(Luis took this picture!)
Mid-May, Lauren volunteered to come out for a short visit soon after the baby was due to arrive. I was feeling a bit scared about how I would manage a new born and a 3.5 year old, and gratefully accepted her invitation. We planned for her to come out on July 1, as I was sure the baby would be early. And in the end he was, but not by much (1 day!).
Lauren holding Alejo
Lauren arrived Thursday afternoon, coming straight to the hospital, where she immediately charmed Luis! (And she brought him presents!) She played with him, cooed over Alejo, and chatted with Diego and me. When Luis started to get a little antsy (turns out that babies are sort of boring and hospital rooms have lots of rules!), Lauren walked Luis down to McDonalds, where they got ice cream together. It was great! When Diego took Luis home, Lauren stuck around to keep Alejo and me company.
Turns out that an inflatable beach ball is a pretty good toy to have in a hospital room - no damage done, lots of fun had.
Friday morning, Lauren escorted Luis to a friend's birthday party so that Diego could escort Alejo and me home from the hospital. Luis was thrilled to have his Aunt Lauren to go with. Then that night, she cooked a delicious shrimp dinner for all of us adults. In between she helped me organize baby clothes, changed several poopy diapers, played with Luis and held Alejo. I'm so thrilled that she came - especially in those first few days.
Luis LOVES to take pictures with my camera, and took this one of Lauren in the hospital
Everyone was sad to see her go home on Saturday morning...
Lauren, Alejo and Mary, just before Lauren left
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