trial "long" car ride

Well, we did it...sort of.  We had a trial "long" car ride to Myrtle Beach, SC yesterday & are staying until Saturday. Typically it's approximately a 3 hour trip but it took us about 3 hours & 45 minutes.  We stopped 2 times for Addison to nurse which is NOT typical for her 2-3 hour feeding pattern.  She is going through a little growth spurt right now & I am crossing my fingers she is back to her usual feeding pattern by the time we head to New England next week.  Despite eating twice she wasn't fussy & slept the rest of the time.

We are going to leave for New England around 2 am because she goes 3-4 hours at night & the excessive sleeping in the car shouldn't effect her sleep/wake pattern.  We are stopping 1/2 way so each car ride stretch will only be 6 hours-ish. When we got here she stayed awake & was extremely good & not fussy for about 2 1/2 hours.  That is a long wakeful period for a 3 week old so naturally as her little peepers got heavy she fought sleep.  When this girl gets mad...SHE GETS MAD (like mother like daughter?)! She then cluster fed & nursed every hour which upset her stomach because she was getting too much foremilk.  Finally after some help from gripe water (thanks Tiff) she was back to normal & did much better than I expected through the night.  She is totally back to normal this morning...fingers crossed. We'll see how day 2 goes...wish me luck.