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Thanksgiving Travels with Baby: Our Must Haves {Giveaway}

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November greeted us with cold weather, blustering winds, and even a few snow flurries. As much as I dislike this weather, I am thrilled that its onset also signals that the Holidays are upcoming. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a time to reflect on life’s many blessings, spend quality time with family, and eat some seriously delicious food. Like many of you, my little family will be traveling for Thanksgiving. Traveling with a baby takes dedication. Especially a baby who is eating solids! We are just going to my dad’s house but he doesn’t have all the items we need for MG’s newest favorite activity, eating, so here are the essentials I’ve rounded up to take with us:
The Go Anywhere Booster Seat from A Parent Company

It’s not practical to pack up a high chair and take it with us on our trip. We visit my dad about every 6 weeks or so for a weekend, but high chairs are expensive so it doesn’t make sense for us to buy an extra one to have in Savannah when (unfortunately) we aren’t there that often. Luckily, the Go Anywhere Booster Seat acts like a portable high chair that can be strapped on securely to any chair. It’s lightweight, easy to pack up and carry over your shoulder, and comes in cute patterns. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to figure out how to secure it to the chair but it is really easy to do and seems very safe. I love this chair for traveling, and it will easily come with us on all of our trips in the future, and we are going to keep it at our dining room table when at home so MG will be able to sit right at the table with us. MG will use it through her toddler years so it will get plenty of use. At $36.99 this is a reasonably priced and practical product for parents traveling with a baby.

Hip Baby Wrap Nursing Poncho

Although MG is starting solids, she is still nursing which I hope to continue at least until her first birthday. As I always say, if you are comfortable nursing in public without a cover go for it! I’m not though. When there is lots of family activity going on, or while on the road, it can be hard to find a private place to nurse. Therefore a quality nursing cover is essential. This poncho from Hip Baby Wrap is lovely and easy to throw on anywhere, and provides full coverage both in the front and back which I really like. It’s a thicker fabric, though still breathable, but will double great as a blanket too in this chilly weather, making it great for a traveling mom who doesn’t want to carry along both a bulky blanket and a nursing cover.

Bapron from Cinderkitten

Have you heard of a bapron? I hadn’t either until I researched best bibs for babies. It is what it sounds like – a mix of a bib and an apron… genius. I mean, have you seen how messy babies are when they eat? Cinderkitten makes high quality handmade baprons in the cutest fabrics. These aprons actually stay on Maddie Grace, who is great at pulling regular aprons off, and provide great coverage. Plus the pocket at the bottom is great for catching all those food particles that successfully evade babies mouth. The bapron is made of laminated cotton that is easy to wipe off or throw in the washer. The owner provides great customer service, and a little more about her is in the paragraph below. Go buy a few of your own and use the code claire15 for 15% off (through 11/31)!

 

“Hi! I’m Cindy from Cinderkitten on Etsy. I learned basic sewing skills when I was younger, but it wasn’t until I had kids of my own that I really learned how fun it can be to make unique items for the people I know. My Mom and I started the shop together because we both love to create and sew. All of our bibs, taggies and other items are made with love and care; as if we were making them for our own friends and family. I hope you enjoy using our things as much as we enjoy making them!”
Tote Bag from Dirty Hippie Studios
Moms need several cute tote bags for traveling. I use them for throwing toys and books into that we want to take with us. I’m loving all the adorable tote bags in stock at Dirty Hippie Studios (they also have adorable baby onesies so check those out while you’re there). Each tote bag is printed with a hand-carved block, and the designs do not wear off with washing. The bag I received arrived in the cutest packaging, and if you’ve ever read my blog before you know what a sucker I am for cute packaging. The bag is well made, adorable, and lives up to all my expectations. Not to mention practical – it will be getting a lot of use!

 

Comments

  19. I started making goo goo noises at the computer again. She is so cute and looks like such a happy baby! These are some great must haves too. I'll have to keep them in mind for down the line.

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  27. She is the cutest!!!! Your nursing cover looks way better than any of mine did.

    Looks like you've got a great plan for making it work while traveling.

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