updates...road trip, family dinners, etc.

a road trip with two adults?  14 hours split over two days.  a road trip with two adults, one 7-week old (almost 8-weeks!), and a dog?  24 hours split over two days.  

our road trip in numbers: 

1 mama

1 daddy

1 ascher

1 ginger

2 vehicles

4 gas stops

1 la quinta hotel (seriously?!  i'm a marriott girl through and through)

1 greasy spoon diner in backwoods new york

countless diaper changes

1 diaper change on a picnic table...ascher butt on display for all of ny to see!

approximately a dozen meltdowns (half by mama, half by ash)

but, we made it.  we were exhausted, but we made it to our temporary living by saturday evening around 5:00 pm.  ash was so ready to be out of the car and made it known by screaming for the last twenty minutes (while stuck in traffic...go team!).  the binky did little to satisfy him, but we made it!  

we will be in the apartment for the next month.  the close date on our house is set for september 30th.  jeff starts work next monday.  until then, we are exploring our new city.  right now, i have no idea where anything is!  keep your mitts crossed that i don't get lost (too bad).  my crystal ball says a navigation system might be in the near future.  

ash's big two-month birthday is coming up soon!  he's changed so much in the past few weeks and his personality is really developing.  overall, he is a very happy baby!  he doesn't cry unless there is a specific issue...hunger, pee pants or sleepiness.  i've gotten better at distinguishing those cries.  i talk to him all the time...telling stories or just telling him about our surroundings.  he smiles in response to our voices and makes me proud to no end!  i love that he recognizes us.  i have a lot to include in his month-end letter.  a lot of changes.  and a lot more to come.   

this weekend, we are visiting my family.  ascher gets to experience his first of the mama's-family dinners!  going into this experience, there are a few things that i have warned him about:  my family is big, my family is loud and we love to eat!  our best conversations and our best memories have been created in a kitchen, surrounded by enormous amounts of food!  i'm sure he'll figure these things out on his own, but i feel that he should be warned in advance.  our family dinners are nothing if not overwhelming.  overwhelming in the best possible way.  i feel confident that ash will grow up being surrounded by love...especially at our family dinners.