A great week!!

This week Mike and I had the opportunity to go on our first official date since the arrival of our little girl. We hadn't really talked about what we were going to do so I assumed it be something low-key that would give us the chance to just enjoy each others company. When I got home on Monday evening the babysitters had arrived (thanks Clint and Mikaela!!) and Mike was dressed up. He told me to put on something nice too. We jumped in the car and headed off. We ended up at the Plaza 3 Steakhouse. We had a terrific, romantic evening that left us stuffed to our ears. After wards we thought about going miniature golfing or for a walk but it was a little too cool. Even though we were told we could stay out as late as we wanted, we felt a little silly and lame but ended up going straight home. Never the less we had a wonderful evening and it was awesome getting to spend some one-on-one time with my husband.

Today Lilly had a weight check appointment. She currently weighs 13 lbs. 5 oz and still remains in the 3rd percentile. Although she still doesn't seem to be moving up the chart, Dr. Brunner was encouraged that she hadn't fallen off the chart. So, we will continue doing what we need to do to get her weight and strength up. Now that she is eating breakfast (banana and oatmeal) and dinner (peas, green beans and oatmeal) I think that she will probably start gaining at a little faster pace...at least that is our hope. Along with that Lilly was diagnosed with a rare skin disease called Ichthyosis. It's a genetic mutation that isn't contagious but it does cause the skin to build up and scale resulting in extremely dry skin. Dr. Brunner prescribed two steroid creams that we are to apply 1-2 times a day. This should help alleviate some of the itchiness but unfortunately this disease doesn't go away so Lilly will always have it.

This afternoon Lilly and I spent a few hours with some other moms and kids from MOPS (Mother's of Preschoolers). We went to a park for a picnic lunch and then went for a walk next to a stream and railroad tracks. It was fun watching the kids in excitement as the trains went by and even Lilly seemed to enjoy the commotion and noise. The afternoon ended just in time for the kids to spot a snake under a rock...of course I headed the opposite direction only to find out later that it was a poisonous copperhead.

Here is a video from earlier this week. Typically we have a nap time routine (eat, change diaper, read etc.) that we follow. However, much to my surprise, after changing Lilly's diaper I stepped away to wash my hands and when I came back she was sound asleep. It was quite ironic as this typically never happens.