Blonde on the Bright Side. Wake wins! …Not to spill the beans or anything but he did amazing! I know, I’m his mom so I have to say that but…) For real. Last week, we packed the car (& by “we” I mean John) & headed west for a quick little trip to Harrison, Arkansas where John’s parents live.

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John’s momma wasn’t able to make the trip to Nashville with his dad right when Wake was born due to a bit of bronchitis so we had to bring Wake to her now that’s she’s better which, for me, was a very welcomed get- away. I had actually never been to their house in all these years so I was really looking forward to it. But I was a little nervous about a 7- hour road trip with a 7 week old. You never know how they’re going to react or when a meltdown can pop up.

Since my sister, dad & I also took him to Cincinnati in the car when he was 2 weeks old, I’ve learned a thing or two on what to do & what to avoid when road tripping with your babe. Here are some tips I’ve quickly learned about traveling with a freshy: *Good news! You’re in charge of the wheel. Pull that whip over whenever you need to to check on/tend to the mini. Padding a little extra time to your trip to allow for the added stops helps to keep baby happy & momma sane. Nothing worse than a crying baby in the back seat that you can’t tend to immediately. Talk about blood pressure rising!

My fella mommas know this feeling.*Have your hubby/partner/fam/friend sit in the backseat with babes. Especially when they’re this little. Overboard Full Movie. The rear view baby mirrors are amazing but there’s only so much you can do as the driver to take care of the nugget. Having someone in the backseat helps loads. Besides, you’re now officially a chauffeur anyway so get used to an empty front seat.*Pack snacks for the road.

Especially if you’re breastfeeding as you know the hunger is real.*Drink tons of H2. O! Yea, it makes you have to pee but chances are you’ll be pulling over often anyway with the kiddo. Water helps to keep your brain active & is a great energizer for those longer, boring stretches. Wake’s Aunt Terry & Uncle Troy*Pack more diapers than you think you’ll need. Yes, you can always stop & buy more but I packed what I thought was way too many diapers & I ended up really happy I had all of them. Smelly diapers need to be changed often when you’re in the confines of a small car (the stink factor gets high real fast) so you may be changing diapers a bit more frequently thank normal.“Somethin stanks.”*Pack your pump!

And if you’re lucky enough to have a plug outlet in your vehicle, pump from the passenger seat! I got Wake taking my breastmilk out of a bottle when he was 2 weeks old. I’m super lucky in this sense!) He’ll take both now & doesn’t fuss either way. I prefer to breastfeed him because I love that connection & closeness but in situations like this, it’s nice to have a bottle on hand to feed him while he’s strapped into his car seat if he starts to wig out. Nothing works better to calm a crying baby than to put a cork in it!

Plus, freshly expressed breastmilk lasts up to 4 hours at room temp so even if you don’t use it right away, chances are you’ll get an opportunity to at some point down the road. Also, make sure to grab the breast pump bandeau that holds the pump bottles to your tatas. It’s literally the most un- sexy, unattractive get- up I have every strapped onto myself but hands- free pumping is all the rage, I’m tellin’ ya. They sell these bandeaus at Target for less than $2. Yep. That’s the real deal, people. Sex machine.*Rent an Air.

[I’ve been wanting to post this one sooner but we’ve been crazy busy with family in town evacuating Irma. My mom, sister, & her fiancé, Dallas, were able to stay.

Bn. B if you can. We skipped the hotel & went straight for a home rental. The in- laws wanted us to stay at their place but with a newborn who gets up every few hours to feed & a husband who snores like whoa! I NEEDED my own space.

It was nice to have options for 2- bedrooms & in our case, we got lucky & found an amazing 2- story villa 9 minutes away from his parents that made us feel like we were on a European vacation, all for less than it would have cost us to stay in one room at a Holiday Inn Express. The villa was clean, perfect, adorable, & felt like a getaway from our getaway. I foresee many future trips to visit the in- laws with us staying at this place. As far as I’m concerned, Air. Bn. B is the way to go.*Every stop, take the little dude or girly out of the car seat & let them get the wiggles out. Think about how you feel sitting on an airplane for a few hours… how good does it feel to stand up & stretch out? Babies need this relief too! You’ll have a much happier baby who gets a stretch in every couple hundred miles.

Now, we are home safe & unpacked. Thankful Our next travel stop, we are flying to Florida for Thanksgiving which should be a whole new learning experience for us. We rented an Air. Bn. B on the beach so we are so looking forward to this time with my family down south. I’ll def be blogging about our trip down there. John & I will even be vlogging our vacation & posting it on our You. Tube channel (link to come soon!) so stay tuned for that 🙂The hands.

If you mommas have any great travel tips, feel free to share it in a comment on this post! I would love to hear your secrets & tricks to happy traveling & thanks in advance! I so appreciate moms supporting other moms. We know that everything that works for you & your child may not work for us & ours, but uplifting tips are always welcome 😉 Keepin it positive, as we always do over here on the Bright. Side! 🙂- Jenna(PS: Sorry for the poor picture quality!

I didn’t use my real camera half as much as I should have. Next time!)Everything’s better when you look on the bright side.

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