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Sounds awesome, I'm jealous! I wouldn't feel guilty for a second. Your son will be staying with people he is very familiar with and loves. Why would two be too young to leave him?

I wouldn't feel guilty for a second. Happy, relaxed parents are good parents. He'll be fine!

@aprild: I seriously doubt your toddler will think you've left him forever. He will have fun with his grandparents and be happy to see mommy and daddy when they get home.

I understand your anxiety, but go for it! I mean, I wouldn't make a habit of leaving a kid for extend periods but since it's a one chance thing then do it!

We're doing it next month, except we have a 3.5 year old and 1.5 year old. We'll be gone for 7 days, my Mom is coming to stay with them at our house for part of the time, then my IL'S are taking them to their house for the rest of the time. They've done great all the times they've been away from us, I worry for my Mom, she has less patience than I do

Have fun!!

We did it last May when Ds was 18 months! My mom watched him at our house and (back n forth from her house five miles away). We texted a lot and had an amazing time!

We are going away for a long wknd again this May to South Beach and we and my parents can't wait!

I wouldn't personally go for more than about three days. If i just had to have a getaway, I'd make it a weekend thing. I prefer to travel with my child, for the most part. We took my daughter on her first big trip right at that age, and it was awesome.

And I should add that lo is super clingy and if he sees me leave does experience separation anxiety, but has been totally fine without is. My parents just kept him on his usual schedule and he hasn't had any difficulties at all! He's having a blast with my parents (and they with him!)

DH and I took a 5 day trip a few months ago leaving LO at home with my in laws. She was about 20 months and had a blast.

I'll admit, we told the in laws to lie and tell her we were at work. She only had two times as frame of reference. Work = gone a long time, sometimes overnight. "Be right back" = gone less than 5 minutes. We were trying to play within her sense of time. Now that she's 25 months we would say we're on a trip but she didn't have that concept then.

A good time was had by all. We got pics of her but we didn't facetime. We ended up conceiving #2 on that trip so the small amount of guilt I felt for leaving her was totally erased. You're already pregnant so you totally deserve a guilt free trip. For that matter, all parents do.

Go and enjoy it! We went when ours was 5 months (about 2 months ago). My mom stayed with him at our place. We went for 5 days and it was HEAVEN. We made a vow to go on at least one child free vacation per year before he was born. It was harder than I thought to leave for the first time, but I got over it reeeeaaal quick. And now it's given us a lot of confidence to do it again.
I'm also going away next weekend for a 2 night spa girls weekend. Granted, 5 months is different than 2 years, but I highly doubt he'll think anything of it. You're leaving him with people he knows.
The trip I went on, there was a couple and one of the women was a child psychologist. She also said the same thing about kids that young having no concept of time - but she said it in a good way. She said that leaving them on thurs and coming back Mon is the same as leaving at 8am and coming back at 6pm.
But I am just repeating, maybe she said that just to make me feel better. Haha.

It's also important to me that my son is comfortable around other people besides just me. I want him to enjoy weekends with grandparents, a sleep over with a friend, maybe summer sleep-away camp. In my mind, if he never spends a night without me, those things later in life will be that much more difficult. I want him to be independent and open minded!

Don't overthink it! Enjoy yourself. I've left my kids for mini vacations from age 9 months up. And I loved every minute of it. I'm sure you can can access photos and emails so you'll know what's up at home. And the grandparents will enjoy the time and so will your LO!

My daughter is 20 months and we leave next Friday for a vacation to Jamaica for our 5 year anniversary. It's hard to leave them, but as long as they are in good hands I think it's good for mom and dad to have some alone time.

Do it and enjoy yourself!!! We've done two mini vacations without our 2 year old and are going on another one this weekend without her! My in-laws watches her the first two times and my mom is watching her this time. She has sooo much fun with them and I feel like she doesn't miss us at all. We get sent lots of texts and pictures but we don't do FaceTime. I miss her but it's good and healthy to get away and when we are reunited it's so awesome and you have this renewed love/appreciation for them!!

Go and enjoy!!! In addition to being great for you and your husband, it will be so nice for LO to stay with your in-laws for a few days. They are totally familiar and known to them. Plus, I think it is great for them to have a relationship that doesn't include you! Does that sound weird??

We did it when LO was 27 months and it was great. 5 days was perfect for us And LO got spoiled by her grandmas.