On the Road Again!

Mom is either incredibly brave or incredibly foolish (no comments from the peanut gallery), because I'm packing up the babies and taking my first solo trip with them (and Molly's first trip, period!). Max, Molly, and Mom are hitting the road and heading up North to visit Grandma and Grandpa. We're looking forward to the visit and I'm sure everyone will have a lot of fun. However, it should be interesting to see what happens when you put Max the Incredibly Light Sleeper, Molly the Demanding, and Mom the Sleepless in one room together for a couple of nights (not to mention trying to get Max down for naps!). Hopefully we'll be able to figure it out, everyone will get enough sleep to function, and Max won't morph into the Insanely Crabby Toddler Who Will Not Nap. Either that or I'll be breaking my "no coffee while nursing" rule and hitting a couple of Starbucks along the way. ;)

Of course, as I attempt to get ready for the trip, I realize why it is that people try to avoid traveling with babies -- babies (and their parents) require insane amounts of gear to function at even a subsistence level. I just packed up the babies' suitcase, which is easily twice the size of my suitcase (containing a subset of their wardrobes which is definitely much cuter and more stylish than my own). Between bringing enough items to attempt to recreate Max's familiar sleeping accommodations (is it overkill to bring his musical crib toy?) and enough clothing to account for Molly's reflux (how many burp cloths is too many?), the babies' suitcase is already full to bursting, even though I thought I was packing light. I'm not sure how we'll survive without Molly's swing or Max's crib, but I sincerely doubt they'd fit into the SUV after we pack all the necessary diapers. Stay tuned for all the juicy post-trip tales!