Today a friend came over with her two daughters who are in Lauren’s preschool class. You would have thought the Queen of England was coming for a visit! Lauren was in rare form! It always cracks me up how excited Lauren gets to see her preschool friends outside of preschool. It’s like a celebrity sighting!

We hung our family picture canvas above our fireplace (the picture on our homepage). This picture is amazing. To me it captures so much more than just a family photo. It’s Carmen surrounded by her family. This picture captures Carmen’s personality- calm and content. Thank you to Rashmi for this work of art.

So far this week Carmen is eating well and smiling a few times per day. She hasn’t slept too well which is unusual for her. Usually she is asleep by 7pm and sleeps until 7:30am. She does wake a few times during the night and we reposition her and she goes right back to sleep. We are trying to get her used to side-sleeping which is better for breathing but she clearly does not like being on her side!

We had a packed-full weekend! Saturday Dave and I got flu shots. I’ve never had the flu and never gotten a flu shot but we thought it best to do what we can to keep Carmen healthy this winter. Lauren watched intently while Dave got his shot and exclaimed, “I knew you could do it Daddy!” Lauren and Carmen get their flu shots tomorrow.

Also on Saturday, Dave picked up a Land’s End winter jacket and snow bibs for Carmen. I found a super deal on Craigslist, $15 for a great condition berry color set. We won’t have Carmen out in the snow often but it’s important to have a warm set for cold, windy, wet winter days!

Today Lauren, Carmen and I went to the Disney Store to look for a costume for Lauren. Our church, Church of the Redeemer has a harvest festival every October 31st. Lauren wants to be a princess, of course! The Disney Store is clearing out their costumes and we got the last pink Sleeping Beauty dress off the mannequin! Lauren tried the dress on and couldn’t stop smiling! Carmen will wear an orange shirt with a red candy appliqué and “Sweetie” written underneath. She has matching orange, pink and red striped pants.

All last week Carmen had a hard time eating. Well, this weekend she ate fabulously! She ate every bite of her meals and finished her bottles! Maybe having Daddy home makes all the difference!