Can you believe how quickly December is going by? It feels like time is passing so quickly.

Adam and I were talking about the trip out there, and we've decided together that if this car ride is disastrous, we're turning around and coming back home. Rest assured, I'm doing everything I can to ensure we get out there though. I'm going to try to tank Charlotte up on milk right before we leave, and and get car loaded as best I can before Adam gets home. Adam has to work from 8am-6pm Christmas eve, and then we're planning to get right in the car to drive out there. Charlotte has never been in the car for such a long period of time before, so if she starts screaming (really screaming...) we're coming back home. The car seat is one of the worst places for a baby with reflux to be, and it'll take us 6-8 hours to get out there. We figure we'll have to stop a few times for feedings and diaper changes. Charlotte has had mini-meltdowns in the car in the past couple of weeks. If she's in her carseat longer than about an hour, she starts crying.

Another thing that will make this drive difficult is that Adam will have almost no sleep in the days leading up to Christmas (he has only a 6 hour gap between shifts before Christmas eve) so that means I have to drive. I don't exactly get a lot of sleep lately, so if we're both too tired to drive, we're going to have to skip this trip so we don't drive off the side of the road. Last time we drove out there it took over 12 hours, and we both very nearly fell asleep at the wheel.

I wish we could take a whole day to drive out, but Adam only has a couple days of for Christmas, and he was lucky to get those. This is why hes going back to school though- so he can have more time with family.

So if we don't make it out, please forgive us. We're going to try as hard as we can.