Gorgeous Giggling Grins: Chicago Bound

On October 27th , we officially said goodbye to Denver. Daddy and I lived in Denver almost four years and you lived there for the first month of your life. We loved living in Denver and will miss it tremendously. It was filled with many firsts and will always have special meaning to us.

The movers packed us up over a two day period. You were such a good sport. We had to pack up your room and all of your toys. We convinced the driver, Johnny, to leave your swing out and put it on the truck at the last minute. We had a full day and had to drag you to a lot of places. We closed on our house, grabbed a quick lunch at Wendy's, you went with me to my last appointment with Dr. Wagar, helped direct the movers and cleaned up the house once everything was out of it. You adapted pretty well. You slept in both the stroller and the swing. You slept through the movers taping up boxes and banging stuff around. You are a heavy sleeper!

This was pretty much how you slept while the movers were at the house. Total Zen!

Goodbye Denver :(

Grandaddy came flew in to help us make the drive to Chicago. Daddy drove one car with Daisy and Grandaddy drove the two of us in the other car. Your grandaddy and I have made many trips across the country together. He has moved me to Boston, Atlanta, Denver, and now Chicago. Making a long car trip with a 5 week old is very different from what we've been used to. We had to stop every 2.5-3 hours to nurse and change you. The drive to Chicago took two full days. You did wonderful in the car and slept most of the time. We played a classical lullaby CD for you when you got upset and it seemed to really settle you down most of the time. We stayed in several hotels on the road. Hooray for the Pack and Play and hooray for you being able to sleep in multiple environments. You are one adaptable baby. I've heard some babies can only sleep in their own crib, in their own room. Phew! I'm glad you aren't that way.

We made the most out of our road trip, as we always do! We stopped at several points of interestst along the way. Our first major stop was in Lincoln, Nebraska. We had breakfast at the Cracker Barrel with one of my dearest friends, Dana (Adams) Griffin. Dana and I went to Furman together and got into all sorts of shenanigans. She was also my Kappa Delta little sister. I was so happy you were able to meet Dana. It was a special treat for us!

Our next stop was in Omaha, Nebraska. One of the items on Grandaddy's "Bucket List" is to visit the major baseball stadiums in the country. Rosenblat Stadium is located in Omaha and it's where the College World Series is played every year. Grandaddy was afraid that he'd never make it to this stadium since it's slated to be torn down soon. It was a very special treat for all of us.

The girls are posing infront of the stadium with Grandaddy. Growing up, it was tradition for Grandaddy and me to go to the Clemson baseball games together. It was great father/daughter bonding for us. I can't wait for him to take you to the games!

Daddy and Grandaddy are getting you into sports early!

Our next major stop was Chicago. We arrived on Saturday, but the moving truck didn't get to our new house until Monday morning. We had to stay in a hotel until then. Here you are helping Daddy catch up on work.

You and Grandaddy to a quick nap before heading out to dinner.

We had our first Chicago Style pizza experience at Giordanos. It was REALLY good! We are all sold on Chicago Style pizza and can't wait to eat it again.

Sunday, October 31st

We still dressed you from head to toe in pumpkin gear even if we didn't get to take you trick-or-treating

We were able to tour around Chicago on Sunday since the moving truck wasn't meeting us until Monday. We took a trip down to Wrigleyville where Wrigley Field is. We were able to see a famous landmark and check another stadium off of Grandaddy's Bucket List.