Travel
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My Top Must Haves For Toddler Motion Sickness
We have been dealing with our toddler & car sickness for a while now and I finally feel like we are in a much better spot. Every time we would drive to Vermont, she would wake out of a deep sleep & get sick. I felt awful for her & had to figure out a way to make these car rides better for her. We did switch her to forward facing just after she turned three, even though I really wanted to keep her rear facing until she maxed out her car seats rear facing requirements, but ultimately I think her riding forward facing helped a lot. These are my…
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Travel Guide: Family Trip to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Where We Stayed I will be the first to admit I did very little research before this trip. I looked into a few hotels & let my husbands family take the reigns on the rest of the planning and pick what they wanted to once we were there. We ended up booking the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort. It was perfect for our family trip! Multiple pools, mostly kid friendly & we had access to the beach which was awesome. We didn’t have a separate room to put Mackenzie’s crib in like we did when we stayed at the JW Marriot in Orlando, but the room was PLENTY big for…
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Great Toys to Keep Toddlers Busy in the Car
Sharing what I have in the car for Mackenzie to keep her busy (when she’s not using her iPad)! These are all some what small toys that she can easily use on her own in her car seat. Mess Free Coloring Melissa & Doug Surprise Ink Imagine Ink Buckle Toy– we have something very similar from our Lovevery kit that Mackenzie currently loves to play with. It has also kept her from playing with the chest clip on her car seat which she has figured out how to open herself! Pop Tubes Poke a Dot Books Travel Magna Doodle Busy Board Dimpl Toy Stickers– I am definitely not recommending you…
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The Importance of a Bedtime Routine for My Toddler
Kids thrive on routine, so it’s no surprise that a bedtime routine would be super helpful. We have been implementing some form of a bedtime routine since Mackenzie was just a couple of months old. It has changed over time, but there has always been a routine in place. When she was just a few months old her routine looked like this: bath time, overnight diaper, pjs, swaddle, feeding, read a book, & put her down. Then it changed to this routine around 5 months old when we began sleep training: bath time (every other night), overnight diaper, pjs, sleep sack, read a book, & put her down. Currently her…
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14 Tips for Traveling with a Toddler on a Plane
We just took our third trip with Mackenzie, but this was the first since she’s been super mobile so we knew it would be tougher to keep her in her seat. We definitely had a lot to travel with, but somehow we made it work! Below I’m sharing all my tips to make traveling with a toddler hopefully just a little bit easier: Flying with kids is all about survival mode in my opinion. Whatever keeps them happy, as long as they are still being respectful of other travelers around you. This doesn’t mean crying because I’m sorry all kids cry & have meltdowns. It’s very different flying with a…
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Toddler Bag To Keep In Your Car for Emergencies
When Mackenzie was a baby I took her diaper bag EVERYWHERE with me. I was so worried to be out somewhere & not have something I would maybe need. Now that she’s older I feel much more confident about running errands with her & not lugging my diaper bag everywhere. I’m mainly talking about short errands where I know I won’t be out of the house for very long. I keep a bag in my car for emergencies & it has come in handy when I’m out and need a diaper or change of clothes for Mackenzie. Below is everything I keep in my car for Mackenzie: changing pad a…
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My Favorite Cooler Bags As a New Mom
This might seem silly, but I thought it might be helpful to those of you trying to figure out what cooler bags you might need for those first few years of your little ones lives. Sharing my three favorite (and most used) cooler bags for traveling with a toddler, whether you’re gonna be out of your house for a few hours or a few days: LeSportsac Cooler Bag I used this bag the most when Mackenzie was using bottles. We used Dr. Brown bottles & I was able to fit two of them plus a thin ice pack. I still use this bag sometimes to carry Mackenzie’s straw cups &…
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Breaking Down 2 Awesome Lightweight Strollers for Your Family
I was on the hunt to find the perfect lightweight stroller to use with Mackenzie because using my full size stroller for quick errands was becoming too difficult. Also, my husband is of the mindset of not wanting to own a million different strollers, so I really had to do a lot of research before buying one. I ended up buying two to try out and was planning on returning one, but my in-laws bought the other one instead! This post is in no way sponsored or affiliated with either company, just giving you my honest opinion on both! Let me share what was on my must have list before…
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Making the Difficult Decision to Postpone our Vacation
We did not spend this past week anything like we had planned. We were excited to finally go on vacation somewhere warm and get a break from all this dreary weather at home on the East Coast. Unfortunately, thanks to Covid (more specifically the Omnicron variant) we decided to postpone our trip to Costa Rica. Unfortunately these are the times we are currently living in and we had to make some last minute changes to our plans because the Omnicron variant is so contagious and I was worried about traveling with an unvaccinated toddler (she’s only 18 months old). Had it not been for this latest spike and super contagious…
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Tips for Traveling With Your Little One For the Holidays
Whether you’re traveling with your newborn or toddler for the holidays, I’ve got some helpful tips and check lists to make sure you don’t forget anything important! My favorite way to pack for myself or Mackenzie is to use packing cubes. It helps me feel organized since I feel like I have to travel with so much. For a car trip I like to pack her stuff in her LL Bean Tote, but for air travel we’ve used our medium sized Away suitcase. For her formula or now her snacks and other food related items, I like to use this cooler bag. I’ll start with newborns. It may feel like…
