Birthday Weekend

Happy 60th Birthday DAD! This weekend we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday. His birthday was on Thursday and he flew up to see Will and Lauren on Friday. We had a big dinner and his favorite "Patty Cake" for dessert that night. His favorite present was his new granddaughter, Lauren. In fact, he's downstairs right now holding her. Today dad took Will out to play in the snow. They had a great time together and Will actually enjoyed the snow today. He usually just stands there and tells me that he's cold. Today he was playing in the snow and getting all "dirty." It was great! Lauren is doing well. She still likes to sleep a lot, but when she's awake she's lots of fun. She's been to the mall already (a big surprise) and she enjoyed shopping with her mama! Her doctor visit went great and she is almost back to her birth weight. We go back to the doctor on Tuesday, so you can check back then to read her new stats. As of last Monday, she was 7 lbs 1 oz and her jaundice was completely gone. I was happy to hear of her weight gain because she struggled a bit with nursing over our first weekend home. She is now a champ at nursing and I can tell that she has gained weight this week! Will is doing great with his new sister. He has had a couple of "two year old" moments, but for the most part he's been perfect! We'll see what happens when mom leaves and he doesn't get extra attention all the time. I'm expecting that there will be some frustrating moments, but overall he'll do great. He seems to understand that nursing Lauren restricts our playing choices, but I'm thankful that he loves to read. I've mastered the art of nursing and reading books to a two year old and I'm working on the art of nursing and taking him potty (he can't climb up onto the potty seat by himself, yet). Every day is a learning experience!