Air-Born Baby!

We’re back from our big trip to Florida and the reviews are in on my products and how they stood up to the turmoil of travel. First I would like to say that chivalry is in fact not dead. When you are a woman traveling alone with a carry on, diaper bag, infant carrier, stroller, and not to mention the infant, gentlemen are more than willing to help you out. More than one strapping pilot or airline steward helped me to stow my infant carrier and fold my stroller as I struggled on the gangway to check my bundles planeside. Getting through security was another struggle all together. Everything had to be disassembled and passed through the x-ray machine and then reassembled. Daunting though this may seem, I kept a smile on my face, asked for help when needed and took my time, doing one task at a time. The normally grumpy TSA officers were more than helpful and surprisingly pleasant. The best decision I made while traveling with Ally was to upgrade my seat for the flight home to first class. The extra room and priority boarding made all the difference! When you’ve got the baby with you, there’s no going back to coach!

The Baby B’Air flight vest was a smashing success. I felt it was sturdy and easy to manipulate. I took time at home to try the vest on and fit it to her first to save time and hassle on the plane. I could see that if violent turbulence were to occur that she would be safely tethered to me. The only draw back I could see is that it seemed to make her warm, so I countered this effect by keeping the air on her at all times. My fabulous Vera Bradley bag was an excellent carry on with straps long enough to loop around the handle of the stroller making it hands free for me while traveling through the airport. It fit under the airplane seats and later doubled as a tote bag when we went to visit my old high school friends!

We had a blast at the beach and lounging in the pool. Ally was great and loved her little pool floaty seats! Nothing compares to visiting with baby and the “Oos and Ahhs” the baby draws everywhere we went were just icing on the cake!