When I first met Dufda, my parents referred to him as geographically challenged. I never really believed this till I had a baby. I knew before Nugget was born that we would be taking him to Jordan very quickly. I would never deprive him of meeting his grandparents, or them being able to see their grandchild as an infant. Here was our journey:
First up, Nugget needs a passport. I, of course, waited till the last possible moment to obtain this. Baby passports are very similar to that of an adult passport. You will need the picture taken in the right specification...not an easy feat with a 6 week old, you need to fill out the application and of course pay the full fee, but this passport is only good for 5 years, not the 10 the adult passport is good for. To do this you need to wait for his birth certificate and social security card to come in. When you go to apply, both parents need to be present. Remember, they will be taking his original birth certificate from you. If you are last minute like us, you will also need to pay the fee to expedite the passport. This made his passport like $200! Now you sit and wait and watch plane ticket prices rise because you can't buy anything without this little ones passport. We ended up getting his passport after about 8 days after we applied.
Next we bought tickets! I have never bought plane tickets so close to flying. We made the purchase on Thursday and left that next Tuesday.
What I found is that packing is not as bad as I led myself to believe. As a new mom I care a lot less about what I look like. I also have far less clothes that fit. I put all of Nugget's stuff in a carry-on and Dufda and I were able to get off with just one bag. Things that I kept in the diaper bag for immediate retrieval:
- diapers - lots!
- wipes
- changing pad
- extra onesie
- lots of pacis
- burp rag
- lap pads
Navigating through the airport was a huge fear of mine. We opted to wear Nugget versus taking a stroller. Thank god we did because I did not have a free hand to push a stroller. Security allowed us to keep him in the carrier through the scanner which made our lives easier, too.
The greatest item that I purchases was the Summer Infant Travel Bed! We had a 10 hour layover in New York and this gave Nugget a place to play and sleep. It folds up and has space to put some belongings so we used this as Nugget's carry-on. I put a blanket, diapers, toys, and a changing mat in here. Another item that I was happy to have was disposable wash cloths. You wet these and they are prefilled with baby soap for blow outs in the airport. It also isn't a liquid so you don't have to worry about separating them going through check-points.
For the plane ride, everyone told us to make sure that we had a pacifier or boob to offer Nugget at take off and landing. This was never a real issue and he did fine. The hard part was that we boarded the plane when they called for passengers with small children and this put us sitting on the plane longer than anyone else. The air conditioning was not turned on yet so Nugget started to freak out because he was over heated. As soon as the plane started he was good. I would wait if you have a baby that tends to be on the warmer side. The key to a successful plane ride is having everything organized because you have so little space. I kept a diaper, wipes and a changing pad out at all times because digging through everything was hard.
When the plane starts to descend, really create a plan to deplane. I made sure that Nugget was in the carrier and we had all of our belongings. This made the exit much easier and got us out much quicker. Being quick is key when you are flying somewhere that requires a trip through customs. If you are slow you will end up at the end of the line. Then you will end up with a baby that wants to eat/ be changed and you are stuck waiting for your visa.
The wait for luggage was awful and if I was going to do it again I would have just stopped before we even got there and fed Nugget so he would be happier. Waiting takes on a whole new level of annoying when you have an infant.
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