First trip with DS...help me figure out what to bring!

[mrs.t]

This coming weekend we will be going away for 2 nights. Our destination is only 2 hours away, so we are driving, which means we can bring anything we want. We co-sleep, so DS will sleep in the hotel bed with us. I don't really want him crawling around on the hotel floor...should I bring the pack and play? He is still mostly BFing, so I don't have to worry about bottles or anything like that. Other than the obvious items like clothes, diapers, etc., what do I need? This is a just a quick getaway for us.

[Knitting Mama]

Toys!! Plenty of small things to play with, maybe something new for the sake of novelty (though my daughter, a day older than your son, enjoys things like boxes and wooden spoons and crinkly wrapping paper best of all!), but stuff that will help keep him occupied. Also a sling or wrap or carrier, whatever you normally use.

I wouldn't worry about the hotel floor; they do vacuum and steam clean!

[Shanesmom]

I feel ya on the hotel floors. I think they are nasty. I just took my 3 month old to Colorado for about a week and only brought diapers, wipes, a couple toys, clothes and his little bouncy seat that he likes. You really don't need that much. Keep it simple, I say. It'll be more enjoyable that way.

One thing I did forget was a wrap because we took walks everyday to explore the city and get our Vit D, and my back hurt from carrying him everywhere! I highly recommed you don't forget yours!!

have fun with your little one

[toughcookie]

a front carrier and a stroller for longer walks, if you use one.  re: hotel floors, hate to think about it too much, but chances are they are generally cleaner than our floors at home, between the pet hair, the crushed cheerios, the carpet fuzz...  i wouldn't let me son go near the under-bed area (yuck!), but since he's everywhere now, he did crawl around the floors. 

[mrs.t]

Thanks everyone...wish me luck!