The Leopold Family: Our first road trip w/out Daddy!

So, I was very brave this past weekend... I took Elizabeth on her first road trip...alone. A good friend of mine, Tammy, lives in Kerrville and it was her little girl's birthday party this past weekend. I had told Greg that I planned on going and I would be taking Elizabeth with me, of course. He works on the weekends so he now misses out on a lot of parties and things. So, Friday when I got off, I packed us up. I was going to be leaving bright and early after Elizabeth finished her morning bottle at 8am. I wasn't getting myself worked up about going without Greg because I knew I could do it, but that morning when I was loading up, I realized I sure could have used the help! The trip wasn't too bad, Elizabeth had two little crying spells but she slept most of the way there. The party was great and it was good to finally see Tammy and Taryn. I haven't seen them since my baby shower the week before Elizabeth was born. We stayed in a hotel room on Saturday night so Elizabeth didn't have a whole day of riding in a car and I could get some rest. When Elizabeth finally started stirring around at 6:15am on Sunday, I turned on the TV and started watching the news. Turns out they were expecting some nasty weather on Sunday with a very good possibility of snow! I jumped up and got myself and Elizabeth dressed because the last thing I wanted to do was drive in nasty weather! I really wasn't planning on leaving that early but I am sure glad I did after seeing the weather around there on the news. Elizabeth did great on the way home and I decided to stop in El Campo for a while since it was early. That afternoon, we headed home and I was going to get settled in, when I realized we were out of formula. After a trip to Target, we got home and did Elizabeth's usual routine of bath, bottle, and bed. Of course, she decided that bedtime would be a little delayed and she just wanted to fuss. By this time I was so physically and mentally exhausted from the trip, driving, taking care of her, and just plum tired, that I was upset. I was rocking her (while she cried), trying to get her to go to bed, and crying myself. I felt so guilty that I was upset but my little sneaky daughter knows how to make Mommy feel better. She had already stopped crying, she lifted her head and looked at me and smiled, laid her head back down and fell asleep. What a weekend it was! Even though it was exhausting having to make a trip like that on my own, I wouldn't have changed a thing. I definitely commend any single parent out there that has to raise kids on their own because it is is tough work. I am thankful everyday for such a great husband and a great father to Elizabeth.

I didn't have a camera with me to take pictures but I stole some from Jessica (sorry Jess!). Here are our little one's at the party:

Us girls with our babies... all born in 2011!