The Drive

Saturday:
6:30 PM- Get dressed in PJs and load into the car
6:45 PM- Leave home
7:10 PM- Lily falls asleep as we hit I-5
7:50 PM- Megan tries to prop Lily's head up with a blanket so she sleeps better, Lily wakes up
8:00 PM- Lily alternates crying and staring out the window...not happy and not sleeping
8:55 PM- Lily's unhappiness increases, Megan jumps in the backseat, the car crosses over the bridge into Oregon, Lily throws up all over herself and car seat.
9:05 PM- Pull into Park and Ride to clean up Lily
9:20 PM- Back on the road, Megan in the backseat, Sadie in the front
10:30 PM- Lily still awake but getting sleepy so stop for gas so don't have to stop when she is asleep
Sunday
12:20 AM- Lily finally falls asleep after playing with her books, baby, and Megan's hair about five minutes before the rest stop Megan had been waiting for and not wanting to wake her up, we keep driving.
12:30 AM- Lily wakes up, rest stop in the past
12:50 AM- Lily finally falls asleep, but continues to wake up every 45 minutes or so needing to be reassured before falling back into a restless sleep, Megan dozes in the backseat
3:00 AM- Jeff and Megan switch spots so Jeff can rest
3:03 AM- Lily wakes up and is inconsolable, Megan pulls over to take Lily out of car to avoid another throw up
3:10 AM- Jeff continues driving while Megan sits in back with Lily
4:00 AM- Try to find an open convenience store to buy some coffee/energy drink: unsuccessful
4:30 AM- Pull into rest stop, Megan and Lily walk around, watch the sunrise, eat breakfast, get dressed, and play while Jeff takes a nap
6:00 AM- Jeff wakes up, walks around a bit and lets Sadie out
6:30 AM- On the road again
7:00 AM- Lily and Megan both fall asleep in the backseat
9:00 AM- Jeff stops for gas, Lily and Megan wake up
9:15 AM- Stop at a local park for breakfast #2 and play time
10:30 AM- On the road again, Lily plays "happily" in back seat with Megan, Sadie still sitting in front seat
11:45 AM- Stop at rest stop for break and lunch
12:30 PM- On the road again, Megan finally back in the front seat, Lily with her milk
12:40 PM- Lily falls asleep, Megan dozes, Jeff Drives
1:30 PM- Jeff and Megan do a quick trade off so Jeff can rest
2:00 PM- Megan take detour to avoid road work on I-5
2:45 PM- Detour ends, get back on I-5 just in time to see "road work ahead" signs
3:00 PM- Stuck in traffic, but Lily keeps sleeping
3:15 PM- Out of road work, headed toward the grapevine
3:45 PM- Stop for gas at top of grapevine, Jeff and Megan switch places, Lily wakes up
4:10 PM- Lily falls back asleep so we keep driving...and driving...and driving
6:00 PM- Arrive in Palm Springs in time for dinner!

Total sleep: Jeff- 2 hours; Megan- 2.5 hours, 3 hours dozing; Lily 4 hours dozing at night, 2 hours in AM, 5 hours in PM

After dinner it was early to bed for us. Thankfully, we all slept well that first night.