Whoo, boy, do I remember those days as though they were yesterday!

Congrats on the impending new arrival! What a wonderful time this will be for y'all....

OK, so the baby will be in a rear-facing carseat in the backseat, and Mom will be right beside the baby.

Traveling with a baby when he's so small is a piece of cake, compared with when he starts crawling at about 6 months.

I recommend you throw some extra pillows in the car for you to prop the baby on (or prop your arms on) while you bottlefeed him. My arm muscles were sore for about 3 months from holding a new baby while feeding him.

Have several extra changes of clothes for the baby, and at least one for each of you. Kid #1 threw up all over the carseat and me at the start of a 10-hour drive once...not good!

Don't forget that the baby might be warmer than you think while stuffed in that carseat. A hot baby might be more inclined to throw up.

Every time you stop to feed the baby/change her clothes, try to remove the diaper and get some fresh air on her bottom. The lastthing you want is for a case of diaper rash to pop up. Even if she pees or poops in the car without a diaper, it is a pretty quick cleanup. Put down an old sheet on the floor/car seat to protect it, and don't tell the rental company, LOL.... <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Diaper wipes and some paper towels/regular towels might be a handy thing, too.

Any type of medication is IMHO inappropriate at this young age, except for a baby thermometer. If she is sick at all, you'll want to head to the nearest hospital. You don't gut it out with a 3-week old.

.If the driving conditions are forecasted to be lousy, you might postpone the road trip for a day or so until they improve. If you absolutely have to go, then plenty of water, formula, diapers, extra gas can, and supplemental heat in case you get stranded for 24 hours in a snowdrift. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Kudos to y'all for not wanting to go into the airports at this time of year and expose the baby to all the germs.

Best of luck to you!