Travelin' Man

So we're preparing for our second trip to Colorado to see my family for Christmas, but we were having a hard time figuring out how and where Eli will sleep. My brother reserved an apartment for us so we will not have a crib available like we did at the hotel in Denver and we have not been able to find a portable sleeping unit that is soft, sturdy, or big enough for Eli to be comfortable in. What are we going to do?! We couldn't have him sleep in bed with us because we might roll over on him. We couldn't leave him on a couch or bed of his own because he might roll off. We were beginning to accept the sad realization that we would not be getting any sleep on this trip either.

We were at our wits end when a brilliant idea struck down like a bolt of lightening from Einstein's mustache. I grabbed the padded mat from Eli's play yard and our largest suitcase and BOOM . . . I got chocolate in my peanut butter and an instant travel crib was born! The play yard is designed to fold up for portability and to my amazement it fit perfectly within the suitcase. We gave it a test run by placing Eli in it and it looked like it just might work (we even strapped him in with the suitcase straps and laughed to ourselves about checking him at airport). Eli tends to toss and turn and scoot around in his sleep so we may need to help him adjust within the small space, but hopefully that will be the least of our problems.