tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post9158078440710898328..comments2023-10-28T04:05:57.073-07:00Comments on Hartley's Life With 3 Boys: Vacation Prep (with 3 boys)Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02463016780946119637noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-18076925419623019602010-02-04T00:14:53.911-08:002010-02-04T00:14:53.911-08:00So it's midnight in Portland and I have read a...So it's midnight in Portland and I have read all your adoption stories (up to this point). You have made me smile and have brought tears with the sad stories foster children have overcome. <br />But I really hope that you have an Adoptive Story 5, 6 ..... coming ASAP because you have me on the edge of my seat. Yes, we know how it ends, but it's just getting good.<br />And thanks for sharing this personal story. We have adopted but voluntarily placed him back with his birth mother. Hope to read more soon.....Bellissimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907462489388325559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-83622840854205491702010-01-07T08:16:20.764-08:002010-01-07T08:16:20.764-08:00Thanks for posting on my Miles Marker blog. It is...Thanks for posting on my Miles Marker blog. It is always great to hear from other sensory parents. Our son ended up with the PDD-NOS diagnosis 2 years ago also.<br /><br />Your blog is great and I look forward to following it in the future.<br /><br />Good luck and have a great trip. BTW-we have stayed at RIU resorts in Riviera Maya and Puerto Vallarta. They have been the best all-inclusives we have been to.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307112412409670229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-78402979554979936912010-01-05T12:18:31.915-08:002010-01-05T12:18:31.915-08:00father of four: Thanks...and I am kind of an over ...father of four: Thanks...and I am kind of an over achiever, so I might have to blog tomorrow! LOL<br /><br />Heather: Thanks for the info. My boys are seasoned travlers, and we actually have quiet the arsenal of sensory go tos while we are on a plane. Feel free to read my January 09 posts about our trip to San Diego. We still have problems...what is it that they say about the "best laid plans"? LOL <br /><br />HartleyHartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463016780946119637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-80356996396014114422010-01-05T05:49:16.376-08:002010-01-05T05:49:16.376-08:00Things that have saved us on airplane journeys (es...Things that have saved us on airplane journeys (esp ones involving long waits at airports, changing planes etc):<br /><br />- pressure vest (which my kid prefers to weighted vests)<br /><br />- a stroller. I know! Crazy to even consider using a stroller for a kid who is well beyond "toddler" years, but we got an umbrella stroller for her specifically for when we travel like that. If she's really in meltdown and needs to chill out, we make it into a traveling low-sensory room by having her sit in it and putting a dark blanket (actually an old, navy blue windbreaker of my husband's so it isn't crazy hot) over the top, thereby blocking out light and visuals. We also give her one of those travel fans - the handheld ones - and that helps her chill out (um, literally) too.<br /><br />- Leapster and headphones, to provide outside sensory blocking and keep her from getting too ramped up, plus a distraction with the Leapster games to keep the frustration level down during the long waits.<br /><br />I know, you've probably got a list like this already, but just in case you hadn't considered, thought I'd throw that out there. :-D Oh, and did you know some airports have indoor playgrounds for kids? The indoor play area at the Tampa airport totally saved our lives one time when there was a delay and I had a kid bouncing off the walls! I haven't flown through LAX with my kid, so I don't know if they have any such play areas, but that could be a lifesaver in a layover/delay situation.<br /><br />Last but most certainly not least, hope you have a WONDERFUL time and that the weather is warm and sunny! (says the chick presently staring out the window at even more snow coming down in air that is wind-chilled to below zero numbers....)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027001537835285847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-49510979385385070202010-01-05T05:41:41.032-08:002010-01-05T05:41:41.032-08:00Have a great vacation. Not another post before you...Have a great vacation. Not another post before you leave?father of fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545620094928864276noreply@blogger.com