Road Warrior

This was a very eventful week for Emily--she spent more time in her carseat than she has since she was born, and she was such a trooper! She doesn't usually love the carseat anyway, and it seems to be uncomfortable for her with her harness on, so we planned in some extra stops.

We drove to Charlotte on Monday to look at some rental houses, and luckily, the third one was a charm! We loved the house, and talked with the owner about filling out an application. It seems a little unbelievable to us that with less than two weeks until we're supposed to be out of our house, we are just now securing a new place to live. We've been worried and anxious about this, but now we know we were just waiting for the right place.

Emily spent her first night in a hotel on Monday--the Hilton Charlotte Center City. Since this was our first road trip with her, we thought we way overpacked, but we ended up using everything we took. She slept in her pack 'n play and loved it, and I would sometimes put her in the bed with me in the mornings as she woke up.

Mama and Emily entertained each other during the day while I was in meetings--the hotel is connected to some shops and restaurants by an overstreet walkway, so they spent part of each day strolling around and exploring. Emily LOVES her stroller, and made lots of friends while she was there! She got so comfortable that she even fell asleep in the stroller once after a long day on the go.

As usual, one of Emily's favorite times of the day was bath time--we created a makeshift bathtub in the hotel sink, and as you can see, she made herself quite comfortable! It was hilarious.

I'm sure they felt like the walls were closing in on them by the end of the week, but selfishly, it was so nice to have them there with me.

On Wednesday, we got word that we were approved for the rental house but we needed to sign the lease and take care of a few more details, so Mick decided to drive up on Thursday afternoon. Mick and I met with our new landlords at 7:30 that evening, took care of everything, and Mick drove back home to Atlanta so he could be at home for work on Friday. We got a hotel room in south Charlotte so we didn't have to keep Emily in the car for another four hours. We hated to all be apart for another night, but felt like it was the best decision.

Friday night when everybody was finally back together, Emily and Daddy made up for lost time and took a nice long nap with each other (Daddy requested to be cut out of the picture).