Saturday, February 19, 2011
Top Producer
Nana and Papa Al were here this past weekend and were given a good laugh when they saw our poor attempt to organize Morgan's food supply in the freezer. Is it possible that one can really make this much milk?! Papa Al likes to call this mass production "the top producer"...Papa Al lived on a farm when he was a kid and says that the dairy cow that made the most milk in the month was given a "treat" (i.e. some extra hay) for doing such a great job...turns out Mommy is now considered the top producer! We have been trying to work out a system to organize and rotate Morgan's daycare supply...several failed attempts later, this is what the kitchen floor looked like as we tried to figure out something else. We really need to plug in that second freezer :)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Here are some photos from Morgan's 1st Valentine's Day!
Morgan and her daycare friends exchanged cards, candy, and brought home a card for Mommy and Daddy.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
XOXO
Miss Morgan
Our evening was spent making homemade BLT pizza, watching some American Idol, and opening gifts from one another. Morgan got 6-12 months Iowa State shirt, Daddy got some socks and an ISU t-shirt, and Mommy got some running shorts, pants, and a running shirt! We had a wonderful night filled with lots of playing and cuddling! Morgan also received some very thoughtful gifts from her grandparents...thank you so very much!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Let the good times roll!
Well, it's official...as of Tuesday 2/8/2011 Morgan is rolling over from her back to her tummy! The "first" time was accomplished at daycare, but Jenny was so sweet and sent me two text of Morgan in action:
Before
After
Miss Morgan has not yet figured out how to roll back on to her back, so after a few minutes of tummy time, she gets mad and will start fussing. We have found her in her crib laying on her stomach a couple times now. Morgan has also found her toes and thinks they are the best thing in the world! They offer hours of entertainment! She also must be working on some teeth because she puts EVERYTHING in her mouth and jabbers and drools like crazy! We have been giving Morgan rice cereal before bedtime and she is really getting the hang of it. It is so funny to watch her..she lunges at the spoon :) Oh, and FYI, we have found the wives tale that the cereal makes babies sleep longer is completely false with this little one ;)
We had a great weekend! Nana and Papa came into town to visit and to help do some work in the basement. The boys hung the cabinets behind the bar and they look fantastic! Us girls did a few paint touch-ups and spent quite a bit of time playing :)
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Stay tuned for tomorrow's post of Morgan's super cute outfit!
Before
After
Miss Morgan has not yet figured out how to roll back on to her back, so after a few minutes of tummy time, she gets mad and will start fussing. We have found her in her crib laying on her stomach a couple times now. Morgan has also found her toes and thinks they are the best thing in the world! They offer hours of entertainment! She also must be working on some teeth because she puts EVERYTHING in her mouth and jabbers and drools like crazy! We have been giving Morgan rice cereal before bedtime and she is really getting the hang of it. It is so funny to watch her..she lunges at the spoon :) Oh, and FYI, we have found the wives tale that the cereal makes babies sleep longer is completely false with this little one ;)
We had a great weekend! Nana and Papa came into town to visit and to help do some work in the basement. The boys hung the cabinets behind the bar and they look fantastic! Us girls did a few paint touch-ups and spent quite a bit of time playing :)
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Stay tuned for tomorrow's post of Morgan's super cute outfit!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Baptism
Sunday January 9th, 2011 Morgan was baptized at The Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. We were so blessed to have our families make it to Iowa to share in this special day for Miss Morgan. Morgan is one very lucky lady to have both Auntie Sara and Auntie Katie as her godmothers! After the church service and baptism, we all came back to our house for lunch, cake, ice cream, and gift opening. Morgan received wonderful and generous gifts, which included an engraved snowglobe, a ceramic cross keepsake holder, a crib cross, a personalized "Morgan" frame, saving bonds, a nativity scene, cash,and silver set.
Here are a few pictures from Morgan's baptism:
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Wrapping up 2010
It was Morgan's 1st Christmas this year!
She received so many generous gifts and was able to spend it surrounded by family! We traveled back to LaCrosse, WI for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Morgan met Santa for the first time and sat contently on his lap. Santa brought Morgan a nursery rhyme book that lights up and sings...she loves it!
We drove to Rosemount, MN for New Years weekend to spend time with Daddy's family. Morgan did very well in the car and spent the majority of the ride sleeping...we planned the driving around feedings and during nap/bedtime.
The latest on what little Miss Morgan is up to:
We had Miss Morgan's 4 month check-up, which included her second round of shots. She only cried when the nurse initially poked her and pretty much stopped within seconds after. Morgan is getting to be such a big girl! She is 14 lbs 14 oz. and is 23 1/3 inches long. These stats put her in the 73rd percentile for weight and 85th for height! She smiles and talks to us like you would not believe...we are still trying to figure out what she is trying to tell us, but she certainly has a lot to say! On New Years Day she rolled over from her belly to her back with a little assistance. Brad helped her position her arms and she did the rest. We continue to work on her tummy time and she holds her head up so proud! She has also started to sit in her exersaucer and is so enthralled with all the toys, lights, and sounds that surround her.
Morgan now loves to be without her diaper and has started to grab at her feet and attempts to pull them up to her mouth. She has the sweetest giggles I have ever heard and loves to be tickled. Morgan tried rice cereal for the first time January 2nd and as you can tell from the picture, she was so not impressed. We continue to try it every night, but her thoughts of it have not changed and we are pretty sure she spits more out than she actually eats.
