Our First Road Trip

Patrick's dad (Papa), James, and Patrick's grandma (GG)

James and Papa

James, Patrick's mom (Meme), and cousin Hannalee

James and Meme

     Well, we survived our first road trip with James.  He and Patrick and I went to see Patrick's family in Augusta on Saturday.  All in all, it went quite well.  James slept for pretty much the entire time in the car, both there and back.  The worst thing we had to contend with during the drive was a bad Tori Amos rendition of Little Drummer Boy.

     We started out going to Patrick's mom's house.  Though Patrick's brother Allen, his sister Amy, and her daughter Hannalee came to see James on the day he was born, Patrick's mother wasn't able to make the trip.  Therefore, this was the first time she had a chance to meet James.  We had a very nice visit with them.  Of course, they completely showered him with gifts.  He now has tons of Christmas clothes including but not limited to a Christmas bag to wear while sleeping, an outfit that looks like a little bear, a John Deer onesie and a motorcycle hat (not Christmas related, but absolutely adorable), and an outfit that makes the wearer look like a Christmas tree.  We will have lots of cute pictures to post here shortly.

     After we visited with that crew (minus Allen) for a while, we headed over to Patrick's grandmother's house to visit with her, Patrick's dad, and Patrick's Aunt Vicky.  Patrick's grandmother is the nicest lady, and she made some very tasty lasagna for us.  James was so good the whole time the adults were eating.  He just sat in his little car seat and watched us, occasionally making little noises, while eating his fist.  

     All in all, it was a great trip.  We made it back at a reasonable hour, and, on top of that, we finally found the Sirius Christmas station and were no longer plagued by Tori Amos every tenth song (we only brought the one CD, so it just looped).  

     Tomorrow we go to the doctor for a weight check for James.  Last time we went he was nine pounds, five ounces.  Hopefully tomorrow he'll be up to at least nine and a half pounds.  His appetite has been pretty good today, so perhaps he's finally getting over his little virus thing.  More later.  :)