Everyone says traveling with an infant is easy until they learn to walk.

(Or take a cue from my mistake and wear nursing pads.)

“They say there’s alcohol in your milk after using mouthwash!”

Abbots Passage mama and baby

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I was equal parts stoked and anxious about my first post-baby wine tasting.

So is self control.

As one-half the team responsible for Indah, wine country was no longer about excess but about exercising restraint.

Donum Home private tasting room

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(Post-breakfast, pre-tasting vinyasa flow?

Take it from a notoriously ambitious scheduler: stick with one in the morning, one in the afternoon.

Also, make advance reservations at wineries and mention baby for the best experience.

Richard Hudson sculpture w Kathryn and Indah

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(This was particularly exciting for my chronically early, hyper-organized husband.)

Seriously, never go anywhere without a diaper and wipes and maybe a change of clothes for you both.

The family-owned boutique hotel is known best for its many years running a Michelinstarred restaurant.

Kathryn at DaVero in living room of golden willows

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Up until now, 5:30 or 6 p.m. dinner reservations bonus: typically easier to snag!

Of course, you’re able to guess what came next.

It helped that we were seated outside amid Edison bulbs and maples, but everyone was incredibly kind.

Vineyard view at Montage Healdsburg

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If this was wine tasting as a mom, I thought, I’m in.

“I spit,” she laughed when I asked how she’s handled being a pregnant winemaker.

Exterior of Farmhouse Inn

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