Four months old!

Hello! I'm so sorry that it's taken me awhile to post another message on here. Going back to work full-time has been exhausting. I'm so busy and when I get home in the afternoon, all I want to do is play with Lauren. Using my home computer is the last thing on my mind.

Anyway, Lauren is doing very well. She had a visit to the pediatrician for her four month check-up on Monday. She is now 13lbs 8oz, which falls into the 50th percentile for her age & weight. She was slightly over 25inches long, which is the 75th percentile for her age and length. The doc said she's a little thin for her length, but that's okay. My only difficulty with her lately is with her nighttime sleep schedule (or lack thereof). I know that I boasted about how well she was sleeping through the night for awhile there. Well, wouldn't you know that as soon as I went back to work full-time, she started getting up twice a night again to nurse. Ugh. That means I am now back to sleeping in 2-3 hour increments and also trying to be upbeat and energetic at work all day as I chase all of my kindergarteners around. This is more exhausting than when Lauren was first born. Back then, I could rest all day and take naps when she napped. Wow, I miss those days!

I'm just getting over a nasty cold that hit me hard on Saturday night. We spent the afternoon Saturday shopping at Johnson Creek outlets and by the time we got home, I started feeling miserable. I went to bed super early, and spent my very first Mother's Day feeling super crummy. I rested all day, spent very little time with Lauren so I wouldn't get her sick and never left the house. Oh well. My parents came over for the evening and Chad made a nice dinner for everyone. So it wasn't all bad :)


My mom returned to Rice Lake tonight because Karlee is flying in for the weekend tomorrow. Next week, Chad's mom is going to stay with Lauren for 3 days while I'm at work. Then my mom will return again to help me finish out the school year. The students are done June 12, so I've got just under a month to go. Can't wait!

Here are a few new pics. Enjoy!