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15 Tips For Traveling With Baby

When we first started telling people we were expecting, one of the common things we were told was, “I’m not having kids, I want to travel.” As if you could only do one or the other. If people did travel with kids, we were only told horror stories about baby screaming the entire flight, getting breastmilk confiscated by TSA or generally having a really unpleasant and stressful time. Like most complaints, I didn’t really buy it. It can’t be that bad, I thought. And I was right. Don’t be intimidated by traveling with your baby! It definitely requires extra planning, but it’s totally worth it. Scott and I recently traveled to Charleston, South Carolina with our son Everett – who is ten months but was born early, so he’s technically only six months. At the time he was only five months, so definitely a young baby. We were prepared for…

The Healthy Girl’s Guide To Charleston Part III

We woke up bright and early, had breakfast and headed to the Citadel. Scott came here as a kid and was excited to go back and walk around. Your dude might also enjoy looking around and checking out the helicopters and stuff they have. It wasn’t quite my bag, but my husband was happy to do it and I was more than fine with walking around the campus. After checking out all the cool stuff at the Citadel and buying a shirt for my husband, we headed to a late lunch at Husk. A late lunch because it was the only reservation I could get. At all. At 2 pm. On a Monday. Yes, you should book this place way in advance. It’s very popular. I routinely heard from everyone and their mom that we HAD to try Husk. That it was one of the best, if not THE best…

The Healthy Girl’s Guide to Charleston Part I

Earlier this month we NEEDED a getaway and decided to take Ev on his first plane ride to Charleston, South Carolina. DC has been so rainy and I’m so beyond over it – this trip really couldn’t have come at a better time because all of me was craving some freakin’ sunshine. Vacation is one place people often go nuts – sugar, lack of sleep, booze and a whole lot of unhealthy food. And that’s mostly okay! It’s totally fine to indulge on vacation. I had at least one drink every day we were there. But it’s important to balance out your vacation with a lot of water, healthy food and hydration. It’s also great to catch up on sleep. While I did indulge about 3-4 times, which I’ll share, it honestly was not worth it because eating gluten really aggravated my anxiety. So for me, I will not be…