Week 11: First Road Trip & Sleepover!

This week we finally got to drive down to Savannah to see Jacy, Joel, and Liam. We also stopped in Fayetteville, NC on the way there and back to (a) break up the trip and (b) see Nicole. We had been pretty nervous about the trip. Our biggest concerns were how Scarlett would do in a carseat for that long and how badly it would hurt her routine. She really did great on all counts! We left on Thursday night. We spent virtually all day getting ready for the trip but still didn't get out of the house until 10 or so at night! Scarlett slept most of the way down to Fayetteville but didn't like when the care stopped. We finally got to Fayetteville around 3 AM (poor Nicole!) but Nicole was kind enough to get out of bed to let us crash anyway. Scarlett managed to sleep until her normal 7 AM wake up the next morning and was more or less back on schedule, even after having to sleep between Paul and I on the guest bed at Nicole's. We got back on the road around noon after having lunch and getting some work done. Scarlett was again very good in the car for the rest of the trip down to Jacy's.

We finally arrived in Savannah/Port Wentworth around 4 PM. Liam was sleeping when we arrived but we got to hear his little sounds while he was sleeping. I went in to see him and it was almost like a dream! It seems so strange that these little creatures didn't exist last time we saw each other! We went from a party of four to six in no time at all! Once Liam woke up we put them together. Scarlett was definitely interested in Liam and looked at him quite a bit. Liam wasn't quite interested in Scarlett yet, but maybe by the next time they see each other (he might be playing hard to get). We put them down on the couch next to each other and they held hands! We tried to get pictures of it but they were pretty quick.

Friday night, Paul and I were pooped. We hadn't gotten very much sleep on Thursday night because of the long drive so we fell asleep pretty early while trying to watch a movie. Scarlett went down pretty easily that night after her bath and story -- all-in-all she seemed fairly unaffected by the travel.

The next day we went to downtown Savannah (it took two cars to get us all there!) to walk around and have lunch. It was funny to walk with two strollers! It was very cool to see Jacy and Joel as parents... Liam looks like a miniature old man version of Jacy -- just adorable! He makes lots of little noises but they are pretty quiet. Scarlett doesn't make noise as often as Liam, but when she does, she is LOUD! Liam almost whispers! :) Overall he seems like a pretty mellow baby though and he is very snuggly and sweet. We love him already!

We had to take off on Saturday night to start the two day road trip again. It was great to get don there but sad that out of our 4 day trip, we only got to spend a little over a day with the Moriartys. We left their house at 9 PM and Scarlett slept all the way to Nicole's. We arrived there at 1:30 AM and she stayed asleep when Paul took her out of the car seat! She slept through the night again until 715 AM and was right back on schedule after her morning nap. She woke us up again at 10:30 AM. It really is amazing how resilient she is in terms of getting back on schedule. We had brunch with Nicole before packing up again and getting back on the road.

On the way back from Fayetteville, Scarlett again slept most of the way. She was really good with minimal fussing. We only had one snag -- a major diaper blow out! Daddy suspected something so he stopped at a Starbucks and took her in to change her. After a big mess, a new diaper, and a new outfit, we were ready to hit the road again and the rest of the trip was uneventful. We got back to Arlington around 8 PM. After a bath and stories, Scarlett was back to sleep almost on time. We are feeling very lucky to have such an adaptable little girl!

We are very happy that we made the trip. We got to see four of our favorite people, get some great pictures, and have our first night away from home since long before Scarlett was born. We can't wait until next month when Jacy, Joel, Liam, and maybe even Nicole come up here to visit!