It's been a long time since I have posted, time kinda got away from me. Things are good in our house. We are so happy that spring is showing its first signs. I can't wait to spend time outside especially since we just got back from a week in the sun ☀. We went to Yuma, Arizona for the week and it was amazing. The sunshine and fresh air was just what we needed. I wanted to write a short post about our trip and the things we loved, learned and lived through.
My favorite item purchased for our trip was Connors swim outfit. I knew we would be in and out of the pool so I wanted something reusable. I bought an apple cheeks swim diaper. It's adjustable, washable and comes in many colours. He wore a little SPF 50 wetsuit over it and a waterproof SPF 50 hat and he was good to go. It gave me peace of mind knowing he was protected since the temperature reached 30 some days.
We went through security lots because we had connecting flights. I made sure all the milk and baby food was already in plastic bags. I also pre- made small snack bags of goldfish and granola bars so we could just grab them one by one and keep them in the seat pocket on the plane. I only brought two bottles and just bought milk as needed.
I had brought toys for the trip but honestly Connor was more interested in Cory's hat, the safety card on the plane and trying to get out of our laps :) I'd say pack a few new toys or favorites but the new surroundings are more interesting.
We brought our stroller and carrier. If Connor wanted out of the stroller it made a great bag trolly through the huge airports. It let us have a break from carrying it all and it helped when we had tight connections or Connor needed a nap.
Bring lots of baby wipes! Ours ended up packed on our luggage and Ofcourse Connor had a pooping day! The first of which happened right when we landed in Phoenix - we only had 45 minutes to make it to our next flight so as we made a mad dash to our gate we stopped at the bathroom. That's when the wipes were discovered missing. With no time to buy any,I improvised with wet paper towels which let me tell you have no ansorbsncy or cleaning power. I never knew how much I loved and depended on wipes until this trip. Poop number two happened right after take off- I hate plane bathrooms to begin with but trying to change a big poopy diaper while Connor was flipping and rolling off the tiny change table made it horrible and literally a sh*t show! Haha When we landed we bought wipes and life was good again.
When booking our flights we tryed to have layovers longer than an hour at bigger airports. It gave us time to change Connor, go to the bathroom and get to our gate. Some of these airports are so big you have to take a bus to the next terminal so time is essential.
The most important thing for us was to stay calm and well fed :). We all know starvation can lead to grumpiness in baby's and adults. I was nervous before the trip but am so happy we went because it was great. The preparation we did was well worth it and made the trip that much more enjoyable.
Hope this little tale helps or at least amuses a few of you.
Happy Monday!
