Road Trip #2 a Success!

Brody and I took a mini-road trip this weekend to see Tabatha. We left yesterday morning and I was planning on staying just for the day, but decided to stay the night last night. I had brought Brody's pajamas and enough food for him just in case we decided to stay. We put him on the futon in their spare room and I had pillows surrounding him just in case he started to do his little crib dance where I put him one way and he wakes up the other way! He did soooo good last night! He went right down around 8:00-8:15 and I heard him about 5:00 this morning. He seems to be a pretty resilient child and handles change really well!

I was a little worried about heading up there again by myself because that last time Brody and I ventured up there by ourselves, he cried the last half of the trip home. Well, yesterday morning I left after he ate and he napped for a majority of the ride (the ride up there is about an hour and half). This morning, the same thing! I was so relieved.

He also did really well when Tab and I were out and about on Saturday. We went to the mall, Target, and the grocery store and it was hot getting in and out of the car, but he was such a trooper! He only napped a couple power naps, but he wasn't fussy at all and was having a good time. Tab had him laughing so hard in the mall.....I wished I had had the camera with me! The woman in the Macy's said he was the happiest baby she had seen!

So tomorrow is Ted's birthday and he will be all alone! :( I am sure he likes it better that way because he says he never wants a big fuss on his birthday! I love my birthday and I can't believe he doesn't. I just assumed everyone does. He said that there are some other guys out there with him and 2 other guys' birthdays are on Tuesday so they are going to all do something together. Atleast he will have a mini-celebration! I plan on celebrating when he gets back home, which (fingers crossed) is next Thursday the 14th.

So here are a few cute pictures from this weekend. Kevin was on the floor with Brody at one point trying to get him to roll over. He was almost there but still can't get his bottom half over! We will trudge on, though! He will get it soon, I am sure! I know I have said this before many times, but I can't help but say it again.......I can't believe how much love I can have for this small little person!!! Tonight, when I was in his room feeding him before he went down in the crib, I was just staring at his cute little face and started to get a little emotional. He was falling asleep, as he usually does when we feed him his last bottle, and he just looked so peaceful and content, I almost didn't want to lay him down! A part of me doesn't want him to grow out of this stage because I want him to stay like this forever, but the other part of me is so excited to see what kind of person he is going to turn out to be! I just hope that I, as his mother, can make him as happy as he has makes me! :)

These last 3 pictures are for you, babe! Kevin wanted Brody to straddle the deer, but I wasn't too thrilled with that idea and there was no way that was going to work, so we decided to take one next to it!!! Happy Birthday!