Traveling with a baby

I was completly terrified to fly with Vivienne. I was convinced she would scream and cry and her ears would hurt and she wouldn't sleep....you name it, I was sure the worst would happen. I was proven wrong. Thank God!

Vivienne never fussed or made a peep the entire flight to Florida. She was up past her bedtime, which didn't seem to bother her. She didn't want to play with a single toy I brought, just the window and cup holders and a box of candy. She didn't want to nurse at takeoff, but I did keep the pacifier in her mouth most of the trip.

She seemed to adjust well to my parent's house. We were so lucky that they had most of the things we needed and we only had to (over) pack clothes for Viv. Viv slept in the walk-in closet in our room which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. She has always woken up in the middle of the night to eat and that continued while we were in Florida. She started eating three meals a day while we were there. We took her to the beach and put her toes in the freezing ocean, which totally freaked her out. She wasn't a fan of sand either. But she LOVES the pool!!! Her favorite thing to do was splash her hands and flap her arms up and down which we obviously called swimming. We had her skinny dipping in the hot tub before we left:) I am really looking forward to going back in April and seeing her swim again!!

Tips for Flying with Baby:

1. Bring an umbrella stroller, not your nice jogger. We got a gate check bag at Buy Buy Baby.
2. Put your baby in the Bjorn while going through security. They will let you through easily and swipe your hands.
3. I packed less than 3 oz of milk, a mini bottle of water unopened and a squeeze pouch of baby food and they let it all through, but they took it out of the bags and examined it all.
4. Keep your baby distracted on the plane with the barf bag and safety pamphlets-they are new toys!!!
5. Use a pacifier, sippy cup or bottle at take off and landing if possible.
6. Fly in the AM! Chances of your baby sleeping are slim to done since there will so many distractions, so don't plan to fly at bed time. Fly early and take your baby in their pjs!