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Savvy Travel for Rookie Moms

September 15, 2010

On a recent trip to New York, I spotted a woman traveling alone with her baby. She wore him in a front carrier so that she could pull her luggage along without also maneuvering a stroller. Clever – and necessary. I noticed that her Snugli was not positioned correctly, and I had to exercise all [...]

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Going on a “Vacation”

July 28, 2010

Holy Cow! I’m getting on an airplane tomorrow with my family for a little pre-Blogher “vacation.” I can’t help but put the word Vacation in quotes. I’d use air-quotes if that was available. My extended family has a fabulous lakeside cottage in Upstate New York that is a decent drive from where I grew up [...]

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Stop lugging carseats on airplanes

April 9, 2010

Traveling with toddlers is not easy under the best of circumstances. If you’re really lucky, the flight is smooth, you packed enough snacks, the in-flight movie doesn’t include scary stuff, and you’ve scored a SkyMall catalog perfect for I Spy. After Holden turned about 8 months old, he was so darn squirmy that we vowed [...]

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5 tips to stay sane when traveling with a baby

February 17, 2010

A huge thank you to Nicole Johnson, sleep coach and owner of The Baby Sleep Site, who offered these sanity-saving travel tips just as I’m beginning to obsess about sleep issues and toddler jet lag! In addition to being a sleep expert, she is also the mom of two boys (one of whom never let [...]

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We’re going overseas. Destination, Denmark!

February 9, 2010

It is with much joy (and a tiny bit of terror) that I announce to you that we are taking both the kids on a huge trans-Atlantic airplane in less than a month! Hooray! We are heading to Copenhagen to stay with a a dear college friend along with her tall husband and little son. [...]

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Travel light (when you fly with a baby)

November 22, 2009

Gone are the days when Alec and I could just go away for a few months with nothing but a pair of backpacks. Traveling with a baby requires more strategery, but this is one of my strengths, so allow me to share a tip: You do not need to bring it all with you! Flying [...]

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I am truly in love with my Oxo Travel Mug

March 9, 2009

When I was on maternity leave #2, I had a dream of carrying around hot chocolate in a spill-proof mug that I could toss in a bag or leave on its side. It was an unrealized fantasy just like “sleeping through the night” or “breastfeeding without pain.” I like carrying a travel mug because it [...]

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Spontaneous roadtrip with toddlers? Yes we did!

February 27, 2009

I thought my days of hopping in the car and just driving were kinda over. The first time I went on a trip with baby Holden (granted he was only three weeks old so I was a little nuts!), I made a serious checklist in Word so I wouldn’t forget a thing. Each ensuing trip, [...]

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My 30-hour getaway

December 17, 2008

Last year for Ryan’s birthday, my parents gave him the gift of overnight babysitting. (Applause is appropriate, especially since this is a “less clutter, more fun” gift.) So, Saturday morning Ryan and I head for San Francisco, a 20-minute drive across a bridge, to spend the weekend. I made some notes about the kids’ schedule, [...]

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Plan a staycation

July 30, 2008

After much research on Mexico and Hawaii, Ryan and I began looking at rental houses in San Diego, not wanting to be contained in a resort where our search for a casual restaurant would be an ordeal. In San Diego, we’d get the weather, the beach, and be able to have oatmeal on hand to [...]

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I’m looking for tips: flying with a toddler

June 16, 2008

Flying with a baby, by myself and with my husband, I can do. We took our three-week old baby across country so I wouldn’t miss one of my best friends get married. We flew with Holden at 5 months, 6 months, and 7 months… and then I declared, “I’m never flying with that squirmy baby [...]

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Airports, airplanes, airfare with babies

June 17, 2007

First, I love to travel. In theory. When I used to travel for business, I found the calm hours of the flight a respite from my otherwise-busy life. I could zone out and let the pilot and flight attendants do their respective things and I would wake up where I needed to be. When I [...]

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