Away we go

At long last we’re headed to Louisiana where Adam will finally get to show his baby girl off to his whole family. She’s nearly two and until now has only met her Mamaw Lori and Aunt Jami. She has great grandparents and great aunts and uncles all eager to give her a cuddle but I think her Papaw Jim may push them all aside to get to his little girl first.

Lilia is very excited for her first plane ride. We just hope the enthusiasm lasts all day and through the week for our return flight. We were feeling really nervous about it, but we’ve done all we can to prepare and now my nervousness has given way to a sense of what will be, will be. I have enough food packed for a toddler army, we have some surprise travel toys for her and some of her old standbys. I’ve described the odd things we’ll see and feel, like the security checkpoint and the pressure she’ll feel in her ears and the butterflies she may feel in her tummy. I asked her to do her best to use her words as she may feel overwhelmed, tired and confused. After scouring blogs and travel sites, I think we’re as prepared as we can be, and when it comes down to it, she adapts really well to different situations. Still, feel free to wish us luck!

A test drive of Lilia’s Traveling Toddler Car Seat Accessory, a snazzy solution to zip her through BART and the airport sans stroller. She says, and I quote, “Wheeeee!”