Happy in the car!

Fiona has just turned 5 months old and I have recently decided that she has begun to cry for 'things.'  

One of those 'things' would be to get out of the car seat during a long drive.  So, when we drove home from PA last weekend and she woke up crying to get out, I hushed her, and knowing nothing was wrong, I insisted she go back to sleep without stopping the truck.  She cried 20 minutes and huffed a bit and then went to sleep again.  

She seems to be competent enough now to hear my voice, know I'm there, and sooth herself back to sleep.  This was not the case when she was a few months younger.  I have always felt it to be a bit cruel to let a newborn cry alone in a car seat without the touch of a caregiver. Breaks my heart every time.  

Since she is older and we let her sooth herself in the truck last weekend, Fiona is a different baby in the vehicles.  She road to Indiana and back last week, four hours both ways, with NO crying at all.  She was content to play with her toys, watch Toben, or munch on cheerios.  :)

I am so pleased with Fiona's ability to finally be calm in the car.  Today, I drove to the library and the store and home again without a peep out of her.  Just a couple yawns and a sleeping baby when we got back home.  :)