Langkawi, Malaysia

Greetings family and friends. I wanted to share with you some (okay, a lot) of photos from our first holiday as a little family of 3! 

The past couple weeks we had been going back and forth on weather or not we should attempt to take a little trip since this past Monday was a public holiday here in Singapore. With just a couple days left to plan we decided to pull the trigger and book a trip to the island of Langkawi, just off the West coast of neighboring Malaysia. I mean, how hard can it be to travel with a tiny 10lb human?! ;)

Now in Singapore if there's one thing they like more than on orderly queue, it's catering to those with extra needs. Let's just say we were a sight to see walking through the airport with multiple bags, a small baby, frazzled mom and dad in a massive arm sling still recovering from surgery. Michael and I joked we collectively qualified for like 4 out of the 5 reasons to receive special care. 

Long story short, we successfully got packed up, Marie was perfect on her first flight (only 1.25hrs to our destination) and in the end, even though a vacation with a baby is certainly not a vacation, we were so glad we did it. Not only did we have a wonderful time, but as first time parents we were so proud of ourselves for making it through and proving to ourselves we could do it. 

Now, onto the photos... 

The day before we left we tried on our swim costumes and had a little pep talk to get ready to hit the beach. 

(Confession: I mostly included this photo because it's my all-time favorite at the moment. I think Marie looks exactly like Michael here and it makes my heart swell)

Good morning Langkawi! We made it! 

Time to hit the breakfast buffet. Let's just say we're not liable to miss breakfast any time soon... 

The big kids pool (we never swam in). 

Marie's first time in the pool was a little hit and miss. She did okay in the water, but didn't like coming out and being cold much. Overall I would consider it a success. 

More relaxing by the pool with regular intervals to eat, sleep and take photos. We didn't do much else. "Vacationing" with babies is hard work - and not in the 'vacationing is hard, haha' kind of way, like it's actually hard. Good thing she's cute! ;)

We did however manage to make it out to dinner both nights (we WILL adult!). This is Marie checking out her first beach sunset in her pjs. Hehe - the struggle of living on the equator.  

The next morning we ventured out to dip our toes in the ocean.

As luck would have it, my real camera decided to stop working just as we got to the water. (If you've ever had a camera in a tropical location, you know that a camera sitting inside in the air con all night fogs up like crazy once outside and doesn't work until it adjusts) :( 

I still managed to get some cute pics and videos with my iPhone, but the mom guilt was in full force that morning. 

Back to our little pool - much better. 

Family selfie attempt. 

My favorite photo from the trip... bursting heart. 

And that's a wrap! 

It was certainly a MUCH different experience from our previous adventures, but we are getting used to and loving our new, crazy and exhausting normal.  

So long Langkawi! 

XO,

CD

P.S. Marie's official 2 month portrait :) We're celebrating by welcoming Nana and Aunt Niki to Singapore tonight! Woo!