just my son as a baby, it was still relatively easy. Pack a couple snacks, some toys, put him in the sling and go. Traveling with him was easy, he usually nursed as the plane was taking off and slept most of the way until he was about 17 months old, which was the last time we flew. I was 7 1/2 months pregnant, and it seemed like once we got into the airport, he turned into a tasmanian devil, twisting out of my grip, wanting to run everywhere, and screaming as loud as he could.
This time, he’s 22 months, and I have a 5 1/2 week old, so it’ll be just that much harder. He’s stepped up his rambunctiousness, and is one of the loudest kids I know right now. Im just hoping that he will keep it together while we are on the plane. My daughter will be a breeze, just put her in the sling and give her some boobie if she needs it, and she’s good. Im trying to think of all of the things that I can do to make sure that he’s occupied, and doesn’t scream his brains out the entire way, without having to pack ALL of his toys. Thankfully, we will have free DirecTv, so maybe some cartoons will help to keep him occupied.
Ah, just praying that everything will go smoothly, and maybe he will fall asleep for the second leg, since we will be flying mostly in the late after, early evening. No naps for him tomorrow unless its on the plane! Will update once we’ve completed our trip. Here’s to flying and staying sane!
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