He will probably do just fine. We took Rowdy on a 3500 mile trip (over 4 weeks) when he was 4 months old and he did great. We took him on another 2000 mile trip a couple of months later and he did just as well. As another poster said, he slept most of the time. You just have to plan for potty breaks - watch for trash on the ground when you stop at a gas station or the like, there's way more trash in the grass than you can imagine and if your baby is like Rowdy, he wants to pick some of it up in his mouth (yuck!). Get him used to the leash before you go because he will have to be on it everywhere you stop. When Rowdy needs to go potty, he gets restless in the car - otherwise he plays for about 5 minutes and then konks out for hours. Be aware with the change of routine though, he might not eat very well, Rowdy doesn't, so I have to take special things that I know he will eat (toddler (human) chicken sticks, cottage cheese) and nutrical for those times when he REALLY doesn't want to eat. With planning, your baby should do fine.
Oh, we just got Rowdy a console car seat and he loves it, so i'm looking forward to the next trip with the carseat. On the other trips we just put him in the seat between my hubby and I.
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