Yay! A Post about traveling! Since summer vacations with the family are around the corner, I thought I’d share some tips and tales of traveling with our little one! This is a four-part series, so stay tuned!
Road Tripping:
When Em was six months old, extended family offered to share their lake house in Michigan with my parents. Em and I were invited to come along since the backseat wasn’t taken. Heck ya we were going! Here’s what I learned along the way. A few photos first.
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| Lake House View |
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| All Smiles! Let's Go! |
Okay! Onto the tips and tales!
- Highway rest areas are your friend, use them often, like every 2-3 hours often. Picnic blankets are great for everyone including baby to stretch out on.
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| This picnic blanket is great- it zips up into pillow. |
- A tote bag full of tricks and at the ready is always helpful. Mine included: books, a small stuffed toy, teething rings, wind up toys - good for the restaurants, snacks, squeezable pureed food, extra pacifier for the Chicago traffic- whatever your baby likes, think out of the box.
- The diaper bag had: a thermometer, infant Tylenol, lots of diapers, extra pacifiers, wipes, diaper rash cream, sippy cups/bottles, changes of clothes for baby and mom, swim diapers (great as a diaper back up or the hotel pool.) It was packed!
- If traveling to stay with family, don’t hesitate to see if they have baby items you can borrow. Bouncy chairs, pac n’ plays, etc. It’s less stuff you have to haul.
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| Borrowed Toys Are The Best! |
- Same goes for hotels along the way. Use their cribs and or pac n’ plays. Just always bring your own sheets, for the hotel ones are always way too big and ill-fitting.
- If bathing baby in hotel bathtub and there is not a non-slide bath mat, make your own with a wet towel placed on the bottom of the tub. A non-slideable baby in tub will follow.
- Pillows on the bed surrounding the baby makes a great baby jail and make shift baby chair.
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| Pillow Fort! |
- Little one was still breastfeeding; pumping in the car wasn’t as hard as it seems, and makes Nebraska a little more bearable. Just always cover up, unless you want to give the truckers a show and make your dad really uncomfortable.
- You will take tons of pictures of the baby sleeping, because nothing is more adorable than a sleeping baby.
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| Seriously cute right?! |
- And my last word of wisdom...the baby will poop 20 minutes after you get on the road, without fail…every time…always!!! So keep those diapers and wipes handy. * see above!
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