Road Trip!

Happy Fourth of July to those of you who celebrate the holiday! We’re off on a road trip to my father-in-law’s, down in Raleigh. Should be a fun little getaway if the traffic’s not too bad.

Last night, we finally watched the last Pirates of the Caribbean (and may I just say that the movie was entirely too long and the ending romance needed some serious work? ). After getting to bed at almost midnight, I started making my Road Trip Packing List. Because when you travel with a baby, holy cow, do you have some serious packing to do! One time I tried not making a list.

I arrived without diapers. Yeah, not so good. And on another time, I forgot to pack my three-year-old son some underwear. So I am definitely a person who needs a list.

I started writing it, and I think I’m at about thirty items now. It just staggers me that I truly do need this many things. For example, baby food. Formula. Baby spoons. Baby Tylenol (because you KNOW they always get sick when you don’t have any on hand). Pacifiers.

Now I’m also struggling to figure out what to do with him, sleeping-wise. He’s outgrown his Moses basket (bassinette) and the Pack n’ Play that we have is godawful when it comes to a sleeping place. The bottom of it is as hard as a rock. I wouldn’t put a pet in there to sleep. Should I go with an air mattress on the floor and hope for the best? Should I take his crib mattress with us?

Of course, his favorite all time sleeping place is in my arms. That’s so not going to happen.

In any event, wishing all of you a very Happy Independence Day!