Morgan is wearing 3-6 months clothes and even has a few things that are 6-12 months that she is pretty close to fitting in to. She no longer uses the sling in her baby bathtub and has even taken a few baths in the big tub! She seems to really enjoy bath time, which sure has changed from when she was a newborn and she would spend the entire bath screaming with her high pitched voice. Thank goodness she has outgrown that and we only hear that voice when she is really upset. If you haven't heard it...it is ear piercing! :) Morgan slept through the night last week...wasn't the case for mommy and daddy who were up 4 times checking on her :) She has continued with great night sleeping patterns and usually is up about once a night for a short feeding. Every day is such a gift with Miss Morgan and we love watching her personality take shape!
She received so many generous gifts and was able to spend it surrounded by family! We traveled back to LaCrosse, WI for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Morgan met Santa for the first time and sat contently on his lap. Santa brought Morgan a nursery rhyme book that lights up and sings...she loves it!
The latest on what little Miss Morgan is up to:
We had Miss Morgan's 4 month check-up, which included her second round of shots. She only cried when the nurse initially poked her and pretty much stopped within seconds after. Morgan is getting to be such a big girl! She is 14 lbs 14 oz. and is 23 1/3 inches long. These stats put her in the 73rd percentile for weight and 85th for height! She smiles and talks to us like you would not believe...we are still trying to figure out what she is trying to tell us, but she certainly has a lot to say! On New Years Day she rolled over from her belly to her back with a little assistance. Brad helped her position her arms and she did the rest. We continue to work on her tummy time and she holds her head up so proud! She has also started to sit in her exersaucer and is so enthralled with all the toys, lights, and sounds that surround her.
Morgan now loves to be without her diaper and has started to grab at her feet and attempts to pull them up to her mouth. She has the sweetest giggles I have ever heard and loves to be tickled. Morgan tried rice cereal for the first time January 2nd and as you can tell from the picture, she was so not impressed. We continue to try it every night, but her thoughts of it have not changed and we are pretty sure she spits more out than she actually eats.
Morgan is wearing 3-6 months clothes and even has a few things that are 6-12 months that she is pretty close to fitting in to. She no longer uses the sling in her baby bathtub and has even taken a few baths in the big tub! She seems to really enjoy bath time, which sure has changed from when she was a newborn and she would spend the entire bath screaming with her high pitched voice. Thank goodness she has outgrown that and we only hear that voice when she is really upset. If you haven't heard it...it is ear piercing! :) Morgan slept through the night last week...wasn't the case for mommy and daddy who were up 4 times checking on her :) She has continued with great night sleeping patterns and usually is up about once a night for a short feeding. Every day is such a gift with Miss Morgan and we love watching her personality take shape!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Long overdue and so many changes!
I have been slacking in the blog updating department...sorry blog followers. Morgan however has been very busy these past several weeks! My parents, two of my sisters, and their families made the trip to Iowa to celebrate Morgan's First Thanksgiving! It was a fantastic weekend with a full house, a fabulous turkey dinner made by Brad, and some great headpieces made by Auntie Sara!
The following weekend we made a trip to Davenport for the first time to visit Nana and Papa. The trip went great both ways now that Morgan will take a bottle on most occasions. While in Davenport Morgan went out to dinner for the very first time! We chose The Filing station which has great food, lots of tvs, and neon signs. Morgan spent the majority of dinner taking in the atmosphere and stayed really content!
We also took a trip back to LaCrosse to celebrate Christmas with Auntie Jackie and cousin Bohdi. The weekend was full of opening gifts, eating yummy food, and spending quality time together!
Morgan continues to be more and more content on her own and has even started to grab for toys. She loves being under we gym and smiles at the flashing lights and the orange and purple butterflies. She has also found an interest in the link rings and has begun putting these in her mouth along with as many fingers as she can. Morgan is talking up a storm today and her neck and legs are getting so strong! We work on these things daily both at home and at daycare.
It is hard to believe that Miss Morgan is already three months and two weeks old! She had her three month pictures taken a week ago and we are just waiting on the proofs to come back so we can share them with you all! I picked out a pretty darling outfit including fur boots that Brad insists look just like the ones Harry and Lloyd wear on Dumb and Dumber :) Pictures to come!
We are signing off for this week...promise not to get too far behind :)
The following weekend we made a trip to Davenport for the first time to visit Nana and Papa. The trip went great both ways now that Morgan will take a bottle on most occasions. While in Davenport Morgan went out to dinner for the very first time! We chose The Filing station which has great food, lots of tvs, and neon signs. Morgan spent the majority of dinner taking in the atmosphere and stayed really content!
We also took a trip back to LaCrosse to celebrate Christmas with Auntie Jackie and cousin Bohdi. The weekend was full of opening gifts, eating yummy food, and spending quality time together!
Morgan continues to be more and more content on her own and has even started to grab for toys. She loves being under we gym and smiles at the flashing lights and the orange and purple butterflies. She has also found an interest in the link rings and has begun putting these in her mouth along with as many fingers as she can. Morgan is talking up a storm today and her neck and legs are getting so strong! We work on these things daily both at home and at daycare.
It is hard to believe that Miss Morgan is already three months and two weeks old! She had her three month pictures taken a week ago and we are just waiting on the proofs to come back so we can share them with you all! I picked out a pretty darling outfit including fur boots that Brad insists look just like the ones Harry and Lloyd wear on Dumb and Dumber :) Pictures to come!
We are signing off for this week...promise not to get too far behind :)
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