I love to travel with our little one and find I'm a lot more relaxed and energized with her. Perhaps there's a few reasons there and her personality and stage of development likely has a lot to do with it, but having her there makes me focus on things for myself like sleep, going to the bathroom, eating, staying hydrated. Whereas before having a baby I think my body became reallyyyyy deregulated while traveling since those things weren't always top of mind, but now it's like her needs are likely in the same realm/timing as my own needs so I've become less jetlagged and tired when traveling with a baby?
You know I love this for you🙌🤣 I can totally see that perspective in regard to self-care too. I would say there’s more leisure/down time naturally built into trips when you’re traveling with little ones too. Personality/phase wise, we are just IN it right now, but I know this will likely be the toughest it gets—this phase where he has so many emotions and wants but doesn’t know how to express them quite yet.
😮💨 hopefully this phase doesn't last too long, sounds a bit rough! I'm sure when the kids are older they'll be so appreciative of having photos of your family travels and knowing that you continued living your lives and exploring with them
As a soon to be mom I would like to think this: tantrums will happen. No matter whether you’re at home or traveling. So why not be in a beautiful place, enjoy the experience of the trip during the beautiful moments and deal with the tantrums and hard moments just like we would at home? Again, I can’t speak to this from experience as I don’t have children just yet but that’s at least the mindset I am trying to carry forward. Would love to hear your thoughts on it though!
Definitely❤️ The tantrums and hard moments arise regardless of where you’re at! Some prefer to just weather them in the comfort of their own homes/private spaces versus in unfamiliar environments I suppose. I agree that the travels are always worth it even during the tough phases!
I love to travel with our little one and find I'm a lot more relaxed and energized with her. Perhaps there's a few reasons there and her personality and stage of development likely has a lot to do with it, but having her there makes me focus on things for myself like sleep, going to the bathroom, eating, staying hydrated. Whereas before having a baby I think my body became reallyyyyy deregulated while traveling since those things weren't always top of mind, but now it's like her needs are likely in the same realm/timing as my own needs so I've become less jetlagged and tired when traveling with a baby?
You know I love this for you🙌🤣 I can totally see that perspective in regard to self-care too. I would say there’s more leisure/down time naturally built into trips when you’re traveling with little ones too. Personality/phase wise, we are just IN it right now, but I know this will likely be the toughest it gets—this phase where he has so many emotions and wants but doesn’t know how to express them quite yet.
😮💨 hopefully this phase doesn't last too long, sounds a bit rough! I'm sure when the kids are older they'll be so appreciative of having photos of your family travels and knowing that you continued living your lives and exploring with them
As a soon to be mom I would like to think this: tantrums will happen. No matter whether you’re at home or traveling. So why not be in a beautiful place, enjoy the experience of the trip during the beautiful moments and deal with the tantrums and hard moments just like we would at home? Again, I can’t speak to this from experience as I don’t have children just yet but that’s at least the mindset I am trying to carry forward. Would love to hear your thoughts on it though!
Definitely❤️ The tantrums and hard moments arise regardless of where you’re at! Some prefer to just weather them in the comfort of their own homes/private spaces versus in unfamiliar environments I suppose. I agree that the travels are always worth it even during the tough phases!
That is a good point! It probably is way easier experiencing the hard moments in the comfort of your own environment.
So well said - beautifully accurate and aspirational 💗
Thank you for reading Chloe🤍
I love this! As a new mom of a 3 month old, I’m looking forward to traveling with her, as daunting as it may seem!