The movers came and packed us when Megan was about 2 1/2 weeks old. That week, my mother had left, I spent one last day at work, and my mother-in-law came for a visit. Then, the packers arrived. It took them all afternoon to pack our house, and I quickly realized that I had way to much stuff. The next day, it took them all day to load a huge semi truck full of all of our stuff, and we took off toward Oklahoma.
We spent the night in Effingham, IL, which was only 3 hours from our house in Indiana. We were exhausted, and just couldn't make it the four hours to St. Louis. So, the next day, we had a longer drive that we had originally planned.
Gretchen did great in the car though. She took a nap, and watched a movie. Megan on the other hand, didn't do as well, but she was only two weeks old, so we couldn't expect much! I ended up spending the car trip in the back seat with both girls, and I have never been more thankful that DJ has a large truck! Megan had her first bottle on that trip, and took it fairly well. DJ and I just laughed as we realized the milk had to thaw, so as hot as we were, he turned out the heat defrost, and put the bags of milk on his dashboard! Thankfully, it didn't take them long, and Megan took her bottle like a champ! We stopped somewhere in Missouri to eat at Cracker Barrel, which I used to hate, but i'm able to tolerate it better now, plus, there's shopping so it can be a win/win!
Below is a picture of Megan in her carseat on our trip. This little honey does not like her carseat! I swear, everytime we put her in it she screams. Think of a hissing cat- that's what Megan sounds like when she's really ticked off.
So, we spent the week cleaning the house and unpacking what we brought with us, and waiting for the moving truck to arrive with our stuff. DJ was able to spend two days at our new house with us. I spent the next day by myself with both girls, and finally called my mom that evening begging her to come up to help. Thankfully, she was able to switch around her work schedule and agreed. She arrived the next day, and we were able to get my kitchen, dining room, most of Megan's room, and the living room put together. She only stayed for 2 days, but I was grateful that she rescued me as I quickly realized there was no way I could unpack the house while DJ worked and while taking care of both girls.
DJ came home early on Saturday, and Gretchen was thrilled to spend some time with him. We decided to head out on a drive (which we later realized isn't the same with two kids, particularly one that hates her carseat). And ate dinner at a cajun-style meat market.
Gretchen snapped this awful picture of Megan and I before we left the house that day.
We finished off the day at the park. Gretchen was fearless when climbing the rock wall and thankfully, Megan slept in her carseat.
DJ put Megan's swing together- remember the Bright Starts giveaway from March? This is the swing, and i'll be reviewing it in a later post.
DJ came home early on Saturday, and Gretchen was thrilled to spend some time with him. We decided to head out on a drive (which we later realized isn't the same with two kids, particularly one that hates her carseat). And ate dinner at a cajun-style meat market.
Gretchen snapped this awful picture of Megan and I before we left the house that day.
We finished off the day at the park. Gretchen was fearless when climbing the rock wall and thankfully, Megan slept in her carseat.
DJ put Megan's swing together- remember the Bright Starts giveaway from March? This is the swing, and i'll be reviewing it in a later post. And, we're slowly settling in. Gretchen started dance lessons this week, my house is feeling like home, and we're getting settled into somewhat of a routine with Megan.
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