Thanks Bec. Sorry you didn't have a memorable time!

Luckily we are traveling business class and although we have a short flight from Melb to Syd our Sydney to the USA flight is direct. Will be traveling with 2 1/2 yo & husband so he will be able to help out! We have already picked our seats on the flight so are happy with where we are sitting and DD has her own seat so no worrying about having to accommodate her on a lap.

We will be doing heaps of shopping at the outlets (stocking up) but we have done this many times before and know our limits - we actually pack an empty suitcase to bring our purchases back in! We are even leaving our stroller at home as we want a double baby jogger and they are half the price over there so we are pre-ordering one and picking it up the day we arrive!