Mom Most Traveled’s Fave Blog Posts of 2008

Yazan: CanCan | 31 December 2008 | 4 Comments
Categories: Deaky Deke, Jojo, Laos, Wild Sweet Orange, air travel, embarassing, links, travel with children, traveling baby

I thought for a long time about what kind of post I should write to bring closure to 2008.
Luckily, my entire life is pretty much pain stakingly detailed already in the pleathora of posts I wrote this year.
The best thing to do is to give the best posts a few more seconds of fame before [...]

Travels with Baby

Yazan: CanCan | 28 December 2008 | 40 Comments
Categories: air travel, giveaways, riding in cars with kids, travel with children, traveling baby

Many new parents imagine that the birth of a child signifies also the death of the days of fun-filled travel holidays.
I’m here to tell you, that doesn’t have to be so!
Traveling with babies and children absolutely can be enjoyable and rewarding.
All it takes is some preparation, and Shelly Rivoli tells you everything you need to [...]

Gifts for Rockin’ Mamas

Yazan: CanCan | 05 December 2008 | 112 Comments
Categories: Adoption, baby care, giveaways, reviews, traveling baby

I highly recommend baby wearing, and I especially love all of the fantastic infant carrier options that are on the market today.
I have some dear friends who are on the cusp of an adoption. They are first time parents, and actually came to me for advice.
One of the first things that came to mind [...]

Organic Sling Goodness by Parents of Invention

Yazan: CanCan | 17 October 2008 | 159 Comments
Categories: baby care, giveaways, green, reviews, traveling baby

Parents of Invention is an amazing company. Founded in 2002 by a stay-at-home mom, Parents of Invention have given parents a voice for their creative ideas on how to improve products for babies and children.
I am totally smitten with their comfy, user-friendly Organic Baby Sling!

The Organic Baby Sling from Parents of Invention is made from [...]

Mable, Mable If You’re Able…

Yazan: CanCan | 16 October 2008 | 106 Comments
Categories: air travel, baby care, giveaways, reviews, safety, travel with children, traveling baby

My boys have many nick names. Jonas answers to Jojo, Jojobean, Beanie,and Joby. Deacon gets called Deaky, Deedles, Tu-tu, Boo Bear, and Deeds.
Whatever your child’s name, they sure have lots of STUFF to keep track of, don’t they? If you have more than one child involved in more than one activity, it becomes important to [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Street Food in Laos

Yazan: CanCan | 15 October 2008 | 26 Comments
Categories: Laos, eating, traveling baby

This week in Vientiane is the annual Boat Racing Festival. We went to the river front today and stayed only long enough to purchase some tasty snacks.
It was just too hot with a CRUSH of people to hang around!

One of the toddler-friendly snacks we picked up is one of my personal favorites, grilled, seasoned sticky [...]

Ju-Ju-Be Prepared

Yazan: CanCan | 09 October 2008 | 235 Comments
Categories: Mom stuff, baby care, giveaways, reviews, traveling baby

Going out on the town with children necessitates that Mama BE PREPARED!
Melt-downs happen, but having almost everything your child could need or want on hand can help diffuse a tantrum.
I was so thrilled to discover what will become my favorite carry-on bag for my travels. Behold, the WannaBe from Ju-Ju-Be!

This Ju-Ju-Be masterpiece in Mama-friendly engineering [...]

That Dam Stupa (Vientiane, Laos)

Yazan: CanCan | 08 October 2008 | 15 Comments
Categories: Laos, Teaching Kids about Different Culture, travel with children, traveling baby

That Dam Stupa. It is pretty fun to type, but it isn’t pronounced how you think. It is a transliteration of the Lao name, and Lao language has it’s own alphabet. “That” is pronounced like “tot”, “Dam” should read like “dahm”, and “stupa”, well, yeah, that’s “stoo-pah”.

That Dam Stupa (you know you want to snicker [...]

Oopsy Daisy! For Beautiful Babies

Yazan: CanCan | 07 October 2008 | 123 Comments
Categories: air travel, baby care, giveaways, riding in cars with kids, travel with children, traveling baby

Kids are messy; at least the ones I have are pretty messy! And it seems to me that the times when they really make a mess are the times when it is impossible to give them an immediate bath (can I get an “amen”?)!
This is inconvenient when we are out in public, but it can [...]

Diapers Available in Thailand, Laos, and China

Yazan: CanCan | 01 October 2008 | 20 Comments
Categories: China, Laos, Thailand, baby care, moving overseas, traveling baby

Thailand has a wide variety of disposable diapers available, especially in large cities. These pictures are from a Tesco Lotus store in Udon Thani, Thailand.
Mamy Poko are some of the most absorbent diapers available. I think they are even better than diapers in the States. I had a bit of a shock when we went [...]