Mini-van Mama

Well, I guess I am officially a mom. We are now the (not-so-proud) owners of a mini-van. We're selling the car so if your interested, let me know. For all the northern readers: don't let logistics stop you from putting a bid on the car. We'll be coming up to Indiana in December so I'm sure we could arrange some way to get it up there. Darrin will be posting it on Craig's List soon but I wanted to give all my loyal blog readers first dibs. :o)

Darrin's grandmother Hazel Campbell passed away last week so we got to test out the new Odyssey with a trip to Harrisonburg, VA for the funeral. Although the reason for our visit was not so happy, we did have a good time visiting with family and friends. I was so excited to visit my friend Cara Kauffman (Wagler) while we were up. Cara and I were Bible Memory Camp buddies since grade school and I hadn't seen her for years. It was great to catch up with her and meet her husband, Tyler.

Wyatt had his two-month well visit last week. Below are his stats: Weight: 11lbs 14oz (77% percentile) Height: 24.25 inches (96% percentile) Head circumference: 16.25 inches (91% percentile

Well, that's about it. We had a great Thanksgiving, the weather's really nice, and Wyatt slept 8 hours straight (10pm-6am) last night...life is good. :o)

For Sale: Mercedes C240

52k miles, excellent condition

The new ride

Wyatt undergoing the 'de-boogying' process


Wyatt's hairy wolfman ears

Classic Wyatt look

Super Wy flying high

Peekin' over Daddy's shoulder

Darrin & Wyatt

Soooo sleepy

"I know I'm cute"

Up close and personal

Holding hands

Belly farts

Puzzled

Like father, like son

2,222 miles later...

Wyatt took his first road trip this past weekend. We drove to Greenwood, Delaware for Darrin's uncle J.R.'s wedding and then visited Darrin's sister Crystal in Charlotte, North Carolina on the way home. Wyatt did really well in the car seat (at least most of the time). He got sick of it a few times but for the most part he just kicked back and relaxed.

We really enjoyed spending time with the extended Campbell family and taking in the beautiful fall foliage during the drive. Wyatt especially enjoyed meeting his Aunt Crystal, Uncle Paul, and cousins Charis and Gabby for the first time. Thanks again Petriks for letting us stay with you guys...we had a great time! :o)

We also got to visit with our good friends Travis & Sarah Hostetler who recently moved from Sarasota to Charlotte. We miss them terribly but were glad to get a chance to see them again.

Below is a list of things we learned from traveling with a 7 week-old:

1) Wyatt does not like to sleep in a different place every night (even though he was in the same pack-n-play). He did surprise us by sleeping a 7-hour stretch Sunday evening but he more than made up for it on Monday by pulling an all-nighter. Note to self: pack earplugs for the next road trip.

2) You should never say never. Even though our Mercedes C240 has four doors, it is not a family car. Darrin & I both said that we would never drive a mini-van but we have come to see the error of our thinking and are going to test drive some mini-vans this evening.

3) Infants' regularity gets messed up on trips, too. I will refrain from going into more detail on that one...your imagination can fill in the blanks.

Gabby & Charis

Sweet little girls with sweet little smiles

Gabby & Wyatt

Uncle J.R. & Wyatt
We finally figured out where Wyatt gets his good looks from :o)

p.s. Welcome to the family, Linda...we are happy to have you in the Campbell clan!

Sarah & Travis (& Wyatt)
We miss you guys...come down and visit anytime!

Sarah & Wyatt
Wyatt is still quite the ladies' man :o)