Being Sara » travel http://beingsara.com Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:13:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Xander Week 27 – Our first trip without the baby… http://beingsara.com/story/xander-week-27-our-first-trip-without-the-baby/ http://beingsara.com/story/xander-week-27-our-first-trip-without-the-baby/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:51:05 +0000 Sara http://beingsara.com/story/xander-week-27-our-first-trip-without-the-baby/ 100_5449.JPGLast week Zach and I went on a trip to Las Vegas. It was planned well before Xander’s arrival, and although Vegas wasn’t my ideal vacation spot, Zach had a conference there, so it ended up being a cheaper vacation, all things considered. While Zach and I were in Vegas, Xander stayed with a series of relatives. Xander did fine with his family, and I’m sure the whole event was harder on us than it was on him. I knew I was going to miss Xander, but it almost surprised me how much. There were lots of babies out there, and every time I saw one, I first compared the size to Xander’s size, and then I wanted to chase the baby down and play with it, because I couldn’t play with my baby. We flew home very late, and didn’t get to my in-law’s until 2:30 am. It took every ounce of self control that I possess not to wake Xander as soon as we walked in the door, but I knew he hadn’t been sleeping great that week, and I didn’t want him to wake up in the middle of the night and not go back to sleep. All in all, the trip was a success, and it provided Xander with some excellent bonding time with our extended family. I am very happy to be home though – and it feels so wonderful to cuddle my little boy!

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For the most part, the cruise was amazing, and tons of fun. But, I would definitely suggest that if at all possible, try to not be pregnant while cruising – there are lots of people in the caribbean who would love to give you free booze, and you can’t help but feel like a party-pooper when you go to bed at 9pm entirely sober while the rest of the boat stays up to party ’till the wee hours of the morning.

I can honestly say that I have taken my kid to more bars that I can to count. I am also completely ready with a witty come-back about travel if my kid ever complains that we never take him/her anywhere. I did have to make my travel companions promise that the next time we take a trip I am not pregnant (so, according to my calculations, I should be looking forward to that in 20 years or so…) ;-)

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