I lose at parenting, also, packing list
Oct. 9th, 2006 05:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ailbheLinnea is now watching TV because she whined at me. Yay. I'll regret this tomorrow. However, she also bit me twice and was sent to her room, played the Open The Fridge game, tried to smash the dishes in the dishwasher... Ho hum. Mind you, we did make jelly together (the delayed gratification nature of jelly-making is part of the problem) and put added sausages to yesterday's bean casserole together (more delayed gratification) and drew pictures and I told about a zillion stories about Linnea and Charlie and Lola; they go places, like the park and the river and the supermarket.
However.
I have determined that all three of us get a carry-on allowance of 6kg, to be packed in three seperate bags of maximum dimensions so-and-so. That's fine. The laptop is about 3kg with all its bits. I have also checked that the buggy can still go through security, which is good, and doesn't count towards Emer's baggage allowance of 10kg. In fact, we can check 50kg of hold luggage between the three of us, though we won't be, since that's almost what I weigh and I'm not carrying it.
One carry-on sized bag will fit under the buggy, one can hang from the handle, and the other can go over my shoulder. The rucksack with the check-in baggage will also be on my shoulder, of course. I could put Emer in the sling and the luggage in the buggy - we've done that before to great effect. Since it was easy to get luggage for myself and Linnea for a month plus all the cloth nappies into the rucksack, it won't be a problem getting luggage for three in there without nappies. I will be using disposables this trip. Two kids, international travel, one adult and cloth nappies in the middle of winter don't make for a relaxing prospect. It was ok in the summer. the biggest thing this time is the baby sleeping bag; I intend to bring two, for Emer, in case Mum's house is cold. She likes a room temperature of 15C by day, so it could be and she wouldn't notice until we arrived and then she'd start using those awful pound-a-second electric heaters which work but bankrupt people.
I forgot to ask about teething gel. Emer will be almost 4 months outbound. Damn. I know we can bring a bottle of paracetamol for her if I can find a small enough bottle. I hate measuring spoons of medicine, I much prefer the pre-measured sachets, but they are not allowed.
Anyway, it looks like we'll have more luggage allowance than I'll know what to do with, and it is possible to buy things like drinks and snacks airside in Heathrow, though not so much in Dublin. Then when we are going across Ireland I can pack down the three bags of carry-on into two bags, and then it'll be two bags and a rucksack and a buggy, if that much. If there isn't a postal strike, I could post some of our clothes ahead, perhaps... but that seems very trusting to me. I'll have to get nappies delivered to both locations, by the eco-friendly nappy-deliverers. Damn.
However.
I have determined that all three of us get a carry-on allowance of 6kg, to be packed in three seperate bags of maximum dimensions so-and-so. That's fine. The laptop is about 3kg with all its bits. I have also checked that the buggy can still go through security, which is good, and doesn't count towards Emer's baggage allowance of 10kg. In fact, we can check 50kg of hold luggage between the three of us, though we won't be, since that's almost what I weigh and I'm not carrying it.
One carry-on sized bag will fit under the buggy, one can hang from the handle, and the other can go over my shoulder. The rucksack with the check-in baggage will also be on my shoulder, of course. I could put Emer in the sling and the luggage in the buggy - we've done that before to great effect. Since it was easy to get luggage for myself and Linnea for a month plus all the cloth nappies into the rucksack, it won't be a problem getting luggage for three in there without nappies. I will be using disposables this trip. Two kids, international travel, one adult and cloth nappies in the middle of winter don't make for a relaxing prospect. It was ok in the summer. the biggest thing this time is the baby sleeping bag; I intend to bring two, for Emer, in case Mum's house is cold. She likes a room temperature of 15C by day, so it could be and she wouldn't notice until we arrived and then she'd start using those awful pound-a-second electric heaters which work but bankrupt people.
I forgot to ask about teething gel. Emer will be almost 4 months outbound. Damn. I know we can bring a bottle of paracetamol for her if I can find a small enough bottle. I hate measuring spoons of medicine, I much prefer the pre-measured sachets, but they are not allowed.
Anyway, it looks like we'll have more luggage allowance than I'll know what to do with, and it is possible to buy things like drinks and snacks airside in Heathrow, though not so much in Dublin. Then when we are going across Ireland I can pack down the three bags of carry-on into two bags, and then it'll be two bags and a rucksack and a buggy, if that much. If there isn't a postal strike, I could post some of our clothes ahead, perhaps... but that seems very trusting to me. I'll have to get nappies delivered to both locations, by the eco-friendly nappy-deliverers. Damn.
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Date: 2006-10-09 05:15 pm (UTC)Don't even ask me about flying when Holly was a few weeks old & kate refused to put on her seatbelt to take off. The whole flight was delayed while Kate screamed & screamed & attacked me. I was told that we'd hav eto get off if Kate wouldn't do her belt up. I don't think I've ever been so stressed!
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Date: 2006-10-09 09:24 pm (UTC)Nappies
Date: 2006-10-09 05:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-10 09:44 am (UTC)Now, having a littlie, I shudder at the simplicity of my previous ideas. With baby & toddler, you just can't give *both* of them that kind of attention - there aren't enough hours in a day ;-)
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Date: 2006-10-10 11:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-10 07:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-13 03:15 pm (UTC)