Would I be in over my head?

[jms531]

I'm currently in nursing school so the dates I can take vacation are VERY limited. I do, however, have a break in October for 5 days and would love to go to the World as I've never seen it all decked out for Halloween (which also happens to be my fav. holiday). Problem is DH doesn't have any vacation left and fall is his busiest time at work so the chances of him getting off even without pay are slim to none.

Here's my question. Would I be nuts to take DD (she would be 2.5 at the time) by myself? She's always been a pretty good traveler for the most part but she does have her moments (what kid doesn't?) but it's always nice to be able to hand her off At the same time I don't want to miss this oppourtunity b/c I'm nervous having her by myself. Lastly (and I know this may sound corny to some but...) I'm not sure if I'd be lonely? DH and I have never been apart for more than a day and I'm not sure if being all by myself in FL with a LO would be lonely?

TIA for any help!

 

[skoi]

I've done it twice this past year with four (14, 10, 4, 4). Now to be fair, I did have a 14 year old to help with the two littlest ones. But it's definitely doable. Our hardest challenge, getting two preschoolers and the double stroller on and off the bus when 10 year old had trouble lifting either the kids or the stroller. I can imagine one parent, one little one, one diaper bag and a stroller would be harder.

However- will dh's feelings be hurt if you go without him? My dh didn't have a say since he was deployed, and the vacation was planned two years ahead, the second was a treat to the kids. We also did a cruise on the first trip, and that was harder for me than the parks, believe it or not.

 

[Darcy03231]

I took my niece last October (she was just shy of her 5th birthday) for her first trip. It was just her and I and we had a blast! I would do it.

 

[delmar411]

Dh took one of our DS's on a trip with him when Ds was 2.5. They had a blast but DH did say it was really hard on the buses with the stroller and bag and Ds sleeping. He only had 2 hands, yk? He did say that all but a couple times someone offered to take the stroller off the bus for him and that ppl were very generous with giving up their seats to him.

So I'd be prepared to juggle it all but know that ppl are really nice and can see when you are having trouble with everything.

And it depends on your personality I think to whether you'd be lonely or not. When I went on my solo trip I found at the hotel I was lonely a bit but in the parks I talked to so many ppl from all over the world and I would have never done that if I'd been there with DH and the kids. So a completely different experience to be w/o another adult and not a bad one in that.

I'd bet that the two of you would have a really fabulous trip with some special memories.

 

[geishagirl81]

My Hubby is in nursing school right now. 2 semesters left. woo-hoo. I think you would be fine with taking your dd alone, however, when my DH is on break, he still has a TON of schoolwork and studying to do still. So make sure you bring your book to the hotel, lol! We don't get to go anywhere until his summer break, semester breaks are still too hectic for him to vacation. Have fun!