Baby in Mexico

Ok, in a little more than 2 weeks we are headed to Mexico for a family vacation. With One Philly Son.

Originally I had some apprehension about traveling to a foreign country with a 15 month old in my lap, but now I am super-duper pumped.

One Philly Daddy and I have been to Mexico almost every year since we started dating (we skipped the year we were saving for our wedding, a worthy cause for sure!) and sometimes sneak in 2 visits a year. Our favorite is Playa del Carmen .

Its a little less tourist-y than Cancun, and the crowd is a little more mature, if you know what I mean....(our first trip was to Blue Bay Getaway, an adults only resort. Fun, but eventually we decided we wanted to witness Mexican culture, cuisine, locals, art, history,etc instead of just, you know, horny travelers.

Anyway, this trip we're going the All-Inclusive route, which seemed to be cost effective, and simple, since we're traveling with a child.

The resort we're going to sounds AMAZING! The beach gets the greatest reviews, and since One Philly Son is all about waves and is going to love it. Some of our concerns about the timing of the trip were One Philly Son's eating habits and walking ability, but like most things in life, its all working out beautifully.

He looks at me like I'm ridiculous if I cut up his banana in small slices (and then quartered to be safe), so now I just give him a chunk of banana and he does great. He can also handle sliced cheese (even Sharp Cheddar, go figure) and assorted other things.

Today we went to Trader Joe's and they have kid-sized grocery carts. I decided he wasn't "ready", but in the course of grabbing only a few things, he wanted to get out of the seat in the big cart, and did in fact end up pushing the big cart around the store (much to the amusement of the other shoppers).

So Mexico, here we come! Baby and all!