We'll be traveling to see my family for Thanksgiving since they are the closest relatives we have. Closest still means a 3-4 hour drive...everything really IS bigger in Texas including the drives.
I'm getting a little sad putting together my packing list and realizing the amount of things one needs to pack for an 8 month old. It's amazing that one tiny person could need so much stuff for a quick 2 day trip!
The list keeps growing as I think of things and I'm not sure everything is going to fit into my tiny Honda Civic Hybrid. On top of that, I just realized that peanut is pretty much too big for her current car seat. It's good up to 22 pounds and she has to be so close. I can't in good conscious drive all that way wondering if she is past the weight limit.
So, I start researching and looking into car seats. After much reading of reviews I choose the Britax Marathon Convertible. Hubby and I cringe at the price (there goes Xmas $$) but he dutifully goes to Baby's R Us last night to purchase. He gets up to the counter and is told they have been recalled! So what does he do...comes home and then tells me the next morning (I was already in bed with peanut).
So now I need to figure out our second choice and fast because we have to buy the thing, install it...and I have about 1 hour to pack a list a million items long for our 3/4 hour drive with an 8 month old crying in the back cause she can't nap in the car. NOW I understand why they say the holidays are stressful. This on top of buying everyone gifts..oy!
