Ok... packing for children is like preparing for war. Every item I kind of go: "ok.. .take it or leave it? Might need it though... but it makes the bag so heavy..."argh.
Fortunately we decided to start packing EARLY .. like last Sunday... 1 week ahead.. rewind back to DINK days... I would be packing like the night before!
How much clothing does a kid need for a 1 week trip? Is it cold enough in early October in Tokyo to require much warm stuff? Do we need to buy more stuff? Or should we try and buy it there as we need it? Of course, thanks to the grandparents we already got some new warm stuff...
How about luggage for the kid? There was this really cute tow along check in bag we saw at Tangs on Saturday night when we were out for dinner. Price tag? $95... but there was a 20% discount. No.. we were not immediately suckered into buying the REALLY cute ladybug suitcase. Took us another day to decide, by which the sale ENDED! oh well. Fate decided.
What about onboard entertainment? I tasked Chris to upload videos onto my iphone, which for some really strange reason was incredibly difficult since we don't get iTune shop in our part of the world. So he had to convert the DVDs into some format that would be usable on the iphone. That took like a few days. My job? Go shopping : new books. Crayons. Snacks. Stuff she normally wouldn't get.
I'm not even sure how we're going to sleep when we're there. We didn't end up getting the 2 bedroom apartment ( I know, overkill... but sleep is priceless) so we have a studio instead. I hope she doesn't wake in the middle of the night and see us there and then not want to sleep anymore after that.
Chris is also going to be busy a few days when we are there so it'll be the 2 of us in Tokyo those days. First and foremost I hope I don't LOSE her. Then I hope we'll be able to do some stuff and not just hang around the apartment. hm... travelling the subway with Madison? What about her naps? Stroller plus carrier plus bag and Madison for the day? How about lunch? Hm.. how do people manage ?
Still..it'll be a change, and change is always good for the soul. Maybe Melbourne/Sydney trip next? Chris has a registrar conference that he wants to go to in March. Then it'll be Madison and me for a week while he is at the conference in Sydney! KIV....
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