In Brody's 14 months of life, he's never stayed in a hotel room. We've taken two actual family vacations. One we stayed at a friend's house and the other was at a family vacation home. Though both prior vacations brought their own complications...
1st vacation: trip to MN to visit friends. We went to a Friday night Brewers vs. Twins game. How would Brody handle the late night? Would he sleep through well at someone else's house? At 4 months old - he handled it perfectly.
2nd vacation: annual trip to MI with family. He had just started solid foods, so I was worried about working in his eating schedule with the busyness of a vacation. I also wasn't sure how he would handle the beach & Lake Michigan. Of course - he did a great job. Not without a few hiccups along the way - but it was a great trip.
Now we're off again, to not only stay in a hotel room - but stay in one with a TODDLER! Scary thought right? Hotel rooms aren't baby-proofed. They aren't entertaining to a 1 year old. Not to mention he'll probably be staying up much later than normal...so hopefully he isn't cranky!
Then there is the complication of what to feed him all weekend. We're going to Indiana to see our nephew's middle school basketball team play in a national championship tournament. So we'll be at basketball games, grabbing food in between and possibly eating fast food on the road? So obviously I'll be packing lots of food/snacks to take along. (And no, you don't have to tell me I worry too much...that I already know.)
With every phase of his life comes new challenges. But I keep thinking...#2 will be much easier because we'll know what we're doing, right?
2 comments:
What is this talk of "#2?" Do you need to tell me something?
I give you credit for hotel-ing it with a toddler! :) When's the trip?
Ha! #2 as in many years down the road when we decide to embark on that journey again. We're leaving Sat morning - should be fun!
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