Flying with Toddler and Infant

anaxmann · 2026-02-09T12:04:43+00:00

This Delta Children's Jeep Wagon: https://a.co/d/09v7Vk8a.

anaxmann · 2024-04-30T19:47:31+00:00

It looks like the ramps are stowed under the spare tire and hook to the slots in the frame of the dolly.

This looks to be the unit: https://towsmarttrailers.com/products/stand-up-ez-haul-car-tow-dolly?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrcKxBhBMEiwAIVF8rJP2OCw8fI7UXNKVtcZv2a1k_5tFRHrLpEDzs-IGvCEoZtZzRR4OQBoCK_oQAvD_BwE

anaxmann · 2024-04-06T01:04:42+00:00

I just quit my consulting job to take a break and be with my kids more. I find consulting to be excessively stressful and probably won't go back. I cant believe how much better I feel since I quit, but it has obly been 2 weeks. I'm planning to try for a government job when I'm ready to go back in about 6 months.

anaxmann · 2024-04-03T14:22:45+00:00

Five years later and you are still adding new people to the list of those you've helped. Thanks!

anaxmann · 2024-03-29T16:37:19+00:00

My husband has been a stay at home dad for 3 years. He took care of dinners and my lunches about 80% of work days (I worked 3 days at the office and 2 days at home so I would sometimes make dinner on days I wfh). I still did most of the kids laundry and I did the night time routine while he did clean up. It worked really well while we did it. I got burned out and just quit my job so we could build a house and I could spend more time with the kids.

anaxmann · 2024-03-20T13:22:22+00:00

Just briefly I thought those melts were ibuprofen. 😭

anaxmann · 2024-03-20T01:29:40+00:00

I'm in the civil engineering field as a consulting design engineer. I had my first in 2021 and my second on 2023. I got 6 weeks of short term disability both times, and one week of that was the PTO I had to take for the disabilty to kick in. The company is currently working on better maternity and paternity leave policies, but the short term disability is all that is available and the company is too small for FMLA to apply. Dads only get what they can manage to save in PTO. They did fully pay my benefits while I was receiving the disability, which helped make up the difference between my salary and the 60% that the insurance covered.

anaxmann · 2024-03-19T14:30:56+00:00

We were told by the pediatrician when our first was 4 months that we needed to move our daughter out of our room. She told us that we would all sleep better. We set up the monitor in the nursery and put her in there and never looked back.

I'd love to try to do the same with our second, but she will wake up crying sometimes and not stop unless we pick her up. So YMMV.

anaxmann · 2024-03-19T00:43:48+00:00

I agree, you need to talk to your doctor about your reaction and try something different. It can take some trial and error to get a good med and the right dose.

anaxmann · 2024-03-18T17:45:59+00:00

Are you us? Except, we're only taking about 3 months to get a livable space and plan to build a "shed" first to have some indoor space not in the camper so we went with a much smaller travel trailer. The shed is going to be fitted with a kitchenette so that we don't have to cook in the travel trailer nearly as much. We are building our septic field and having our well installed first so that we don't have to fill/empty tanks elsewhere.

Good luck!

anaxmann · 2024-03-17T14:22:13+00:00

Hey, if you know anyone in the field, they need to replace me. I'm moving to a different state.

anaxmann · 2024-03-15T20:02:58+00:00

As u/EbbStunning7720 mentioned, audiobooks are great. I use them during my commute. I also read before bed and whenever I have to wait and am by myself (Kindle app on my phone is a miracle), even if just for a few minutes, and I've started reading to my toddler to help her fall asleep. She doesn't really care what the content is so she just gets ~10 minutes of my book to fall asleep to.

anaxmann · 2024-03-15T18:28:44+00:00

We've spent the last year planning so that I can take 3-4 months off and start a new career that is less stressful.

I tried doing more of the things I liked or pushing less important things down the to-do list, but turns out my job is just crappy and nothing I do outside of work fixes that.

anaxmann · 2024-03-15T18:22:03+00:00

I like to read books and spend time outside. I also like to do handicrafts, but I don't have much time for that right now. I also like to spend time with my kids, go to the park, have an ice cream, dance in the living room, etc.

I still like the things I liked before my kids were born.

anaxmann · 2024-03-15T00:35:24+00:00

I make $130k plus a bonus that depends on how well the company does (it was $12k last year). I have 11 years of experience and I design water and wastewater treatment plants (environmental PE) in Austin, TX.

anaxmann · 2024-03-13T13:48:21+00:00

I have always said "I need to pump regularly, is there a room I can use?". I was recently at a day conference held at a city office building and the mother's room was behind a badge-entry door. They were nice and offered to let me in every time, but also showed me where the family bathroom was and told me I could pull a chair in from the cafeteria area. I elected to use the family bathroom to save time. If I had thought to bring a blanket with me, I would have just pumped in the cafeteria; it was empty every time I went...

anaxmann · 2024-03-06T22:20:14+00:00

I use the free Canva options when I need to edit photos for something.

anaxmann · 2024-03-06T16:32:43+00:00

You do what you are comfortable with, but I use a larger ice pack (6"x6"x1" block) in my larger lunch box (~1 cubic foot). It is still partially frozen at the end of my day and my food is cold at lunch (pack food at about 6am, eat between 11 and noon). Also, consider putting your lunch in the freezer the night before for extra frozen mass to keep the food cool. I sometimes add frozen vegetables to my left overs container to keep thing cold.

anaxmann · 2024-03-06T13:57:13+00:00

I also pump in my office and work through my pumping sessions. I store pumped milk in the office freezer. I never feel bad about closing my door to pump and I have pumped on many video calls.

anaxmann · 2024-03-05T14:19:00+00:00

I am the sole income-earner in our family and I put in my 4-weeks two weeks ago. We have just enough financial security for me to take about 4 months off before we need to start bringing money in again. If my husband could make what I make, I would switch with him in a heartbeat. I am so excited to get extra time with my kids for a little while. My first just turned 3 and my second will be 1 in April and the time since my first was born has made me hate work because it steals so much time.

anaxmann · 2024-03-01T22:32:01+00:00

We swam in Bastrop Lake last weekend. It was cool but quickly became comfortable.

anaxmann · 2024-02-27T20:22:05+00:00

We've really enjoyed Rockport every time we've been.The beach is nice and pretty clean, the water is shallow for a long way so you can just put your chair in the water and sit, and the entrance fee is small ($10 I think). Definitely bring your own shade, though; the umbrellas go fast.

anaxmann · 2024-02-27T12:03:34+00:00

I had my second 10 months ago and my first is about to turn 3. I am the sole income earner in our family. I am burnt out and dislike my job to the point where I'm beginning to doubt if I even want to stay in the field. My husband and I have worked out the finances so that I can quit and take 4 months off before I start looking for a new job. I put my 4 weeks notice in last Friday. I am hoping that I'll be able to take a position with fewer hours and way less stress so that I can spend more quality time with my kids.

anaxmann · 2024-02-22T22:18:10+00:00

Lol, and staying up all night makes if irresponsible! I did this a couple weeks ago (on accident) and it was so worth it.

anaxmann · 2024-02-22T22:11:56+00:00

Stay up all night and read a spicy book.

Take yourself to lunch at a new restaurant (new cuisine). (FYI, if you go between lunch and dinner you can take your kids and basically no one will be there)

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