An Edie in the USA Debut???

In an unexpected turn of events, business will be taking Will to the US in only a few weeks, and with some air miles to use and no place else to be, the kiddo and I just might join him. Details and confirmation pending, but it looks very likely.

This leaves me little time to stress out about international travel with a baby. Which is a very good thing. Edie is 10 1/2 months old. She is entertained doing one thing for - on average - 45 seconds at a time. That average is only as high as it is because she sits in her high chair for 20 to 30 minutes for each meal time and baths take 15 or so minutes. Other than that, she is doing something new every other moment. Divide that into the 14 hours of travel time, and I am feeling a little light-headed.

So, to psych myself up, here is a list of the
Top Reasons I Am Not Afraid to Travel With Edie to the United States:(*)

1. Babies have to sleep. I have found no case studies indicating that babies can stay up indefinitely, no matter how irritated they are to be on a cramped plane instead of their spacious bed. Thus, for survival reasons, E will have to snooze sometimes.

2. Edie can't walk yet. The only thing scarier than a crawling baby on a plane is a walking one. Because if they can walk, they want to walk. And walk. And walk. Excuse me while I duct tape my daughter's legs together for the next month...

3. She weighs less than 20 lbs. In hand to hand combat, I am confident that I would be victorious.

4. Like the sands in the hour glass, the trip will, at some point, pass and then end. Hopefully not in an emergency landing in Newfoundland to remove the shrieking baby and her catatonic mother.

Wish us luck, and hope to see lots of you soon!

(*Ed note: I am petrified)