.luna travels.

I couldn't wait to travel with my baby when I found out I was pregnant.

Who looks more nervous though?

Now I get really nervous whenever I think about it.

I've traveled with babies before, specifically with my baby sister (since she was 5 months old), so I knew that even though traveling with a baby is a lot of work, it is also very rewarding! However, I gave birth to a baby that sometimes (without warning) breaks into a crying fit even though she ate, slept and is clean. It took us a while to come to the realization that we just have a baby who demands more attention and trust me, she DEMANDS it. For this reason, it is no surprise that I cancelled what was supposed to be her first flight at 2 weeks old. I put off traveling with her for so long because I would stress out just thinking about it. I'm stressing out right now.

We have been on a few mini road trips with her, which required us to pull over several times to take her out of her car seat after what felt like an eternity of hysterical crying. She really hates her car seat! I knew that an almost-5-hour flight, which we have coming up soon, would be torture for everyone, so I decided to book a 1-hour flight as a practice run and we survived...ish. She was calm as long as the plane was in the air and as long as she was on my boob, so it wasn't too bad. As nerve-racking as it was, I have booked a few other short trips because I am crazy hoping she gets used to traveling.

It makes a huge difference if you travel with another adult. Luckily, we traveled with my husband for Luna's first flight, so I only have a few travel trips based on the little experience I have acquired so far. We sat in the front even though we had a short flight because we wanted to get off the plane as soon as possible incase Luna got fussy upon landing. I took on a minimalist approach to packing because we wanted to take one carry-on for all three of us, which we managed beautifully! The only other thing we had to carry around was her diaper bag, which I wore as a backpack. The less you have to lug around with a baby, the better, and bonus points if you manage to free your hands during your travels! I used the baby carrier as much as possible to achieve this. Last but not least, breastfeed your baby (if possible), especially during take-off and landing to help calm the baby.

That nervous smile when your baby wakes up as soon as you finally take your seat on the airplane

dem cheeks though...

...she will understand when she's older.

I am really behind on posting, so most of these pictures are from our first mini road trip to San Diego where we stayed at the Marriot Marquis & Marina for a few days. In retrospect, I shouldn't have bothered taking pictures of this outfit, even if I loved the shoes that much, but here they are anyway! 

P.S. I have come to terms with the fact that I have to sacrifice my own OOTDs now that I have to pack several outfits for another human. There is only so much room in one carry-on for two people, especially when one of them drools, spits up and has diaper accidents every now and then. That person is Luna, for those of you that might be confused about who I am referring to. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Much Love,
PerlaGiselle