Oh What a Trip

What a wild trip M and I had over the weekend.  We left out Thursday night with one of my besties and her son and what we thought would be smooth sailing was not.  We figured leaving out at night would be best for both kids and they would sleep peacefully the whole way.  We were wrong.  After 2 of the 5 hours, her poor baby lost it.  He was tired and wanted to be held and ready to be in his bed.  We both felt so bad for him, but we trekked on. I don't know how but M miraculously slept through it- except for one evil look she gave him at one point.  It was kind of funny.

Our stay was great.  We got to spend time with our awesome friends and the party was a big success.  I made all of the food and it was all devoured pretty quickly!  I especially love how I served the fruit at this shower!

M was dressed and ready for our big party.  She loved being around all the other little ones.  She would just stare and watch!

By Sunday M and I were both ready to get home, so we headed home around  8 in the morning.  NOT a good idea.  Apparently M travels best at night, because this was not an easy  trip.  She started out great but after an hour she lost it.  Let's just put it this way- I am not taking her on any road trips in the foreseeable future.  She screamed and screamed.  I felt so bad because there was nothing I could do.  I fed her a bottle as I drove- not recommended; stopped in the middle of nowhere just to hold her for a minute, and again another hour later. By hour 4 I just kept driving- I knew there was nothing I could do besides just get home. The child does not cry her self to sleep- she can cry and scream forever!!!
The second I pulled into our driveway and got her out of the car seat she was all smiles for the rest of the day.