Travelling with Kids
It’s not that bad.
We’re travelling with a 3 year old and a 5 month old. I’m taking the morning off and the rest of the family is at a friend’s house.
I was ready to write a rant about how tough it is to be away from home but, as I reflect, it’s really not that bad. The worst parts, so far 
, are:
- The baby starts to hate the car more and more as the day wears on. There’s a lot of driving (we are in California, after all) and that’s a problem.
- Shula is a little home sick and asks to go home at least once a day.
- Eating out most of the time gets old and Shula doesn’t eat as well as she does with home cooked food.
- Good naps are hard to find.
However, the novelty of being somewhere else does keep things manageable. Shula is turning into quite the park fiend — she loves new playgrounds. The kids also did really well on the flights down here.
Speaking of flying — if you’re flying with a toddler, check out this harness from CARES. It turns the airplane seatbelt into a 5 point restraint and means you don’t need to lug around a car seat. Highly recommended.