Travelling with a baby (part 1) – a vlog

We did it! We left behind the comfort (and parenting toolkit) of home and travelled overseas with our eight month old. And we had a jolly lovely time. Better than lovely. The sort of holiday that makes your tummy fizz and pop with excitement each day just because you’re some place new, together, laughing and smiling round the clock… A place that’s warm and has no expectation of you to tend to the mundane.

Was it different to holidays past? Naturally.

Was it relaxing? …not exactly.

Would I do it again? Quicker than you can pour me a virgin mojito (read: the microwave fried the steriliser on day two so that meant no bottle for Teddy nor me, sigh…).

But before I regale you with the incidentals – what we packed, where we stayed, how we maintained a modicum of routine, managed a little Mr R and me time, avoided the dreaded in-flight tantrum… – here’s a video snapshot of Teddy’s first holiday.

The filming is shaky and the editing shamefully amateur, but the happiness it captures is authentic. I hope it will draw a smile and perhaps even inspire your own family travel plans this summer.

TEDDY’S FIRST HOLIDAY, KEFALONIA, MAY 2018