Malerie's blessing

Oh, the saga of the blessing. Mal will be 5 months on Tuesday & we just barely blessed her on the 17th of October. She was born in June, but we were on vacation in July. In August, we just couldn't get all our projects done in time. September was Labor Day & half the family was out of town. So, October it was. We got announcements out & I cleaned every nook & cranny in my house. The Friday before the blessing comes & we all get really sick. Thankfully, our sweet bishop let us do it the very next week since my cute niece is being blessed in November. I ended up with food poisoning a few days before the 17th, but thankfully I was better by the actual blessing. Sheesh. It was a difficult road getting there, but all worth it in the end. The minute Sam started walking up to the front of the chapel, I started crying. The blessing was so beautiful. He blessed her that she would come to know the Savior & that He would be an important part of her life. I just felt the spirit so strongly & was overcome with gratitude for all that my Heavenly Father has blessed me with. I know that He is constantly watching over my little family & I am so grateful that we can be together forever. Before Mal was born, I'd had a prompting about what a joy she would be to me. And she has been. Pure joy.

Oi.

What a week. Last week started out great. We were supposed to bless Mallie on Sunday, so I was just cleaning & doing the bajillion projects on I had on my list before the blessing. Wednesday night, Hollie started getting really sick. By Friday, she had generously passed it on to Mal & me. Mal's 4 month check up also happened to be on Friday, so we headed in to the doctor to check her out. Her cough was really raspy & had us worried. The doctor said it wasn't RSV yet, but could turn into it. All things considered, we decided to post-pone the blessing to the following Sunday. I was really disappointed, but know it was the best decision. We're all starting to feel much better & now we will be able to really enjoy Mal's special day.

During Mal's check up, we of course got her updated stats. She's 9 lbs 3 oz & 22 1/4 long. She's not even close to the charts for weight & just grazing the bottom for height. They think she's just not getting enough calories & we haven't known because she's such a happy, content baby. I'll feed her & she'll be content for 3-4 hours, so I had no idea she wasn't getting enough. She's already rolling over (much to my dismay), and just so happy & healthy. She doesn't look sickly or underweight. Anyway, they want her to put on some weight, so they're having me take 12 pills a day to help increase my milk supply. I really hope it works. If she hasn't gained by her next weight check in 2 weeks, they'll make me supplement. I really enjoy nursing & am not ready to give it up. We'll see how it goes.

And because I can't post without a picture, here's one of my little sickies watching a movie together.