We LOVE Long Weekends!!

This weekend was awesome!  Maci, Clint and I got to spend a lot of fun time together since Clint had President's Day off - thank you Cargill!!  Most of the weekend we spent cuddling on the couch, watching movies and taking turns running some errands since Maci still isn't out and about in public locations, at least not until March.  Maci was quite a good girl all weekend and still is a minimal crier!  She loves to be held and has been sleeping for a four hour stretch each night which makes life easier for mommy and daddy.

Below are some pictures of our Maci playing on her jungle mat.  Thanks so much Brandenburg's for the awesome gift!!  She loves the music, lights and animals - we have to say she is quite advanced and seems to enjoy playing with it already.

Today was an awesome day because we had a weigh in follow up appointment from our great progress last Thursday.  Maci has been eating like a champ ever since we switched to a bottle only regimen with rotating formula and pumped breast milk.  I wish nursing had gone better with her and maybe we will try it again at some point but it gives us so much peace of mind knowing that she is eating enough and finally gaining weight again post RSV!  Also, as the pediatrician assured us, she is still getting all the health benefits of breast feeding since I am pumping and feeding her the same food :-)  We were very excited when we saw that Maci tipped the scale at 5lbs and 15ozs today, finally back to birth weight!  They would have liked to have seen her there at 2 weeks (~2 weeks ago) but that was when she was admitted to Children's for RSV so they fully understand why we are slightly behind.  We have a follow up weigh in 2 weeks from now to ensue she is still on the right path but we know it is no where but up from here!!!  Maci may be long but is quite lean, wonder what side of the family that takes after HA HA

Also, in addition to Maci getting out and having visitors in March (cautiously with all visitors scrubbing their hands of course HA), we also got the clear from her pediatrician today to start taking walks.  She said the sunshine and fresh air is great for babies, even if it is freezing cold right now.  So with that, we bundled up today and took our first walk around the neighborhood with Boomer in tow.  We cant wait until the spring when we can take WARM walks around the lakes :-)  Mommy wishes she would have been as bundled up and warm as Maci but it was a good first attempt!!!

Lots of Love,

C, K & M