Oh Rachel, thanks for your reply. Your thoughts on b/feeding were great - I just have no idea ATM.

I was surfing the net after posting my message and it seems that people do travel with little ones. Maybe we should just go? Perhaps we could negotiate something regarding accommodation as well...

How do you think my little one would cope going from a hot Aussie Summer to a freezing US winter? Don't get me wrong, I feel very blessed that I even have this opportunity, it's just that we have a life as well - we can't just drop it because FIL wants to go skiing!