We returned from our trip to Orlando and got ready for the fun wedding weekend of Mike and Liz Grandy. Friday, Lauren and I joined the wedding group at Rock It Lanes for a bowling party. Lauren loved watching all the lights and tons of people bowling. Here she is chewing on a pizza crust--feels so good to itching gums! Notice the bottle with prune juice in it. I always feel so uneasy feeding Lauren her Prune Juice/water/Miralax mixture in public because it looks like I'm giving her Coke in a bottle! I always feel the need to explain myself. :-) I have tried to wean her from both prune juice and Miralax separately, but it looks as if this will be part of her diet for a while. The poor baby's constipation is a bear without it. Dr. Rachesky has reassured me that it is okay for her to be on it for many months without her system becoming used to it. She is definitely a happier baby when her constipation stays away, so prune juice it is for now. 
Lauren with the happy bride and groom at the bowling party!
Friday night, Emily and her friend Christy babysat Lauren for us so we could go out for a pre-wedding party at the Boatyard. The girls took great care of Lauren and reported that she was a good girl taking her bottle (I am so glad my baby can switch back and forth from bottle and breastfeeding) and going to sleep on time.
We had a great time seeing dental school friends that we had not seen in YEARS and we actually stayed out until past mid-night for the first time in a long time. :-)
Lauren loves trying new foods now. Peaches and strawberries in the net feeder are favorites even though they are VERY messy. We are still trying different kinds of sippy cups but this is a very slow process. Dr. Rachesky said that she would like for it to be mastered by 9 months, so we still have more time. Because she has gotten used to the taste of prune juice, it is hard to get her to take straight water from the cup, so I add a little bit of pear juice or apple juice for flavor. You would think that with all of this sweet juice she would have awful diarrhea...nope. Not her. We are hoping that by 9 months, we can try to wean her again from Miralax and Prune Juice and everything will flow smoothly (ha...sorry about that description!) If not, she may have to have an ultrasound and scope. Let's hope that doesn't happen.
While Eric and I were at Mike and Liz's beautiful wedding and fun reception, Lauren spent the night with Gigi, Pops and Aunt Kay. She was royally entertained with a trip to Chipola College. Aunt Kay was elected to the Freshman Homecoming Court got to walk with the whole court at Half-time.
Aunt Kay with Allison, who was in the Sophmore Court.
Lauren was a good girl for the entire game and saw Aunt Kay cheer during the second half. She slept in Mommy's 30 year old crib through the night and "didn't cry the entire time at Gigi's house" per Gigi. The next morning, she went to the nursery at church and played with cousins Gavin and Logan. Mommy survived Night #2 (in 7 months) away from Lauren and was glad she had a night to herself with friends and Daddy (we ended up going to a nice dinner after the reception and then to a movie--in our nice clothes! We took advantage of every minute it was just the two of us!)
Thank you Gigi and Pops for loving on Lauren for 24 hours!
