http://www.mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/ Living at full velocity. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:27:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 surfingfree Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:52:15 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/#comment-3720 Your house looks wonderful! Definitely worth all of that effort. I have travelled four times with two babies to from Australia to the US and once from Australia to the UK and I have to say there is NOTHING you can bring that will occupy them for the amount of time they need occupying. But lots of books, paper to scribble on, snacks, and Lego blocks or similar, seem to help. Good luck!! Your house looks wonderful! Definitely worth all of that effort.
I have travelled four times with two babies to from Australia to the US and once from Australia to the UK and I have to say there is NOTHING you can bring that will occupy them for the amount of time they need occupying. But lots of books, paper to scribble on, snacks, and Lego blocks or similar, seem to help. Good luck!!

]]> http://www.mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Michelle Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:46:49 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/#comment-3719 My girlfriend travelled a lot when her daughter was a toddler. She had a small soft backpack filled with small toys - the best part was each toy was actually tied/attached to the backpack with ribbon or string or something - no toy retrieval from a tight airplane seat. She also had masking tape with her - quiet and very entertaining for a young child. Good Luck with your first flight with a toddler. My girlfriend travelled a lot when her daughter was a toddler. She had a small soft backpack filled with small toys – the best part was each toy was actually tied/attached to the backpack with ribbon or string or something – no toy retrieval from a tight airplane seat. She also had masking tape with her – quiet and very entertaining for a young child. Good Luck with your first flight with a toddler.

]]> http://www.mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/comment-page-1/#comment-3718 la vie en rose Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:55:28 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/#comment-3718 beautiful, amazing, wonderful, awesome, divine, delicious, incredible, spectacular...and all those other good words... beautiful, amazing, wonderful, awesome, divine, delicious, incredible, spectacular…and all those other good words…

]]> http://www.mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 melanie Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:25:17 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/#comment-3717 Christina, your home is BEAUTIFUL! All of the hard work is really paying off. What a wonderful space for your family to live and grow. Christina, your home is BEAUTIFUL! All of the hard work is really paying off. What a wonderful space for your family to live and grow.

]]> http://www.mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 tanya Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:42:17 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2006/06/26/the-pictures-i-promised/#comment-3716 I've been away on my own plane trips house hunting by myself with a one year old. First off, congratulations!! The pictures are lovely!! I can't wait until we are settled and out of all of this moving phase. About the flying - crayola makes those great color wonder coloring books and markers that only write on the paper, but not anything else. Great for the plane!! You don't have to worry about him getting it all over everything. Also, I brought LOTS of snacks - finger foods - baby goldfish, animal crackers, those freeze dried fruits - anything that is not sticky and won't need a spoon. Bring more than you think you will need (including juice). I don't know if you have a layover, but I did and I thanked the stars that I had brought enough because my first plane was late and I barely made it to the second and I didn't have enough time to get Porter a real lunch. And one more thing - lollypops. I would never at any other time do this because of the whole sugar thing, but at one point his ears were hurting so bad on landing that I couldn't get him to drink or eat a thing - it was HORRIBLE - he just writhed and screamed. A lady in front of me with a little one handed me a lollypop and it worked. As I found out, all rules go out the window during air travel. Oh, and any of his favorite books to look through. It seems like a lot, but they were all REALLY necessary. Good luck. Enjoy FL. I’ve been away on my own plane trips house hunting by myself with a one year old. First off, congratulations!! The pictures are lovely!! I can’t wait until we are settled and out of all of this moving phase.
About the flying – crayola makes those great color wonder coloring books and markers that only write on the paper, but not anything else. Great for the plane!! You don’t have to worry about him getting it all over everything. Also, I brought LOTS of snacks – finger foods – baby goldfish, animal crackers, those freeze dried fruits – anything that is not sticky and won’t need a spoon. Bring more than you think you will need (including juice). I don’t know if you have a layover, but I did and I thanked the stars that I had brought enough because my first plane was late and I barely made it to the second and I didn’t have enough time to get Porter a real lunch. And one more thing – lollypops. I would never at any other time do this because of the whole sugar thing, but at one point his ears were hurting so bad on landing that I couldn’t get him to drink or eat a thing – it was HORRIBLE – he just writhed and screamed. A lady in front of me with a little one handed me a lollypop and it worked. As I found out, all rules go out the window during air travel. Oh, and any of his favorite books to look through. It seems like a lot, but they were all REALLY necessary. Good luck. Enjoy FL.

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