New Hampshire Trip, Post 1

We made it! Two long days of driving, but overall not too bad. Indiana was, by far, the worst. As we were crossing from Illinois to Indiana we hit a construction backup roughly 20 miles long. It took us just over an hour to crawl through the mess and make it past the remarkably small construction project. We did come across two fun things in the backup:

(Note - click on the billboard picture to enlarge it so it is easier to read. It's totally worth the time.)




Righteous.

We arrived round 7:30 pm local time on July 4 and went straight to Marshall and Sarah's place to meet Norah. And to say hello to Marshall and Sarah, although that was a bit of an after-thought. :)

Sleep late this morning, then back to the apartment for more cuddles. Sarah had to go to work, so while Mom babysat, Marshall and I took a tour of Durham, UNH, and made a quick trip to the store for some supper fixings. Back to the dorm to find Mom all cuddled up with a sleeping, content Norah. Grandma Kole was quite happy to have her arms filled with her grandbaby, and, adhering to the age-old adage, "let sleeping babies lie", we killed some time talking and relaxing.

When it became apparent Norah wasn't in any mood to wake up, and being cognizant of the weather outside, we decided to strap Norah into her car seat and take a trip to see the bay. Norah's a trooper and didn't wake at all. We hung out on the shores, appreciating the views and the breeze, and throwing rocks. Norah was unimpressed by the whole thing and slept through our outing.








After our shore time it was back to the dorm, via a big loop, to make supper and hang out. Mom and Marshall made Beef with Broccoli and Snap Beans while I fed, burped, changed, and generally cared for and loved Norah. We didn't do much all evening but hug the baby and talk, but we didn't really need or want to do much more.

Right before Sarah got home I fed Norah a bit more and was rewarded for my kindness by her vomiting hot milk and snot down my front. I don't hold it against her, though. Sometimes that's just what you got to do. I did manage to get quite a few good burps out of her this evening and was proud of that accomplishment.

Tomorrow Mom and I will spend time with Sarah and Norah while Marshall is at work. We're planning on a short trip to Portsmouth if Norah is up to it. Tuesday Mom and I may head to Boston to see some sights and take in the history. Wednesday there may be a short jaunt up to Maine. It's going to be a full but fun week.

With that, one more picture!


Love!

~g