Travelling with young uns

So I’m getting ready for a trip to Canada with a two year old. I’ve never traveled on a plane with my little guy so this is going to be very interesting. There is no direct flight to Ottawa, so we have to leave Fort Lauderdale and travel to Philadelphia and then catch a flight to Ottawa. Because of the switch, and in order for us to get there at a reasonable time and drive two hours to our eventual destination, we opted to leave Fort Lauderdale at 0h Dark Hundred Hours in oder to make it onto the Dark Thirty flight, if you get my drift?

So then I began to think, okay since I’m traveling for a whole day with my little munchin, what are all the things I’m going to need.

Health
We have to take him to see the doctor the day before we leave to ensure that he’s in good enough health to fly. We don’t want any busted ear drums or clogged sinuses because of the flying.

Entertainment
We’ve bought a portable DVD player and plan on taking loads of Barney DVD’s to keep him occupied. In addition to this, there are books, crayons, markers, a writing slate and books which we hope will help keep him busy.

Nutrition
We live in an era where you are no longer fed on a plane. This means that we have to travel with all his eats for that day and then eats for when we get to our destination. Tristan loves mac and cheese, sausages, ovaltine, cheese noodles and goldfish. Not only am I traveling with this for the day of travel, but also for the duration of our stay.

Miscellaneous
Then when I sat and thought about it, I normally travel with a change of clothes, pull-ups, wipes and a variety of things for him on a normal basis. Now, I’m adding entertainment, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Wow.

So the next time you see a harassed mom with 2 or 3 kids at the airport. Have some pity on her. Travelling with kids is a job in itself. I'll update you once I've travelled and returned home safely with my precious cargo.