File this under What Was I Thinking?

I took the first overnight road trip with the boy sans husband. Let's just say it was slightly more challenging than I had imagined. To all you single moms out there - wow, you're incredible.

The first obstacle I encountered was that first restroom break. How exactly do you take a 4-month old to the bathroom. I didn't want to carry his car seat into the convenience store. I won't even set my purse down on a public bathroom floor. And, well you can't exactly hook a car seat on the back of the stall door. So, I opted for putting him in the sling and giving it my best shot. Luckily I was wearing a long shirt and could zip up once back in the car.

Second was everything took so much longer because there wasn't two of us to manage things. Honey, I'll fill up with gas while you change the boy's diaper.

Have you ever tried to explain to a screaming child that the next town is 12 miles away and it's just not safe to stop on the side of the road to eat/change/stretch your legs? Yeah, that went well. Put Tylenol on the list of must-have items for the diaper bag.

Now I know why when we went places as a kid my mom would always plan driving time around when I would be sleeping. And here I thought it was so I could have more time to watch the elephants at the zoo. Silly me.