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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just keep your plan the way it is. You’ll be able to spend a wonderful holiday with your extended family without having to accommodate a baby’s needs and schedule. Your wife can relax at home with the baby and celebrate Christmas with her family. You can Skype every day. [/quote]

This. 13 months is miserable for air travel. They're too old to sit quietly in your lap for hours, and too young to understand what's happening or be excited about the plane. You have to pack a ton of stuff, including gifts if you want to celebrate Xmas while there. And once you're there you won't get to spend as much time as you want with people. They'll all go to a bar after dinner, but you will go back to a hotel room at 7:30 pm and sit in the dark. You'll miss out on a lot while you're dealing with naps, bedtime, and general restrictions on where you can reasonably take a baby. Big family dinner planned? Good luck getting a 13 month old to sit in a restaurant for the time that will take.

If you ask your wife to sit in the hotel room while you go out with your cousins, she'll be resentful. IMO, it's just not worth it. Go enjoy your week. It actually sounds awesome. Celebrate Xmas before you go or after. [/quote]

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