The Collin Chronicles: Tales of a Tiny Tyrant

On December 31st 2005 my husband CJ and I became the proud parents of a gorgeous baby boy we named Collin. Needless to say life has been a rollercoaster ride since then! This blog will document the ups and downs of living with the tiny tyrant who now rules our lives!

Sunday, July 09, 2006

California Here We Come!

We leave tomorrow for 16 day trip to California. It's our second trip with Collin and we're definitely better prepared then we were for Boston a month ago. That trip was only 4 nights, but it felt like an eternity. I guess we just didn't realize how tough it could be to travel with a screeching infant. We attempted to eat out each night and every night had to leave. Collin would squirm and cry the minute we sat down somewhere. This time around we understand the need for total flexibility and a more go with the flow attitude....not to mention a much earlier vacation bedtime then we're used to!

That being said we do have quite a road trip planned! We bought Collin his own seat so we will have a whole row to ourselves on the plane. We're also bringing a few new toys to, hopefully, keep him occupied during the flight. Just the last several days Collin has really been stretching his vocal chords by babbling at the TOP of his lungs. Today, he blew razzberries for 20 minutes straight, which sounded like baby farts. This kind of behavior should make for an interesting flight.

We land in San Diego and will be driving up the coast.... LA, Santa Barbara, Morro Bay, and San Francisco. I'll be trying to blog our trip as much as possible, so check back for new entries.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Have a great trip!

I've just found my way to your blog...and look forward to reading more.

I'm a mum to a 2 year old not-so-tiny tyrant - and we are still trying to get on top of the sleep situation. Hmmmm first time parenting sure ain't easy ;) Good luck.

12:36 AM  
Blogger chichimama said...

Good luck! Stephanie sent me :-). Travelling with a little one is much more complicated than on your own, isn't it?

I found the "own seat with car seat" was key to airplane success.

Also, if you don't own one, get a reading light for a night so you can read in bed while the baby sleeps, assuming you are staying in hotel rooms and your son goes to bed at an hour earlier than you! It makes me much less bitter about being trapped in a hotel room at 8pm...I have a friend who just told me she brings a portable DVD player, earphones, and a movie, which is brilliant.

7:05 AM  

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