14. Terrace Review — Thursday, January 2, 1992 Travelling with yourhaby If the flight is not full, the airline may allow you to put.the baby in an empty seat. The ideal is to put the baby in an infant car _ seat, which is. strapped to a plane seat. : Whether you can use the infant seat - without paying for an extra airplane seat — _ varies among airlines. Some allow free use of a vacant seat. If the flight is full, however, . the baby will be on your lap. Your best bet - is to pay for a seat for your infant seat. ‘If you're traveling with more than one infant under 2 years of age, you must purchase an adjacent seat for each additional child, Pe ote Discuss the infant seat situation with |; . your booking agent when making = reservations. Confirm that the airline youll = .° |, be traveling on does permit the use of safety... seats. If your airline does not allow them, try . to reserve seats in the front row in coach or ~ economy class, Because of the extraleg room, you can put the baby on a blanket on * Packing Everything but the Baby ‘Use this checklist to pack for an infant: Clothing —— . | (several complete outfits of daywear - O several sleeper outfits. . OC shoes and socks Ci diapers (and vinyl pants if your diapers . are cloth) —- O vinyl pants for nighttim Qundershirts O swimming suit O sweater, jacket, and/or coat C bonnet or hat Food . C formula, if not breast-feeding (amount - will depend on whether-you'll have — easy access toa supermarket) — O serving-size bottles of infant juices CO strained baby food or instant baby food -.. (amount will depend on whether you'll have easy access to a supermarket) 0 baby cereal ( baby snacks such as animal crackers Feeding aids a, a a - 1 bottles and nipples if you're bottle- _ + feeding - [) feeding dish and spoons ‘- {] plastic cup with spout lid 0 bibs and moist towelettes O breast pads, cream, and pump if you're. | mee Pye a 7-4 0) plastic bag for soiled items The Choosing Equipment —— Ocarseat . (car seat cushion for young infants OD collapsible stroller rae C clamp-on table seat O changing pad - for materials) 6 portable playpen Toys mc , C stuffed animal or rag doll O soft ball . Crattle or toywithsucioncup = 0 squeeze toys - 7 OC cloth picture books Miscellaneous C comb and brush O favorite blanket. ES 1 small pillow and pillowcase — : 0 crib sheet re © several small packages of tissues ~ O washcloths and hand towels . 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Choosing a name for a new baby often seems so simple, but parents soon learn that many factors enter into the decision. We wanted a name, not too fancy or plain; _’ More common than Unagh, less common than Jane. | __. Francesca was different, yet not too bizarre. +. It conjured up sea wind and moon and guitar. _. Still it was earthy and gallant and strong. - - Quite perfect in length; not too short, not too long. So I called to report to my Brooklyn aunt. ea ‘ When I mentioned the name, she said, "But youcan’I"™ "You don’t like Francesca?" I said. "What a shame. __ oo _ OF all names for girls, it’s our favourite name." "I adore it,” she said. "It charms and delights. But Francesca is sweeping through Brooklyn Heights! ‘There are six on my block and one right upstairs. There are days when one-sees them strolling in pairs. My Herbie has one in his piccolo class. Flo says there are two. in percussion and brass.” So once more we sloshed through puddles of names, More common than Cuthbert, less common than James... = We bumbled through names by the bushel, the peck; 0 0 Names a la Russe, a l’Anglaise, ala Grecque. We listed close relatives here and abroad: Fabrizio, Vyacheslav, Sbrulnik and Maud. He thought of his kinfolk outside Milano: Aunt Fortunata and Uncle Arcano. I remembered some cousins in Leningrad: One Stanistav (Stanley?). one Vladimir (Vlad?). He remembered a distant cousin, Lavinia, — - ‘Who mailed him prosciutto first-class from Sardinia. - One night in his dreams, he moaned, "Grandpa Dante. Lived till he died in Delicto Flagrante!" ‘Then he woke up and said, "I cannot sleep nights ao "Cause Francesca is sweeping through Brooklyn Heights. — Who cares if it’s common as ailanthus trees, Peanuts’ mementos or children’s skinned knees? : Francesca, Francesca —- the name’s a delight. 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