The Rest of Miserable March and Road Trips Galore

So March was pretty cold and un-springlike here.  I really can't remember what we did for most of the month, but I tried to stay busy and keep Madeleine entertained as much as possible.

Some notable things: 

-We attended one of Madeleine's baby friend's first birthday.  We were able to get a picture of her with her little friends.  

-She also learned quite a few new tricks. She can now fold her arms and pray, she can point out most of her body parts and can say more words.  Her favorite word by far is 'ball'.  

Then we started all of our road trips.  We made the 6 hour drive home to Johnstown.  I drove mostly by myself and surprisingly Madeleine did pretty well.  Thankfully we had Baby Einstein to watch.  She did end up throwing up (first time) due to car sickness, which made for some excitement for me.  During our trip, we played outside and in the park (because weather was actually warmer in PA than Michigan), visited a Children's Museum, attended an antique auction and just spent time together.  M loved being with her Uncles and Grandparents.

Then we made yet another trip to Chicago last weekend.  Pam was flying out from California to Chicago so she could visit U of Chicago and Northwestern.  She is waiting to hear if she is officially accepted to either of these schools.  The trip was pretty hard on poor M, so therefore it was rough on me.  Campus trips and long train and car rides are not a baby's idea of fun.  It was also pretty cold so that just added to it.  We did get downtown to see the Bean and Pam really enjoyed visiting the campuses and experiencing Chicago, even if we didn't get to do much. And somehow I never get pictures when I'm traveling with my best friends!!

I'm done with solo road trips for a long time now....  

In her new outfit...on the couch in our apt--tried AirBnB and had an awesome experience!