We are back from vacation, fresh and ready to go 
Of course I research everything, so before we left on vacation, I checked out this article to make sure it was ok to take a 2 month old on a little mini vacation. Everything seemed to be a go! We packed everything we thought we’d need and went on our way. It turns out that what you need for a baby is a lot. There are the many many outfits so that we’re not stuck with a peed/pooped/spit-up-ed on onsie. Then we had to pack his Amby Baby Hammock, stroller, baby carrier (bought the new Ergo carrier by the way, it’s the best baby purchase EVER). Our car was jam packed.
The place we went to was on the beach and very low key. It was fabulous. I was, of course, nervous to do everything at first. We had never taken him to a restaurant, and only briefly in stores. I decided that if we were to have a good vacation I was going to have to be more bold. I put him in the baby carrier and away we went. To my surprise, he did not fuss at the restaurant we went to, allowed us to walk the beach and enjoy the breeze (the Ergo has a sunshield), and we walked around the quaint little shops. Whenever it got too hot or we/thebaby were tired we walked back to the house we rented.
I am so glad I went and got over my fear of doing some of these things with a baby. I really think that you can do many of your normal activities, even when you have a little one. Your life doesn’t have to totally change, and the parts that do are for the better.
The only part that was hard was I think the little guy is used to our routine. He’s used to his house and his things. To be in a new location doing new things seemed difficult for him at first, but we also got a lot of smiles out of him
