Thank you so much everyone for suggesting what to bring on the trip. It's been plenty useful although I suspect I've naturally over-packed. I think the twins are psyched too because they didn't sleep well last night and woke up at the crack of dawn this morning.
Of course, that does not make for a happy mommy.
What else doesn't make for a happy mommy? Other people telling me what I NEED to pack for the twins and what I should do to try and make them comfortable. I think I generally hate that because it questions my authority as a Mom. So, it's not really about the travelling. It's just that this upcoming holiday seems to have everyone trampling on my delicate toes.
Of course, Packrat will say I'm being uber-sensitive as I have a penchant to be these days. I pouted and sulked for half an hour because he allegedly snapped at me while we were trying to get the twins to sleep. I say allegedly because he claims he was just trying to make himself heard. Anyway, yes. There is much Mommy angst because I hate packing and I'm all over the place. Right now, I need to remember to go to the supermarket to buy the twins a loaf of bread, some floor cleaner for our helpers here, a small bottle of liquid detergent for the twins paraphenalia and I'm sure other things. As much as I am stressed, I loathe writing things down because inadvertently the scraps that I note things down on gets lost in the wind or by grubby little fingers deploying creative marker streaks all over it.
Ok, this is just a ranting post. I don't really have time for this because I need to get ready and start my day that will end with us being in Phuket. Hopefully by then, my aggro levels would have plateaued and all the voices barking at me in my head would have quieted down or tired by then. Goodness, I sound like I should be swatting imaginary flies next.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Leaving on a jet plane
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Have fun! I'm sure you have packed well!:)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how I did it--traveling with my boy when he was little. We first flew with him to Melbourne & Tasmania when he was 10month. Nowadays I won't have the energy for all the minutiae of packing that that required! Luckily he was breastfed, so there was no need to bring bottles, formula, sterilizing equipment! And he was in love with this cereal mix called Frisocrem--so I only needed to pack this, and a tupperware in which I mix this & fed it to him. Seriously, that was the only solid he ate those 2 weeks!
ReplyDeleteAnd because he was breastfed, taking off & landing was relatively easy--just plonk him to the breast to equalize ear-pressure. And babies naturally derive comfort from nursing, so that also takes care of whatever discomfort came from the pressure changes.
I still remember the tupperwares & diapers & containers I had to pack even with his relatively simple feeding regime. Whew! Never again! And I was dreading if the Australian immigration would refuse us to bring in the baby cereal, because he didn't take any other type...
Anyway, bringing the kids traveling when they're young, despite the hassles, is an unrepeatable experience; so, cherish it as that!
YY.