Expedia says there are LOTS of one way tickets available for under $200/seat. Fly wife and kid. Shoot, even fly in Mom and MIL to help wife while you and the animals make the drive in 3 days tops.
I need some advice for traveling with an infant...
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I wouldn't move if that was my only option. F that. All of it. Get a better plan.
UPDATE - you guys are awesome. I read some of the responses to my wife and we decided to change it up. The wife, baby and cat that doesn't do well in cars are going to fly out, which means no MIL too. So, it's my mom, myself, 2 cats and a dog making the drive. We are shipping the other car. Thank you for all the serious and smart *** responses...you saved my life.
No problem. Glad I was able to give you a serious response.
Congratulations, you're sanity thanks you.
Now the move is to call that buddy from college that is single and working a job he's looking to quit anyway and ask if he wants to do a cross country road trip. Someone not opposed to the truck stop dive bar/strip joint. As a dad finding his groove (4 and 2) a 6 day solo driving trip with a buddy sounds like a helluva good time.
Now the move is to call that buddy from college that is single and working a job he's looking to quit anyway and ask if he wants to do a cross country road trip. Someone not opposed to the truck stop dive bar/strip joint. As a dad finding his groove (4 and 2) a 6 day solo driving trip with a buddy sounds like a helluva good time.
I'm not sure how his mom feels about titties and blow, though.
She was more relieved than me. That's why I came here. Everyone was just going along with the plan and didn't speak up...I knew you guys would. I needed some sense smacked into me.
Make sure the Paddock knows the flight number so that none of us get stuck on that flight w your screaming progeny.
Plus, you don't want Willy within 200yrds of your kid anyways
Plus, you don't want Willy within 200yrds of your kid anyways
"Joey, have you ever seen a grown man naked?"
Man I was about to tell you to scrap the plan, good job changing it up. I still feel like we should make fun of you for even making the plan in the first place, you know, so we have something else to talk about in this thread.
Good for you, on the new job, and the new plan for the move. I have 4 kids, based on my experiences with them and the way you describe your baby, I think it may have worked out better than is reflected in some of the posts here. But flying is no doubt better......
Next question is, how disappointed is your FIL that he doesn't have a week to himself?
Knowing my MIL...very disappointed.
You're prolly not sure where this thread is going now that your dilemma has been solved.
So I'll ask. Your MIL hot?
Coming in late here. So your wife is flying solo with a 3 month old and a cat? That sounds a little worrisome for her sanity. I think the vet will give you some "sleepy meds" for the cat. They do frown upon Benedryl for children under age 6. Our little guy did great on flights at 4.5 and 5.5 months old. They really do sleep a lot. Tell your wife to google "traveling with an infant" and make sure to have extra of everything (especially diapers and milk/formula) in case of delays/missed flights. Tell her to definitely bring a stroller to help with carrying all the **** she will be carrying on (including the cat). Will the cat be flying in the cabin with her? How does this work with food, water, litter box, etc.? (We have 3 cats and a dog, btw.)
I wouldn't expect anything else.
The cat will be flying under the plane. They have a pretty good program (as good as you can get) for flying animals under the plane, so she won't have to worry about the cat. She will be checking everything and have a backpack with all of his stuff in it and will be using her ergo carrier to carry him in...he falls asleep instantly in it.
True dat. The ones on points to Antigua were clutch. Economy comfort to NYC.
IMO, traveling alone with a cat and baby for 1 day>>>>>>>>>>>>6 days in a car with an infant
I'd suggest the MIL jump in as well but if not she'll be fine. Just nice having two sets of hands. It'll suck but nowhere near the other option. Just time the feedings correctly. G got nasty on 1 of the 8 legs he's been on, for like 3-4 minutes. It felt like 2 hours.
Keep extra, extra, extra, extra bottles. At least 4 more than you need and keep one ready to roll in case the baby gets silly.
At 4 months they're really going to be fine. Sleep and eat most of the way.
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Benedryl in the bottle, plenty of DVDs for the portable player, and a bottle of bourbon for you and the wife.
hahaha yeah, that's them
LEK- I swear those MILF porn sites like MILF Hunter and MILF Seeker sites are absolutely the sole reason MILFs went up 1000% in attractiveness.
Man, it could be an ugly *** horse teeth hoe, but you attach the word MILF, and Im suddenly interested.
QFMFT... If you don't listen - you're a jackass and are posing undue stress on an infant. F your new employer if they don't pony up the added cost.
UPDATE - we made it. Wife and little one had to stay the night in SF as their connection flight was cancelled, but they got out the next day. The drive out was relaxing and my mom and I both enjoyed it. Hit some weather in TN on Wednesday and made it to Baltimore just before the storm. I owe my 2nd born child to you all making me change it up...don't get any ideas Willy.
hahaha
Well, it's good she only stayed in SF for one night. I hear that it only takes as little as 2 nights in SF before you develop the gay.