Later on, I'll do a little retrospective on getting out with twins earlier in their life, but for now, I've got an upcoming trip with two-year olds and I'm procrastinating. What better time to launch the 1st blog post.
I'm not lying when I say that our travels up to now have been pretty 'easy' (well, there was the one trip last summer when, after arriving at our destination, I told my husband that he was going to have to buy me a car so I could drive back 3000 miles to California as that would be easier than traveling alone with these screaming mad men who had once been my babies). But I have mixed feelings of confidence and anxiety over this trip. So I'll tell you all more about how this goes once we actually take the trip, but for now, here is how I'm prepping.
I'm not lying when I say that our travels up to now have been pretty 'easy' (well, there was the one trip last summer when, after arriving at our destination, I told my husband that he was going to have to buy me a car so I could drive back 3000 miles to California as that would be easier than traveling alone with these screaming mad men who had once been my babies). But I have mixed feelings of confidence and anxiety over this trip. So I'll tell you all more about how this goes once we actually take the trip, but for now, here is how I'm prepping.
- Daily, we're singing "I'm a little airplane now" (if you don't know this, you're just not watching enough Sesame Street) and running around the backyard with our arms in wing-formation.
- Every evening, we take turns (Ok, real turn-taking is a bit illusive with twin toddlers, but I try.) playing airplane on Mommy's knees. Tonight's efforts turned into a mommy and boys snuggle war after just one flight each. Hey - if it ends up with tons of giggling on the floor, I don't care if you call it "eh-pane" or dinosaur, I'll take it.
- Backpack practice - both boys have been carrying around their Elmo and Thomas backpacks. They prefer to do this when only dressed in a diaper, which is probably not going to fly on this trip, but I'm hopeful that for the 1st time in our travels, they'll be ready to carry some of their own weight.
- Mommy has been downloading many books to her Kindle. This is wishful thinking, as I have very little confidence that there will be any simultaneous napping on this flight (we're checking the carseats so that the passengers in front of us don't get a kick-massage).
- Stockpiling Southwest drink coupons (for mommy and daddy or those around us...time will tell)
Great idea to stockpile Southwest coupons for the people around you! How come the people I see with kids never do that? Enjoy your trip!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I will be interested to see how it goes. We will be making a trip west later this summer, and I have begun organizing in my head what I need to bring and get ready. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteAs you already know, I am a huge fan of checklists. Just this morning I said something to hubby along the lines of, "Wait until you see the checklist I'll be using to prep for travel with baby in the fall." The response was an eyeroll - but I figure the only way I will get through flights to and from Texas with a 3 to 4 week old, and then again when she's 2 1/2 months, not to mention flights to and from Hawaii with a 3 1/2 month old (hopefully) is to be uber prepared...
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