Enter a baby into the picture. We no longer have the luxury to over pack. Especially since we need to get on an airplane for the trip home for Christmas. For about two weeks now I have been compiling a list of all the things I need to pack for the baby, for myself and all the presents we need to bring home. (The hubs can worry about himself. ;) (Love you, Hun!) This list has been edited multiple times. Things have been deleted because we can buy them when we land.--Granted there isn't a snow storm. Dear Winter Storm Draco Malfoy, (Yes, I gave the storm the last name of a Harry Potter character, so what.) please go easy on MN and WI. I have added things to the list that I think are necessities that probably aren't...Don't forget that nightlight!
Sunday night I pulled the list up on my computer and did a "practice pack" where I started putting all of Harper's clothes into a suitcase. It went pretty well, but then I realized I had only packed her clothes and they took up half the suitcase dedicated to her. That's about 1/16th of the baby packing puzzle. There are a lot more items on my list that have nothing to do with clothes. So tonight we will be turning the "practice pack" into the "for realsies pack" and hopefully there will be room for my stuff. I've decided that I'm only going to pack 4-5 outfits for myself (I think Harper has 12) and do a load of laundry during the week. Since I will be seeing each side of the family for about 5 days, each family will only see my outfits once. Oh the horror if I wore something twice! (I'll probably end up wearing my one pair of sweatpants I packed all week.)
The only thing that is preventing my packing list from being a lot longer is the fact that my mother-in-law does daycare so she has a lot of the stuff we need and Harper is the 8th grandchild for my parents so they have a lot of baby things as well.
Here is my list for the baby.
Clothes:
White sweater dress
Black sweater dress
Purple dress
White snowflake dress
White dress with red sweater
Red snowflake onesie with black sequin pants
5 long sleeved onesies
2 jeggings
5 PJs
hat
fleece body suit
2 fleece jackets
Hygiene:
comb
nail clipper
shampoo and soap
teething gel
Feeding:
5 bibs
5 burp rags
6 bottles
formula
oatmeal
bowls and spoons
breastfeeding shall (in carry on)
Transporting:
car seat
stroller
Plane:
diaper bag with changing pad, diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream, disinfectant, tissues, change of clothes, toy
Entertainment:
bumbo
pacifiers
book
ball
Sophie
Penelope
Pink Fleece blanket
Pooping:
Diapers
wipes
plastic bags for diaper disposal
Other:
nightlight
blanket
Moms, what am I missing?
I'm already preparing to write a post about how horrible it is to fly/travel with a baby and also list out everything I should have packed.
Merry Christmas to everyone if I don't get a chance to write another post before Tuesday!
Picture Time!
Sounds like you got it all covered! Isn't it crazy how much stuff you need to bring for such a little person? I dread ever taking Harrison on a plane and think you are the bravest.
ReplyDeleteI also commend you for being able to use a nail clipper. I once tried cutting Harrison's nails with a clipper, accidentally clipped his thumb, he bled a good amount, and I've been traumatized ever since.
I would never do an airplane by myself with a baby. Thankfully I don't have to do that. As for at least her clothes are small!
ReplyDeleteI would only cut her fingernails when she was asleep which for some reason gets more and more difficult as she gets older so the last time I had to do both fingernails and toenails while she was awake. It wasn't too bad. I would be traumatized like you if I saw blood. Luckily that hasn't happened yet. Do you just file them?