The BIG road trip.

Since I'm not the smartest person in the world, I decided to take a road trip alone. With a baby. And a dog. From South Carolina to Louisiana. Not smrt.

We started off the weekend in Atlanta to celebrate SJ's third happy day. How the balls is she three already?! We somehow survived the first leg of drive down there. We stopped once to eat, poop, and rearrange.

After the weekend, we headed West to LA. It took a good 9 hours to get there, with a stop at each state line rest area. Charlie did amazing... until Vicksburg, where he decided he did not want to get back in his carseat. So he then proceeded to scream the rest of the 100 miles to Hometown.

We stayed for a little over a week, celebrated Mother's Day, and then went to Mississippi to see Meme. We eventually made it back to Atlanta, and then back home, not a moment too soon. A now, a pictorial...

 

My road trip buddies. 

Atlanta. 

All dressed up in big boy clothes for Rah Rah's party!

 Rah Rah taking a bow after we sang Happy Birthday to her. 

 

Sweet sleeper. 

 Charlie got to meet his great great Aunt Daisy! She's the original Charlie's big sister.

He also got to meet his special Aunt Lala (Fertile Myrtle). 

 Plenty of back porch sitting in Hometown for these boys. 

 Daddy was out of the country, so we sent lots of selfies to him.

 Pa, Daddy, and Charlie hanging out.

 No, Mommy. I will NOT smile. 

 Papa and Charlie chatting.

 Uncle Ryan and Michelle. 

 Me and my boys!

Cute little bunnies.

We survived Charlie's first road trip! For Easter, we went down to Atlanta to spend the weekend with Aunt Carly and half of the grandparents. Charlie did great! He and Hanker shared the back seat. Somehow we managed to cram all of our crap, Charlie's crap, Hank's crap, and ourselves in the car somehow. I'm still not sure how we fit all that into my sedan and still had room to breathe.

Since we're establishing a pictorial pattern here, I give you... Easter.

 

  The scariest mall bunny I've ever seen...

 

 Concentration. 

  

Road trip buddies!

 

 Cutie.

 Our first attempt at a basket. I think we did well. 

 We also celebrated my birthday. SJ was sweet enough to help me blow out my candles. 

 Someday his newborn clothes will fit. Sadly, that day is not today.

 Charlie and Meme both waving during the Easter egg hunt. 

Two sleep deprived parents. Yay for sunglasses.

Showered.

This has been a very long weekend! I left Charlotte on Thursday for Atlanta to spent the evening with Carly, Frank, and SJ. Every time I see Sarah she's grown up more. I'm happy they're in Atlanta, but we haven't seen them any more than we did when they were in Houston! This must change. Once I'm done with work and Baby G gets here, I plan on making it down there more often. There's a saying that cousins are our first best friends, and that was certainly the case in my family. I think history needs to repeat itself.

After Atlanta, I headed to Philadelphia, MS, to host a Tupperware party for Bob's mom. Boy, do her friends love them some Tupperware! From there, I came on over to Hometown yesterday, and was honored with a fabulous baby shower today. My friends Lacey and Katherine are amazing and did a fantastic job. I loved every single thing from the invites, to the diaper cake, to the favors (cookies), and of course, the obligatory petit fours from Trainas. I'll post pics once my official photographer (Kat) sends me the pics.

Baby G got so many cute things. He got an amazing handmade blanket from a family friend, lots of clothes, including some Duke gear (his dad will be pumped), and several pairs of shoes/socks. This kid is set, at least for the first 3 months of life.

I still have two more showers to go... My friends are certainly amazing women!

Baby goodies.

So I've started collecting baby clothes. I've bought a few pieces, and we've been given some hand me downs from E and Ben. Shopping online tonight could have been very bad, but I didn't buy anything. I did get a cute little romper and a shirt/pants set today at the mall. They were on sale and adorable, sooooo. I had to, right? I'm still searching for the perfect Easter outfit. I think that will be his major debut. It's also my birthday, and as of now, we're probably going to spend it in Atlanta with his Aunt Carly, Uncle Frank, and cousin SJ. I'm already excited about it!

Also, our stroller went on "clearance sale" this week. I text my mom and asked her if she thought we should buy it now or wait until later. Her response: send me the link, and I'll buy it. Holy crap! I'm so excited!! It'll be our first new piece of baby gear (besides my diaper bag). I can't wait to have it here and give it a test run.