On the Road One More Time

We had a very busy night. The Abbie Update principles spent most of the night at a cookout. This was a very challenging activity since whenever Abbie see someone eating, she thinks she should be eating. Cookouts generally have a poor selection of food for babies (or anyone for that matter) to graze on all night, unless of course I want her to forage on potato chips all night.* Fortunately they also offered raw vegetables, and since Abbie usually doesn’t care what she eats as long as it’s something, she spent the night gnawing on carrots and celery. You wouldn’t ordinarily think of a piece of celery as a particularly messy food, yet somehow Abbie found a way to drip celery innards all over herself.

When we returned home, we spent the night packing for our weekend trip to see the grandparents. I’m always amazed at how the amount of stuff we must pack for a trip is inversely proportional to the size of the person traveling. As a full-grown guy, the only things I really need to pack for a successful overnight trip are my wallet and car keys. I can forage for anything else I might need, living off the land much like the noble Native Americans of years past. This leaves pretty much the entire car uncluttered, which is good because Abbie, in all her 23-pound glory, can fill an entire car with her stuff. For just an overnight trip, we need to pack diapers, wipes, changing pad, formula, solid baby foods, sippy cups, baby spoons, booster seat, regular clothes, dressy clothes, pajamas, entertainment things for the car, entertainment things for the destination, playpen, and, if we have room, Abbie.

If you’ve read this far, you’re a fine human being, or possibly you’re Adam. Either way, thanks for reading, and take note that we will be out of town all weekend. That means no new posts until probably Monday night.

* I don’t.