Overseas trip without Renzo? Not possible anymore..

The previous time Daddy and Mummy Chan went for an overseas trip alone, was in September 2012. It was an extremely short trip, 2D1N getaway in Bintan Lagoon Resort. We only went for an hour massage at a spa a few kilometers away from our hotel, and the rest of the time, we stayed in the hotel room or at the resort beach to pass time, although we didn't have too much time to "pass"..

Renzo's grandma voluntarily took care of Renzo for one Saturday night, and a whole Sunday till we returned home at about 6pm. Overall he was doing pretty well, but we couldn't afford to extend the trip any longer as my mother-in-law has to work during weekdays and we could not imagine if Renzo is able to cope well for even just one more day.

It's till my very recent trip to the States, I started to realize how difficult it is to go overseas without Renzo. Well I understand it's indeed a good opportunity to let him learn to be independent, but he's really at the age that he understands what's going on and is able to express his feelings (especially when he's upset). It's not fair to just make our own planning/decisions without factoring in his needs and preference. So the moment I returned from my business trip, I made the call to book a ticket for him, to fly to Bali together with us in April. One of our best friends is holding his wedding ceremony in Bali and we booked our tickets in last December with the initial plan to leave Renzo to his grandparents, since we know that it's impossible to get "drink, drank, drunk" with all our besties with this little boy around in a foreign land. But now,  I just have to admit that it's so heartbreaking to leave him behind the moment I think about how he behaved while I was away. So even though his one ticket costs the same as the tickets for us two, I rather just bring him along and let him enjoy some fun bonding time with us. 

So here we go, to Bali in April, TOGETHER!!