The Wild Toddler of Borneo

There will be a short intermission while D and I take the H to Borneo for 10 days' vacation. D and I have been to Borneo once before, about 11 years ago. This time, we will be staying in better accommodation, and inevitably we have about six times as much luggage. Packing minimally with a baby is very difficult. It's all very well for your adult self to survive indefinitely with not much more than two pairs of underwear, an iPod and a credit card, but what can you leave out with a toddler in tow? Nappies? Food? Toys? Clothes? Even a minimal allocation of these takes up lots of space. Then there's the backpack carrier and the travel stroller. I swear our boy has more baggage than Paris Hilton.

And the joys of a seven hour flight with He Who Has Recently Become Mobile await. I hope to God we can concertina him into the bassinet and persuade him into a mammoth sleep.

But these are small concerns. I'm almost on holiday! Yeah!