I had some free time now so I thought I would put these pictures on. Lauren has been wearing her princess costume for weeks now and she can't wait to go trick or treating. I think she will actually say trick or treat this year and not be shy. We have been talking about it all week.
There was no getting dirty yet, so Lauren was helping Mark...
This is how Addison spends most of her days. She is such a great baby. When she is awake she is so peaceful and content. She only cries when she is hungry and tired.
Lauren decided playing in the garage was much more fun than carving pumpkins and getting dirty!
We went to her 2 week check-up yesterday and she is up to 8 lbs 10 oz. That does not surprise me because she is nursing so well and so often. She does go for about 3-4 hours at a time in the middle of the night which allows me to get some decent sleep. During the day she goes about every 2-3 hours and in the evening it is a feeding marathon. I just sit on the couch and nurse her almost every hour. But that is okay if that means she will sleep well at night.
With such great weather we headed out to Faulkner's pumpkin patch Sunday afternoon. Addison slept the whole time and Lauren had a blast! She enjoyed another pony ride, a hay ride, and she loved the swings. Her favorite thing was running through the corn maze looking for her daddy! There was a petting zoo but Lauren did not like the smell of the animals so she did not play with them. Next weekend we hope to carve pumpkins, just in time for Halloween. 
Addison had her first Dr's appt. yesterday and did great. She is almost back up to her birth weight. She was 8 lbs 3 oz yesterday. That surprised me because she is nursing like crazy! Last evening was pretty rough. She basically nursed from 5 to midnight. Each hour she wanted more and then would fall asleep for a little while, but when we went to lay her down she would wake up and cry and try to eat Mark's arm! So he brought her to me and said "she is still hungry" So finally at midnight she nursed one last time and went to sleep. I was hoping she would sleep until morning, but of course I was not so lucky. She was up at 4 and then again at 7:30. She is sleeping now and has been since 9. YEA! I also took a nap this morning and Mark and Lauren headed out to play! I am going to miss him when he goes back to work next week. 
Lauren loves Addison and has done really well with her. She wakes up each morning wanting to see her, hold her, play with her and kiss on her. We are so proud of her. She is testing us at bedtime and that has been challenging, but through out the day she is great! 
Lauren's new favorite snack is a "big apple." She likes to hold it herself and she will eat the whole thing, right down to the core. Here are a few cute shots of Lauren I have taken this week. I felt like I should share some of her as well. 
I think she is going to look just like her daddy again. We love her so much already!
Lauren is doing incredible. She is such a little mommy. When she woke up this morning she said "Where is my baby Addison?"
An attempt at a family picture. Lauren can always be a little challenging...as would any toddler! 
