Monday, January 12, 2009  Good Little Traveler  We are so
fortunate that Harold is such a wonderful traveler considering
the amount we are on the go. He is great about sleeping whenever
and where ever he gets a chance, being woke up at odd times and
being crowded in tiny spaces with all three of us in two
airplane seats (never again now that he's two, he gets his own
seat, which means an entire row for the Rudstroms. Yeah for
comfort, boo for having to purchase a third ticket).  Anyway . .
. one of Harold's great talents is being able to fall asleep
anywhere when it's time for a nap. In the photos below, the
airport was relatively quiet and empty but he's also slept in
the middle of crowds with announcements blaring next to him over
the loud speaker. Our routine is to tell Harold it's nap time,
give him his whale, lay him down where there's room, then pound
on his back till he's asleep. Pounding sounds harsh, but it
relaxes him and he even requests it on occasion.  People say
it's hard traveling with kids. Fo