St. Patrick's Day

We had a busy week this week, especially with the holiday. I'm a holiday freak, but because of everything going on, I didn't get to decorate and bake as much as I wanted to.

First, we had a visit from my friend Natalie and her son Cruze. It's so bizarre to see Layla next to a baby around her age. Cruze is only a month older than Layla, but you'd swear it was more like a year! Layla is the first preemie I've held and been around, but when I see full terms, they seem humongous!

For St. Patrick's day, we had dinner at Andrew's parents - traditional corned beef and colcannon. So good! I was able to get some adorable pictures of Layla, too!

Having a preemie, hell having a baby in general, means lots of doctors appointments. Layla has a full schedule of home nurse, pediatrician, urology (for her hernia), and ophthalmology (stage 2 ROP) appointments each week, which means mommy has a full schedule, too! But, having her home and happy and healthy makes it all so very worth it!

It's been pretty exhausting to try and get a schedule worked, out, but I think we're almost there! She's eating every three hours during the day and every four at night. She's still getting a teaspoon of Earth's Best Organic Oatmeal twice a day (her pediatrician wants her to have it with each feeding, but she was sleeping for six hours at a time!) to help with her reflux.

Now that we've officially had her home a month, I'm gonna make a post of my first month must-haves/favorites some time this week, so keep an eye out for that!


Seriously? How adorable is this outfit?!

And, I'll leave you all with one more of her special 3AM smiles that she saves just for Mommy!