1st Trip to Indiana

2 weekends ago (I'm a little behind on my posts), Lily had her 1st trip to Grandma & Papa's house in Indiana. A routine trip back home was suddenly a very big occasion. It was Lily's 1st time out of the state, 1st nights away from home, 1st weekend away from Daddy, 1st time sleeping in the pack-n-play, and longest road trip. Tax season had just ended and Matt needed a weekend to recharge his batteries, so he stayed home.

I was pretty anxious about the doing the drive and packing all on my own, but everything turned out fine. The 3 hour drive turned into 4 hours because I stopped to feed Lily and give her a break from her car seat. I filled the SUV with just about everything she could possibly need and yet, we still had to do a load of laundry over the weekend. Oh well, at least I didn't forget anything important (yeah for Mommy!). Lily was amazing (as always) and didn't cry once in the car and slept very well in her new surroundings. She had a little stranger anxiety / fussy fit when we first got there, but after a good nap and feed she was back to her old self.


It was great having some quality time with Grandma and Papa. On Saturday the 3 gals went shopping at the mall. Grandma watched Lily while I got my haircut by the lady that did my hair all through high school and college. I wish I could have her do my hair every time... she's the best!

On Sunday, Papa got the afternoon with Lily while my Mom and I went to a bridal shower. After the shower, several of the Moms and friends stopped by to meet Lily. That was probably the most visitors Lily has seen at one time, and again, she was great. Lily gets very quiet and wide-eyed and just soaks everything in.

This was the first chance that Lily and I got to meet Kelsey's baby, Hallie. Hallie and Lily are 3 months apart and it's amazing to see the difference between the two. Hallie was rolling over and crawling around while Lily just laid still on her back. I love seeing Hallie because it gives me a sneak peak at what Lily will be doing in the next few months. And Kelsey like's seeing Lily because it's like going back in time 3 months.

Lily was watching Hallie intently and I would have loved to know what she was thinking. It was pretty obvious what Hallie was thinking when she saw Lily: "I want to squeeze your face!" ha ha :)

Overall, it was a great weekend!! We will be taking several trips to Indiana this summer for more wedding showers and parties. Plus, my 10 year high school reunion is in July. I feel like I say it over and over, but time sure does fly by fast!