And we're off

This morning as I was running some last minute errands for our big trip, I got a phone call letting me know that the birth mom was in labor.

Cue massive freak out.

We spent the next couple hours frantically packing (thankfully I'd done the bulk of it last night) and loading the car. Then, right before we were about to leave, I found out it was actually a false alarm. But since Ryan had already called in to work and we were packed, we just decided to hit the road anyway.

We're unshowered and none of us ate anything until 3 p.m. And you don't want to see the state I left my house in! But we're already in our second state and the kids are sound asleep.

It was really such a blessing that this happened like this, because now we are on our way (I hated the wait!) and we don't have to rush. And now if we find out that she's in labor, then we already will have a head start.

It's the first I've relaxed in days.

And we're blessed to have amazing friends helping us out. Our good friend (and fellow blogger) L is watching our dog. I cannot tell you what a gift that is. And our friends E and S (who may be reading this! Hey there!) are watching our house.

We hope to get to Atlanta tonight. And in about an hour we'll be making our first pitstop, at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

The adventure has officially begun!