Zanesville, Ohio

Somewhere in PA on some Turnpike at some Rest stop.

The route.

Zane Grey colonized the west with his popular novellas from the 1880's to about 1910--tid bits of info mom shares with me along our journey. Mom, the boy, and I are in a Zanesville, Ohio.

Mom's family is having a big reunion next weekend in Utah and she also needed to get the mini to New Mexico. We didn't want her to drive alone and as I am always up for an adventure and adventures with my little man--here we are, in Ohio.

Mike getting his boy ready in his camo hoody.

The boy in the seat he will be spending a lot of time in.

Stretching break 1.

Stretching break 2.

The Mini is PACKED! We have everything perfectly positioned and are getting more efficient at the precise positioning of our bodies and stuff in the wee car which I LOVE driving. The weather has been lovely and the boy has been a super star traveler. We stop when he needs to eat and get a little stretching time and back in. So far so good. Last night he even slept 7 hours! Did I mention super star?

Stretching break 3.The boy likes to stand.

So far...
- I am mastering the diaper change on my lap in the back of the mini.
- 80% of the roads we have traveled have some sort of construction on them.
- I am GPS dependent.
- The Days Inn in Scranton, Pennsylvania is past its prime. Did it have a prime?
- The barns in Pennslyvania are rectangular with long tall shutters.
- The boy is smiling more everyday.
- Messona, PA has WAY too many strip club/bars for such a small town.
- Bob Evans has really really good Strawberry Crepes.
- My son is an AMAZING traveler (at this point in his 8 week life)

Windsor has more going on than Messona, PA.

Smiles.

My son looks scared and I look a bit scarry.

Tomorrow we are on to Illinois to see Joy and her family for a couple days. Woo-hoo. Miss you Mike--these pix of your boy are for you!

His flying boy.

a little bit alien baby.

liz sent lars this onesie from New Zealand with the lambskin booties. They are still a little big but it was chilly and I love them. This picture is pretty funny.

baby shower.

The sisters had been planning a baby shower since June but then I had all those phantom complications that kept pushing it back until last Saturday. K80 had planned an outdoor soiree at the Inn but with 100% chance of rain, we moved over to McKay's house--it was lovely.

I have only ever been to one baby shower and we played very awkward games (guess the smushed up candy bars in the diapers and dress someone in a diaper using toilet paper) and showers scared me from there on out.

Not this one. Mom and the gals made really really yummy snacks (and my fav fruit salad) and people came, mingled, and brought such cool gifts for me and lars. It was really fun opening all of those gifts including 3 homemade quilts.


My neighbor, brought her harp and played lars a lullabye and then played a song from a friend of hers and brought an illustrated book for each of us to sing along. It was beautiful and I haven't been able to get the tune out of my head--lars' lullabye. So so sweet of her.


lars fell asleep within the first 15 minutes of people arriving and stayed asleep the entire time! It was a really great afternoon with friends from high school, college, church friends, old friends, new friends, nieghbors, and family.



Thank you McKay, K80, Chelle, and Mom.

in the wrap.

he likes the sleepywrap because it's like going home. he nearly slept 3 hours in it today--his eyelashes look to be getting longer and thicker just like Mike's.

My boys in the morning.

can they be any cuter?

the boy

Mike.

Yesterday was Mike's day and we had a joint party with our lil one year old nephew. We enjoyed yum yum yummy BLT's and a totally indulgent ice cream sandwich ice cream cake thanks to Chelle. Mike's first birthday as a dad. I love seeing Mike with his little boy.

that same little boy has been eating ALL the time and NOT taking many naps (or maybe I just feel this way) and it is really really HOT. I felt like a real mom today when his nappy leaked all over me and then I looked at my shirt and I had forgot a breast pad and I had leaked. Awesome.
The combination of all of these things has been totally exhausting but...he is sweet and it is all ok.

Goodnight. Here's to a smooth night.

When he was 4 days old.

Leilani, thank you for these. They took my breath. You are remarkable.
(there are a few more but blogger won't let me upload them. boo.)