So Richard and I went to Las Vegas to pick up some furniture from my grandparents. From our house to Vegas is about a 10 hour drive without baby. With baby was 12. Not bad considering she is only 5 months old. I would not want to be strapped in that long faced backwards with nothing other than her mom to look at. Oh yeah, and we were towing a 6' x 12' U-Haul trailer with furniture it in.
We left at about 3 a.m hoping Evelyn would sleep a lot of it. She did for the first part of the trip and then she was done traveling.All in all, Evelyn was a trooper. She hardly cried (well maybe a couple hours total, spread out through the entire trip). We are so proud of her.
My sister in law suggested we take Evelyn's mattress to help keep her routine as it was familiar. It was the greatest suggestion ever. I highly recommend it if you can. We were able to put her down the same way we do every night just in a different room. She did great the first night just like we were at home. The second night she did not sleep. I think she was under the weather and knew something was going on. We were worried that when we got home that she would not want to sleep in her crib again but she took right to it again. She woke a few more times but went back to sleep shortly after.
All in all it was great trip. We got to see my parents and my grandmother. It was a fast turn-around but was worth it to see them. I don't know if I would make that trip more than a couple times a year if driving just because it is so long but at least we know she can do it and so can we.
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