Work Shower & Halloween

The past few days have been busy, busy. My friends at work gave me a wonderful baby shower and it was so nice to be able to show Mallani off, finally. Plus, I always enjoy visiting with them. They have been extremely nice about letting me stay home with Mallani until she is ready to go to daycare. I don't know what I would do without them. I absolutely love the people I work with and miss them dearly! They know that staying home with her right now is what is best for us both and I feel so privileged to get to work for people who feel the same way.

Mallani is weighing in around 8 lbs now. Can you believe that? It's crazy to think about how much she is grown, considering that little booger weighed only 1lb 4oz when she was born. For the past two nights she has slept through the entire night, so lets keep our fingers crossed that this just isn't a stunt she is trying to pull on Mama and she continues to do so. She is eating around 4 oz every 4 hours, but she will let you know if she is hungry or not! She really is a wonderful baby. She does a lot of sleeping during the day like other newborns. When I tell people she is 4 1/2months old, they look at me like I'm crazy so we have started telling strangers that she is 1 1/2 months old to avoid having to talk to them for 5 hours. Whoops! She is still going to the eye doctor every other week to on her retinopathy or ROP.

http://preemies.about.com/od/preemiehealthproblems/a/ROP.htm

But mainly we are going to monitor it, not because it's getting worse. She will probably have to wear glasses, but that is fine with me after all we have been through.

For Halloween we went over to my best friend Hailey's house. It was fun to dress the kids up and take pictures. Mallani and Austin had matching outfits and their mothers didn't even plan it. Actually, Austin (Hailey's daughter), did a wardrobe change in the middle of the party and became a flower. She was a doll. Mallani also got to meet her new buddy Lila Smart. She was also a flower and boy is she precious. I took so many pictures of her because she was loving to pose for the camera.

Also, one of my best buddies Kathryn Ramsey, came over to meet Mallani this week, so I had to take a picture of her holding Mallani. She was such a natural with her and Mallani just was looking at her like she had known her forever.

Last, but not least, my best friend Stacey Faulkner, had a gorgeous healthy baby girl today. Kathleen Elizabeth Faulkner, weighing 7lbs 8oz. She is going to go by the name Kate though. She has a head full of blond hair and is beautiful just like her Mama! I know that Mallani and Kate are going to be best buddies and I can't wait to meet her. So CONGRATS to Adam and Stacey & Welcome to the world baby Kate!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Lauren M.