Went to see all of the grandparents this past weekend. We're talking a 7 hour car ride, once you figure in the extra feeding/diaper changing stops for the baby. Considering that Elise doesn't much like car rides, I was a little nervous about the trip, but she did alright.
In fact, on the way back we had some car trouble (our second flat tire of the day, so we were out of a spare) and we had to call AAA and then have my sister drive to get us, since infant car seats don't really fit into tow trucks all that well. So, the ride back from our trip was EXTRA long. But like I said, Elise did alright.
She's learned to suck on her fingers-- even on her thumb sometimes-- so Elise is able to help soothe herself now. She won't take a pacifier, but now she'll suck on her fingers in the car and that helps her. Also, we made pretty frequent stops. Every hour and a half to two hours.
Travelling with kids simply means that the trip will take longer. And you'll have to bring 3 times as much stuff. And you'll get a fraction of the amount of the already inadequate amount of sleep that you're used to.
Time to move closer to the grandparents, because that long trip was fun, but it was hard work.
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