Roadtrip!

I have been homesick since Garrett was born. Just wanting to be near family, to have Garrett get to know them, to have my mom nearby, for Garrett to *play* with his cousin Claire. Since Mike is currently working in Baltimore, we decided that we would spend some time in Virginia this summer. We thought and thought about how to get the dog and all the baby necessity stuff there, and we really only came up with one option. To drive. No small feat with a newborn, but we really didn't see any other way. Of course about two weeks before the trip, Garrett decided to protest the carseat and car in general - so the anxiety level was high in anticipation of the trip. But on July 7th we shoved off for our trek East. We stopped in Michigan first. The first leg of the trip went pretty well. We only stopped once. Garrett ate most of the way, with the Mama sitting in the back with him - pumping one handed while feeding him with a bottle of pumped milk from the other. I couldn't pump the milk fast enough. It was a sight.

The next day we left at about 4am for our long trip. The mama drove first so that she could get some driving time in while Garrett *hopefully* slept. And guess what? He was an absolute angel!! He slept the first 5 hours. Each hour that would pass, I would get less anxious and more shocked that he was still sleeping! He slept, the mama drove and we didn't stop once until Sommerset (just south of Pittsburgh). When we stopped, I nursed him and we took a break, and he dozed off a couple more times and we played the rest of the way. Notice his lovey? This is his new favorite thing. He loves to hold his lovey and it helped him sleep during the trip.

And because we didn't post yet with all the travel, Garrett is 3 months!!

Garrett is an incredibly good baby. He is sweet and content and good humored. I find myself always being pleasantly surprised by him. He is very relaxed and seems to have an easy breezy way about him. I love reading to him, giving him baths and just watching him take in the world.