Being brave

Quite frequently, sometimes up to 2 times a day, Anna and I are told hat we are 'brave' to travel with a baby. When we tell them that Junia is only 4 months old, they are even more astonished. To be honest, traveling down by plane was not the easiest thing to do. Neither Anna nor me slept a single minute on the flight to Singapore. Junia only slept a few hours (while we were walking through the isle), seriously affecting her mood in Singapore. Fortunately, we had the luxury of enjoying Asa's hospitality and comfortable apartment. The high temperature and humidity in Singapore did not make it easy for Junia either. When we flew down to NZ, Junia slept most of the time and she kept doing so for quite some time, after we had arrived.

Having slept several nights in comfortable B&Bs with great breakfasts (Anna was so happy!), we have all come into our usual routines again. We go to bed quite early and wake up early as well, following Junia's rhythm. We try to ensure Junia sleeps some time in the morning and afternoon and we succeed with that quite well. If Junia just get enough sleep, we have quite an easy going travel, that is what we have clearly understood!

So being brave traveling with a 4 month old baby? Not really! There are just a few ground principles to adhere to (sufficient sleep and milk on a regular basis being the most eminent ones!) and then it is just like having another great travel companion.

Having breakfast and dinner is often even more easy than in Stockholm. There are always enough people around who want to hold the 'cute baby' so we can enjoy our food. We just need to remember to take Junia with us when we are done. That Junia smells like a 'gamla tant' is a disadvantage we have accepted to live with (you know Anna and her food!).

Traveling with the 3 of us is a whole new dimension and it really feels great. It actually feels complete! We enjoy it a lot and can recommend it to many. There is nothing brave about it. It just requires some 'guts' to have it started.

Now back to the farm again, there is some brick laying to be done and cows to be milked.