by Sabrina Garibian posted in Mom Stories
The morning started like any other road trip- with baby or without. I rushed around cleaning up, emptying the trash, folding the laundry, packing the car and packing some snacks.
At 9 AM sharp we were on the road to Rhode Island. Pre-baby we could make it in 4.5 hours on a good day, 5 on a bad. Now the trips take much longer, and I usually do them without Trig. Since it takes so much longer with Raffi, we visit less often but I stay longer. Trig joins us on the weekend.
This is how this trip went:
9:00 AM Departure
10:00 AM Raffi falls asleep without a peep
10:45 AM Massive traffic on the GW bridge – worse than Christmas week.
11:30 AM Raffi wakes up and plays quietly. We are still in traffic and he needs to eat.
11:45 AM Still in traffic
12 PM The meltdown begins.
12:01 PM I frantically Google map the nearest rest stop. It’s only 2 miles away.
12:03 PM The rest stop is closed.
12:20 PM The next one is closed too.
12:22 PM Silently curse the decision not to stop before the bridge
12:25 PM I get off the nearest exit to find a Dunkin Donuts. I use the restroom while holding the baby. I don’t buy anything. I feed Raffi in the car while trying not to let his head hit the steering wheel.
12:40 PM I put him back in his car seat. He screams. We drive 1 mile and I pull over again. I feed him more.
12:50 PM We inch one more mile back toward 95 N. He is still screaming. I stop and take him out of the seat again. We walk back and forth down a strip mall for 20 minutes. I regret not stopping at a cute cafe instead.
1:15 PM He is finally ready to get back on the road.
1:45 Meltdown #2 almost begins. I save it by holding my iPhone in the backseat and playing relaxing music on repeat. I also give him my bottle of water to hold.
2:00 PM He falls asleep after mumbling to himself. It sounds the same as when he has to use the bathroom, but I pretend I don’t notice. My arm is asleep and tingling from reaching to the back with the phone.
2:10 PM We’re in bad traffic for the 3rd time. I debate jumping out of the car to smell Raffi’s bottom and see if he needs a change, even though he’s asleep.
2:20 PM I haven’t gone more than one mile. I also realize I was ridiculous at 2:10 PM.
2:30 PM The road finally lets up and I cruise, going well over the speed limit.
4:00 PM We finally hit Cranston, Rhode Island. Like every car trip, even the really good ones, I say I’ll never do it again.
Despite what I say when I arrive in RI, I do it again one month later.
How are road trips for you? Fun? Stressful? Tell me everything.
Sabrina, of RhodeyGirl Tests, had her first boy in September 2011 with her husband Trig. At the time of this post Raffi was 6 months old. You can read other related posts on her blog.
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