Rob’s been on the road several weeks in a row. I’ve been trying to find that sweet spot where I’m still the parent I want to be but not making my life harder than it needs to be. I learned the phrase, “let the Wookiee win” from Parent Hacks. In the name of Letting the [...]
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Shortly after our daughter’s first birthday, Rob left town for a week. I brought her home from daycare and thought it would be business as usual. It wasn’t. I felt really comfortable, although weary, with solo parenting a baby by then. We are lucky to have a good sleeper with a generally good attitude. We [...]
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A couple weeks ago, I retweeted Kayt Sukel’s post on Travel Savvy Mom, Thank a Traveling Parent, which also links to two other great pieces, Why Travel with Kids? and Chet of Arabia. And then I had to decide whether to put my money where my mouth is. We have an opportunity to visit one [...]
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As I mentioned, we recently traveled quite a bit with our 16 month-old. Here are the tips I gathered from the internet or came up with myself, what worked, and what didn’t. What worked, sort of: 1. Timing: The flights that coincided somewhat with her naptime. We would board, play a bit, then get her [...]
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In an effort to describe rather than prescribe here for a change, I’m going to do our trip report as a letter to my 16-month old daughter. Dear Romy, You are such a wonderful traveler in our family. I don’t mean just that you’re good on the airplanes, which you are, but that you are [...]
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I recently took Baby to Austin, Texas, to visit some good friends while Rob was working a two week engagement there. Why Austin in June? When you tag along on business travel, you don’t get to choose! Also I’m apparently a glutton for punishment. In my mind, I can’t help writing up the weekend away [...]
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I was recently flying alone with Baby & didn’t want the extra hassle of folding a stroller to go through security. I planned to use our trusty Ergo Baby Carrier so I could keep my hands free while walking through the airport. Since I was doing both flights solo with Baby, I walked myself through [...]
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Your mitten clips aren’t just seasonal! We successfully used one mitten clip this week to keep our daughter’s lovey safe with us her through airports, parks, and walks this weekend. I attached it to her Ergo carrier or sometimes my own shirt. It was especially great when she was in the Ergo and I would [...]
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Sometimes we get this pitying look from new acquaintances who learn that we’re married, but apart from each other so much of the time. “It must be so hard.” Usually I find comfort in the knowledge that we choose this and that it’s way harder for other people in similar situations. (Military deployments are way [...]
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*sigh* It’s getting cold here in Chicago.
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