Mommy for a Day

Our good friends Dan and Brianne asked us if we could watch their adorable baby Lana for a night and of course I said YES!! I was so excited to have her come up to our house and to take care of a baby. The best part was that Lana is pretty much the best little girl ever and she is super easy to take care of so I had a great time with her at our house!

Lana wanted to be Macie's best friend, but Macie wanted Lana to go home.

So this is how Mace spent a good chunk of the afternoon. Lana wanted her to come in and play so bad!After Macie ignored her for a little while she moved on to checking out other things. These next few pictures are my favorite that I got while she was here.

"What is this thing? It looks fun!"...About a minute later..."Who is using my summoning stick?"Lana: A new friend!

Maggie: OH HECK NO!"I'm outta here!"That night after Brent got home we went for a walk to the park by our house.
Macie was loving life now!
This is my absolute favorite picture. They are so cute!!
We kind of struggled with the baby sweet potatoes.
By the time bedtime rolled around Lana was so sleepy from our big adventures that she was giddy/exhausted. She kept laughing and clapping and burying her head into one of our pillows and giggling. It was hilarious!
I took this picture the next morning to prove that I can dress a baby. It was a lot more challenging, especially since the only other things I've ever dressed were my Cabbage Patch dolls when I was younger. And Lana liked to kick her feet while I tried to get her pants on.

I had such a fun time with her. We went on a few errands and she was so good! She did a good job when I put her down for bed/naps and did a great job eating her food. I changed my first diaper in over 10 years (and then about 10 more). The worst thing happened when it was more than pee. Oh man! I was trying to change her diaper and not breathe at the same time while she kicked her feet and smiled. I was dry heaving and that was pretty much the only time Macie wanted anything to do with her so Mace got in trouble for that. The only thing I didn't really expect when everything was said and done was that I was EXHAUSTED. And Lana is even a great baby! I seriously needed a couple days to recuperate after she left. I guess I just didn't know what to expect and didn't realize how much work babies are. I told Brent to enjoy how clean our house is now because once I have a baby it's going to be messy and I probably won't have my hair/makeup done when he gets home at night :)

Anyway I am so glad that we got the chance to watch Lana and that I feel like I did a good job. Thanks Dan and Brianne for trusting us with your sweet little girl! And Lana, you are welcome back anytime!!