First Road Trip, June 16th-29th

Slade's first road trip was to Illinois first and then Kentucky. He did really great on the trip, although travelling with an infant is a little different. We have to stop every two hours so Slade can eat and have some time out of the car seat. Although he did great, it's definitely going to take Brian a while to adapt to this new way of travel.

We landed in Illinois first and Grandpa Jeff & Grandma Vicki were really happy to Slade. They couldn't believe how much he had grown. Slade also met his Uncle Chad, Aunt Suzy, and cousins Nicole & Jake for the first time. Nicole was really good with Slade! Slade thought she was really fun and wanted to do something special to cheer her on at her swim meet on Saturday. He wore a personalized t-shirt for her which read, "GO NICOLE!" We also had the chance to watch Jake play baseball. They both did great!

While we were in Illinois Slade also took his first bottle! We had plans to be away from him while we were in Kentucky and wanted to be sure he would take it. Daddy fed him the bottle and he sucked it straight down. Boy was I relieved!

We headed to Kentucky Saturday after Nicole's swim meet. Grami was so excited to see Slade and was happy to babysit for us on Sunday. Brian and I took the opportunity to ride with some friends and had a great time. He did great with his bottles...thank goodness! Leigh, Jerry and the kids came out Sunday evening so Slade was able to meet Jerry and all FIVE of his cousins. Reed LOVES "baby slay" and couldn't wait to hold his new cousin!

Slade loves Grami's bathtub and the "party porch." He thinks were outside when we're out there. He also started sleeping 8 hours at night while we were at Grami's. Sleeping through the night at a MONTH old, Yahoo! Aunt Leigh and Aunt Sami earned their "new aunt" status, they both babysat for us while we were there:) Slade met everyone while we were in Kentucky...Mary Jo, Ron & Karen, Sam & LaDonna, and everyone at Grami and Daddy's office's.

We had a great time! Slade did have baby acne during this trip...boy am I glad that's gone. He's a great little traveler, but that's a good thing b/c he didn't stand a chance. We off to Tampa and Denver next!