Goodbyes

All good things come to an end. Barb and Rich left for NY this morning after a wonderful week-long visit that culminated in Max's first trip to Grandma Donna's yesterday for a cookout and some more bonding with his grandparents and a nap for mom and dad!

Goodbyes were tough, as they always are. Mom and dad are pretty much chopped liver at this point, and baby Max was passed around for a last smooches and snuggles before he was promptly deposited into his car seat and wisked away.

Last night, Max slept the best we've yet seen. He was asleep from 10:30 to midnight, and Carrie opened the snack bar until 1:30. Then he went into a deeper sleep, waking to feed again at 5:15, 7:30 and 10:30am.

Tomorrow he'll get to meet the Councell-Vargases and Russells. (Thanks in advance for dinner tomorrow night, courtesy of the Russell delivery!)

The Beems