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Traveling with Baby

So I have a co-worker/friend who is getting married in June.  I'm invited (Yay!), but she lives in Minnesota!  Bryan really wants to go and we could really use some time away.  Ashlyn will be 6 months old by then but I'm just not ok with taking her on a plane.  Cabin pressure sucks for an adult...I can only imagine what it must be like for a baby!  And when we went to Disney, there was a little boy on the plane and he cried the entire flight!  I don't want to be that parent!

So the other option is to drive. It's an 18 hour drive. We were thinking of splitting the drive into two days, 9 hours each day.  I'm not crazy about this either.  I mean we agree to take our time, make frequent stops and try to keep Baby Girl as comfortable as possible.

We both really want to go but we have to figure out these logistics.  I'm not ready to leave Baby Girl for the weekend.  That's just not going to happen.  So what do we do?  If we drive, how do we keep Baby Girl comfortable and happy for 18 hours?  Or do we skip it?

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  1. LMKApril 25, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    um! no skipping :)...hahaha like i said ipad!

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    1. Vanessa MillerApril 25, 2012 at 7:32 AM

      Ha! I knew you would say that. Someone suggested taking the train so I'm going to look into that.

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