Play Date and Heading Home

On Thursday, I took Garrett over to my friend Mary's house to play with her son Aiden who will be 6 months on the 29th of this month. They were so cute and laid on the mat and played with toys and didn't seem really bothered by the other being there. It is nice to have a friend who also just had a baby so we can share what's happening and going on. We don't always do the same things but it's nice to have someone to bounce ideas off of and check in with to see if what's happening at your house is normal. Mary also has a stepson, Justin, that is the same age as Corbin. So far we've done well with having kids that are close in age and can play together. We'll see if we're that lucky next time...haha!

On Monday, I will head for Arkansas with my friend, Cyndi, and Garrett. From my house to Arkansas is usually 12 hours. With a 3 month old, I'm thinking at least 15! We will have to stop at least every 4 hours for him to eat. Cyndi will come spend the night with us on Sunday so we can load her car and get Garrett's car seat base in her car. The plan is to leave around 4 am on Monday. This is when Garrett usually wakes up to eat and goes back to sleep. So I'm thinking if I get up at 3:30 and since I will be in a car all day, just throw on clothes and brush my hair and teeth, and then load my stuff and feed him at 4...we can hopefully be on the road no later than 4:30 am. This should give us at least 4 hours of driving time before he throws a fit to eat again which will get us out of North Carolina and into Tennessee. I've already told my mom she can get up with him through the night on Monday since he will have slept all day in the car. She doesn't think he'll sleep, but he seems to every time he goes somewhere with me. When he gets fussy, we just turn the radio up and he goes right to sleep! Robert will get Corbin back on Friday and they will either leave on Friday night or Saturday morning.

I am very excited about this trip cause not only will everyone get to meet Garrett, but I am also getting together with two of my old friends from school! We got back in touch through Facebook and made a plan to meet and eat and visit! It will be nice to catch up and just sit down with each other!

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer! Be safe and God Bless!