A few weeks ago, we went up to Maine to do a photo session with Sophia and Seth. Sophia and Seth invited us to stay at their beach house and were kind enough to invite our 15-month-old daughter, Lauren, to come with us. For those of you who have never been to Maine, it’s a 5-hour drive from NY. 5-hour drive with a a baby…hmmm…that might not be a pleasant experience. We had visions of non-stop crying. And, what happens when we get to Maine? It would be a completely different environment for Lauren and she might not like it. Oh no, possibly more crankiness to ruin everyone’s good time!
To our pleasant surprise, all 3 of us had a great trip. As you can see from the below, Lauren really liked the O’Donnell beach house.
What was the attraction? The rocking chairs on the porch that she could sit on, push back and forth and basically play with all day long.
What was our secret to keeping her happy in the car, you ask? No, it wasn’t a portable DVD player playing Barney. It was actually the motion of the car. We didn’t know until this trip, but our daughter seems to have inherited my sleepy gene. I get sleepy from any type of motion. Planes, trains, automobiles – they all make me sleepy. I’m usually snoring away before the plane fully takes off (unlike poor James who can’t sleep a wink). Lauren basically slept the whole way to and from Maine. Yes, about 5 hours each way!
Unfortunately, this sleepy gene has its pluses and minuses. James’ sister recently gave Lauren this cute little bike, which she loves. After a few minutes of being wheeled about, however, her thumb goes in her mouth and she’s ready to take a nap because yes, the motion is making her conk out…


























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DEar Alice and James,
You did an amazing job on this wedding, fantastic pictures and incredible emotion. kudos to both of you.
Palma