Well, Eila and more importantly her parents survived the first road trip, which is definitely a bit more challenging than short plane flights. We were thrilled to be able to drive to Ohio and introduce Eila to her many great aunts and uncles. Jonathan's Dad has 6 brothers and sisters and we were lucky to see 4 of them as well as Jonathan's aunt and uncle on his Mom's side who we are particularly close to.

Day 1: we drive to Columbus Ohio in 7.5 hours. Eila was a champion this day, taking 2 2-hour naps and staying cheerful for the rest of it.

We had a great time at Doug and Darla's house and everyone got a chance to give Eila a cuddle and enjoy some baby love.

We had a great stay in Air B&B. Eila clearly enjoyed it ok since she slept right through the night in her own room. This girl!!!!!!

Day 2: We headed to Cleveland with a stop in Twinsburg to visit Tina and Bill at their home. We took a long walk so Eila could catch her afternoon nap. Jonathan and I have FitBits so we have to get in those steps. Good thing Jonathan isn't competitive. Right...

Final Destination: Cleveland!!! Andi and RuthAnne were so excited to see Eila!!! They are like a third set of grandparents. Andi kept saying he was a great uncle and he was determined to live up to that greatness ;)

We had a nice weekend taking walks, chatting and reading to Eila. She comes from a long line of more well-read people than her parents, though we're working on it.

The way home took almost 10 hours. It was a longer drive so required more stops but eila took a few naps and had lots of laughs and smiles through it all.

This is an accordion zebra that actually plays, a gift from A&R!!  It also has a mute.  Genius!! — This is an accordion zebra that actually plays, a gift from A&R!! It also has a mute. Genius!!

Oh and to end the post, a few pics of Eila resting or posing in style at the Hyatt ;)

Hopebench