Family Roadtrip to Austin!

Okay, so finally have a chance to update on our trip to Austin, we had a fun time, and it was nice to go and do something different and face all those challenges of traveling with a little one. Ellorah did great, all the things I was worried about did not happen, so I cannot complain. She had no major meltdowns, we got there and home safely without incident. I conquered nursing in public and I even pumped going down the highway! Hows that for multi-tasking?? Flatstock was fun, it was extremely busy, and Dirk's booth was VERY busy, I think they did really well. Norm had fun doing his salesman pitch, and showing off the baby. He kept telling people how they needed to buy a poster or tshirt so the baby could eat. hah. One thing about Austin, it is very congested traffic-wise. I know, it was especially busy with SXSW going on, but still, I thought Dallas traffic was bad! Everytime we turned around, there was another wreck or traffic jam. Ellorah did good, but she definitely does not like the traffic...everytime we'd have to stop, she'd start to whimper...but once we were moving again, she was fine. She woke up quite a bit on Friday night, I guess making sure we were still there, since she was in a strange place and all, but Saturday she slept really well...after a little fussing. We were going to try to go to dinner with Carol and Dirk, but Ellorah just wasn't having any of it...she had done so well all day, and she was ready for her bath and and warm jammies and bed, so that's what we did. Norm did run out and get us some dinner, and he even brought me some ice cream. Very nice! OH, and we have decided we need a king size bed...the hotel had one and it was WONDERFUL!!! I had my cuddle pillow, had the baby in there to eat and there was still plenty of room for all!! We only have a queen size at home, but might have to invest in a new one!!!

Well, that's all for now...oh! we also noticed Ellorah felt a little heftier in Austin, I weighed her yesterday, and she is now up to 12 lbs 2 oz! Woo-hoo! She's getting big!

-Mistie


Here are some pics from our trip to Austin, Ellorah did great, she was very well behaved and no major meltdowns! I'll post more later on our details...but enjoy the pics for now!

Ellorah storms the capital!