This weekend was our first drive up here with both the kids and after Katie has been potty trained. It went something like this...
- 10:00 a.m. -- Leave house; everyone falls asleep (dad, Maddie & Katie); very serene beginning
- 11:50 a.m. -- Make first planned stop at park; Katie and papa play; wake Maddie to feed her
- 12:20 p.m. -- Pile back into car & pick up lunch; Maddie falls back asleep -- nice
- 1:20 p.m. -- Katie has to poop so we pull off the freeway in the middle of no where; Maddie wakes up, she's not happy
- 1:35 p.m. -- Back on road; Maddie cries incessantly
- 2:00 p.m. -- We stop because Maddie is in hysterics; I get her out and try to comfort her; deputy stops to make sure we're okay; end up feeding her to calm her down
- 2:20 p.m. -- Get back on road; Maddie is still not quiet, but not screaming
- 3:00 p.m. -- Maddie finally falls asleep; power through normal stop for fear of waking her
- 3:30 p.m. -- Stop again because we're running out of gas and need caffeine; Maddie wakes up
- 4:30 p.m. -- Hit traffic; Katie "wants out;" start DVD player for Katie; Maddie begins crying -- hard.
- 4:50 p.m. -- Pull off freeway to calm Maddie down; end up feeding her again
- 5:05 p.m. -- Start back out on freeway in full-on Friday evening traffic; less than 60 miles from destination
- 6:45 p.m. -- Pull into grandma's driveway
Yes, you did the math correctly it took us 8 hours and 45 minutes.
I so do not want to drive home later this week.
6 comments:
Oy! That is a long journey but I'm sure the destination is well worth it. I'm not looking forward to our first long drive having a potty-trained child. Did you take along a portable potty?
Enjoy your visit.
yes, rarely leave home without it these days. The 101 fwy as I'm sure you know is quite remote. I was worried about making it the 3 miles we had to go to the next exit after she announced she had to go!
oh no! maybe you guys can try driving at night on the way home? hope you're enjoying your visit up there! dylann keeps asking when we're going to see you guys.
Long drives are so hard when you're still nursing! But does this mean you guys are done traveling for the rest of the holidays?
Our trick for long car rides is to leave insanely early, like 5am. Pulling into our destination earlier (vs. closer to dinnertime, or even bedtime) makes the transition more tolerable for all of us. We're doing AZ the day after Christmas. Hoo-rahh....
Fun, fun, long drives on the 101 used to be a romantic get away.... Geez you're old big Sis!!! : P
We used to leave in evening and drive at night, but then Katie would be wide awake at 2 a.m. and we were just too exhausted to deal with her.
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