Our Florida trip will be on Tuesday, January 16th...
Now now, I have not done this for the longest time....travelling with a baby. Yeah sure, my 2 older kids are excellent travellers since they were babies. We travelled by bus to Malaysia all the time and my parents used to haul my son by plane to Indonesia and the kids were never missing (like Home Alone) neither were they fussy travellers. Their 1st trip to the US several years back were also pleasant for them as they knew what to bring with them in their packpacks to keep them entertained for 21 hours in flight.
Infant? Baby? You can't entertain them but pray hard that they will not scream on top of their lungs during take off and landing in 2 separate planes on the way to Florida and back.
Like what the old people say 'Orang kecik, barang segerobok' (means : small baby but so much stuff). The smaller the baby is, the more troublesome it is to travel. Seems like the husband is oblivious to this...but he will know pretty soon!
Stroller : Suraya's stroller is the car seat/stroller seat and it combines with the car seat frame to turn it into a stroller. Since Suraya will be flying on our lap (or should I say MY lap?) and using the Baby Bjorn barrier...so lugging the car seat with us into the plane would be too much of a hassle. Our only option is to check the seat and the stroller frame into cargo. As we all know, cargo men DO NOT give a rat's ass if the stroller is new or not yeah? so we shall anticipate some broken parts and scratches when it reaches Florida.
Milk : No problem, just take ME and the breast pump along, this one's settled.
Clothes and diapers : Again, I shall bring half of her wardrobe with us for constant changing. Don't forget the lingerie net, don't want to clog the in laws' washer with her mittens and tiny socks (we learned it the hard way...a mitten got caught in our washer...$100 to take it out!). We shall bring about 20 diapers with us for the plane trip and the rest we could get at Target...if you're still in America, Target is always just around the corner.
Anything else? : Don't forget her gripe water! This will be the life saver for ibu and paps and the in laws! The in laws will borrow a crib for a few days for Suraya. To me, she could always sleep with ibu if there's no crib. Oh and don't forget my beloved Kakak Mas. Mas is so independant, she knows how to pack and what to bring so I never worry about her. She will also get her own room when she gets to the grannies house. We just owe her a good time.
Yes I am nervous flying with an infant...so leceh! But I have to remind myself...it will be as leceh as I want it to be yes???
6 comments:
oh ely, memang barang segerosbk 9laaaama tak dengar perkataan gerobok!). it will turn out alright, trust me! soemtimes babies surprise us :)
Am sure it'll be allright. Who knows Suraya might just decide to "nap" all the way through hehe. Good luck dear. And have a fun holiday!
Mwahs
Oooooo! Florida must be really nice to visit at this time of the year! :) Have fun and don't worry too much about travelling with the baby. I'm sure Suraya will be enjoying the ride and the sights.
Aunty Ely.. don't worry travelling with an infant is really painless and not much hassle. Just wait till she's started on semi-solids or solids.. that's when your headaches will come.
You will do fine, I'm sure, you superwoman you! :)
MR, yes that the expression from my uncle who loves saying that when we were touring malaysia with our kids who were so young an our baby nieces.
CK, yeah david, mas and i will take turns carrying her. tak boleh tahanlah i kena dukung 7 hours!
hartini, u know what? ironically, we go to Florida always in late Jan and early Feb, such a coincident! the weather there now is always cool and not so hot like the summer.
alya, yes, ur mom is the more experienced one esp when globetrotting with a baby. i hope suraya will be fussy-less.
blabs, this superwoman has kinda lost ther spunk, shes out of energy!! waaahhh!
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