Anders Rocket's Road Trip

No, it's not a National Lampoon movie. But perhaps it should be.

Monday was the day we were finally free to make the long journey home! We knew the trip was going to take us quite a bit longer than the usual 4.5 hours, but we didn't have any particular schedule or expectations. Whenever we got home, well, that's when we'd get home.

Before we left, though, on Sunday afternoon the parents (that's us!) went on their first "date", complete with babysitter! Corinne and I walked down to the local coffee shop, Caffe Ladro, while Grandma watched Anders. It was Corinne's first real outing (ignoring doctor appointments) since the delivery!

But now, back to the road trip. We have been placing a strong emphasis on sleep recently, increasing quantity to make up for lack of quality. On Monday morning we didn't get up until about 11am, and it took us several hours to eat breakfast and pack up all of the "stuff" that we had acquired (which was significantly more than the 2.5 days worth of clothes that we came with!) Donna will be staying with us to help out during the first week home, so thankfully we had two cars available in which to pack all of the stuff.

Anders still has to eat every 3 hours, so when we fed him at about 12:45pm the clock started ticking.

A. 3pm, Seattle. Our journey begins.
B. 4-5pm, Snoqualmie Falls. Time to feed! We just stopped at some random strip mall. Corinne fed him in the front seat, and I changed him on the sidewalk.
C. 6-6:30pm, somewhere near Ellensburg. This stop was for an adult bathroom break at a fruit stand.
D. 7:30-8:30pm, Union Gap. Next feeding and changing, this time in a supermarket parking lot. We opted to change him on the hood of the car rather than on the questionably-clean bathroom changing table.
E. 10:30pm, outside Glenwood. Dangerously near feeding time, Anders begins to awaken but hasn't started making any significant noise. With less than a half hour left, we opt to push on.
F. 11pm - Home!

Aside from the timing of having to stop to feed every few hours, Anders actually made a fairly good travel partner. We're hoping that he has inherited Corinne's traveling genes which allow her to read in the car (if she is able to stay awake - which she usually isn't.)

We're home!

- Mike (& Corinne & Anders Rocket)