The Beach Trip Part 1

We recently arrived back home from our first trip to the Outer Banks with Charlotte. Since my family had 2 weeks of time at the beach house, we decided to split the weeks and leave on a Wednesday. Since we weren't sure how Charlotte would do on a long car trip, we figured leaving on a weekday would limit the traffic a bit. Charlotte actually had a pretty good schedule Wednesday morning. She woke up to eat about 5:00am, so we all got up and showered and Steve packed up the car. We decided to wait until she ate again and I was able to change a, shall we say, productive diaper before we put her in the car seat. All three of us were in the car and on our way by 8:00am which we thought was pretty good.

Charlotte was awake for about 20 minutes and then fast asleep until we reached Williamsburg. Not a peep! I had planned to feed her in the back seat of the car while we were stopped in Williamsburg. Problem was, we had filled the back seat with stuff that didn't fit in the trunk. So, looking a bit like gypsies, we parked in the CW parking lot next to Seasons restaurant and proceeded to move the back seat stuff to the front seat so I could get in the back and feed her in semi-privacy. It was an overcast and not too hot day (shocker for Williamsburg I know) so we cracked the windows and I fed Charlotte. Steve walked over to the Cheese Shop and picked up some lunch. He ate in the front seat while I finished feeding Charlotte, then we all got out and walked around to get some air, change a diaper and have a potty break. Yes, I now say 'potty' even when talking about adults going to the bathroom. I guess that happens when you become a Mom.

We got back on the road and Charlotte was again awake for about 20 minutes then fast asleep until we arrived at the beach house. Well, actually she woke up and briefly fussed when we stopped at Sonic for a Cranberry Apple Slush. Apparently she does not like waking to the sound of the drive thru loud speaker. OOps. But, she was quickly settled back down for the last 45 minutes or so of the trip. She was happy to see Nana and Grandaddy and the rest of the family when we arrived at the house, but she was also ready for another meal! So, I got to go in the house and avoid lugging in our ridiculous amount of stuff.