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Choosing Baby’s First International Destination

What process do you use when choosing an international travel destination? Baby E is almost three months old, and she finally has a passport! I even ordered her the version with extra pages even though it will only be valid for five years. Wishful thinking, no doubt. At any rate, it’s time to start getting some stamps in that sucker!

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Surviving an Overnight Flight Delay with a Baby

We just survived an overnight flight delay with our infant! It was the last day of a very successful mini-vacation to Puerto Rico with our two-month-old baby. Everything was going to plan until the moment we reached the Southwest counter at San Juan’s airport. We handed over our travel documents and, after a quick check on her computer, the agent looked up and said “you are aware that, due to a flight delay, you will need to spend the night in Orlando.” No, we were not aware, and we were not happy. It was just after noon on Monday, April 1st and we were scheduled to be back home and unpacked in Nashville before dark that evening. I had a full day planned at the office on Tuesday.

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Visiting Puerto Rico with an Infant, A Trip Review

Our trip to Puerto Rico began like many of our Caribbean adventures: waiting for ages at a mind numbingly inefficient rental car desk. Dollar Car Rental seemed to employ half of the island, and there were only two people in front of us. Yet it took a full hour to get the car we had reserved. We have been through this before. I guess it is just their friendly way of getting visitors used to “island time.” What was new this time around was the baby girl that my wife was trying to soothe while I waited in line. Yup, we were visiting Puerto Rico with an infant.

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