And Baby Makes Three

It's been awhile since my last post and my how life has changed! In late June Isabelle entered the world and life now revolves around our baby girl.  We love it!

Just one day old!

When Isabelle was just four weeks old, we went on our first family road trip.  The destination was Bettendorf, Iowa for my sister's wedding.  It took us about three hours to get to my parent's house and all I have to say is thank goodness for The Happiest Baby on the Block DVD.  When Isabelle was just a week old we watched the DVD at the advice of our lactation consultant.  We put many of the techniques into practice, but the one that worked best for our car ride was shushing.  I perfected shushing on the ride to and from Iowa.  I think I might have hyperventilated at one point, but at least it calmed Isabelle down!

Isabelle's first trip to Iowa

The three of us  did really well on our first road trip as a family.  We even kept her in cloth diapers, which was easy to do since we were staying at my parents' house.  They even bought a pack and play for her to sleep in.  One less thing to lug along - thank you!

In fact, the trip to Iowa went so well that we made our second road trip two weeks later - a five hour drive to Detroit, Michigan to visit Tom's parents.  Six-week-old Isabelle slept most of the way there.  When she did wake up, ready to eat, we just pulled into a rest stop and took care of business.  Tom's parents also had a pack and play waiting for her and she slept really well.  She did have a major meltdown on the ride home...when we were stuck in traffic.  The shushing did NOT work, because she was just past the point of no return. Lucky for Tom, when we finally got to an exit, the Round Barn Brewery was waiting for him. I got to feed Isabelle and Tom got to take home a growler.

At Eastern Market in Detroit

Now the big test comes.  We're planning our third road trip to Door County.  Just the three of us for four days and three nights.  I'm just glad we're driving.  I have become a major over-packer!