11 Months!

Am I really already writing your 11 month post?! This month has been filled with excitement. You are growing and changing so much every day and I am enjoying each moment watching you learn and discover new things all the time.
Your new "tricks" include:
- Saying "Oooohhhh!" when you give someone or one of your stuffed animals a hug.
- When asked, "Where's Momma's eye?" you'll touch my eye and say, "Eye!"
- Blowing kisses
- Saying "Uh oh!" until whatever you dropped is picked up
- Cruising from one object to another
- Clapping while squealing with excitement




Currently, you weigh 18.7 pounds and you're 30 inches long. You have finally developed an appetite and I couldn't be more grateful! There's not really anything that you won't eat, but meat is your least favorite. If whatever you put in your mouth won't completely dissolve, you won't swallow it.


Most of your clothes are 6-9 months, but you are able to wear some 12 month stuff (and 0-3 month stuff!) depending on what it is. You're still wearing size 3 diapers and, at the rate you're growing, you may be in them until you're potty trained! =-)


Your favorite things this month are listening to music (especially "Baby" by Justin Bieber), reading, and playing in your tent. If you ever crawl out of the living room, Daddy and I aren't worried because we know you've gone to your tent to play with your stuffed animals and read. You love to dance and you think the words to any song you hear are "baby oh". We're working on learning some new songs, but so far that's the only one that's stuck.







We're working on making your pacifier be something you use only when you're sleeping or hurt. So far, you've never gotten angry when I've taken it from you and I hope that continues.


This month you had your first sick visit to the doctor. We thought you just had allergies, but then your coughing got pretty bad, especially at night, and you would scream each time you coughed so we knew something wasn't quite right. Turns out you had your very first ear infection and the pressure from the cough was hurting your ears, making you scream. You got some "bubble gum medicine" and you were as good as new in a few days. I've never seen a child who loves to take medicine as much as you.


You're holding strong with your two bottom teeth. You've been showing all the signs that more are on the way for a month, but none of them have broken through the skin and I can't tell where they're going to be. I guess it will just have to be a surprise.



You have an infectious smile. People stop us everywhere we go to tell us how precious and happy you are. I love watching you stare at people until they look at you just so you can smile at them. You have no idea how much joy you bring to everyone around you. I pray you'll always have the sweet, joyful innocence that you have now.


In just a few short weeks we'll be celebrating your first birthday, wow!

Spring Break

It is hard for me to believe that Spring Break has already come and gone. Steve and I decided that we wouldn't make any big plans for the week this year since it seems that we're always "on the go" so the first few days of the break we spent time at home, ran errands we had been putting off, played outside, and just enjoyed a little break.

Patiently waiting for mommy and daddy to get the pool ready

"Here, daddy, I'll help you."

Splish, Splash!

We decided on Wednesday that we'd like to take a trip to the beach to visit Steve's sister and brother-in-law for a few days. We had a great time visiting with them and we even got to take Morgan to the ocean so we could play dress up on the beach.

Exploring inside...

and outside.

Toes in the sand

Happy baby!

Touching the water for the first time

It was a good little get away, but, as the saying goes, all good things come to an end. We came back home and enjoyed the last day of our break playing outside and soaking in as much sun as we could.

Relaxing in the hammock

Back in the pool

I hated to see the week come to an end, but I am very thankful to have a job that allows me to spend extra time with my sweet little girl. Time is passing so quickly and I cherish every moment and memory we have together.

When Life Gives You Bananas...

make a MESS and have fun!







These pictures do not begin to show how messy Morgan really was after enjoying a banana, but she had the best time with it and that made me happy!

A Big Day for A Little MES

Saturday was a big day for Morgan. She finally graduated from her infant car seat to her toddler one. This was hard for us to do because we're on the go so much that we like having the option of leaving her in her seat if she falls asleep in the car, but she was getting too tall for the infant seat so we gave in.



We also retired the Keds that she has worn almost every day and moved her up to the next shoe size as well. They look the same, but they are a size bigger. Her old ones fit fine length-wise, but I'm afraid the poor girl is going to have my high arches and they were too tight across the top.

10 Months!

How is my sweet baby 10 months old already?! I guess the old saying is true, "Time flies when you're having fun." I get sad thinking about each stage coming to an end, but I do have to admit that it is so much fun watching you grow. You're becoming more of a little girl than a baby, but you are tons of fun every day! You have the sweetest, happiest disposition of any person I've ever met. You're never cranky or fussy! I'm not sure what Daddy and I did to deserve you, but we thank God for you daily.


We were warned about "stranger danger" happening at this age, but that hasn't been an issue with you. You love going to new people, but you're also happy to come back to mommy and daddy. I think daddy and I are your favorite people, but sweet Annabelle runs a very close second. We have been told that you've learned to say her name, but I guess you'll only do it when she's around because you haven't done it for us yet. She has taught you to sing Justin Beiber's "Baby", well the chorus anyway, and that's your favorite thing to say.


You still have 2 teeth on the bottom, but you're showing all the signs that another tooth is going to pop up somewhere else any day now.


You weigh 18 pounds and we still have you has being 29 inches long. 6-9 month clothes probably fit you the best, but a lot of 3-6 month clothes fit good too. In fact, with the warm weather we've had recently I got out some of last summer's clothes and they still fit you perfectly. We just moved to size 3 diapers and size 2 1/2 shoe.



You are learning new words all the time. Right now, your favorite thing to say is, "Bye bye!" but you also know how to say "mama", "dada", "baby", "hey", "ticka ticka" (peek-a-boo), and "uh oh". You also love to click your tongue and smack your lips.


You are extremely affectionate. You love to give hugs and pats as well as kisses to mommy and daddy. You are also crawling everywhere and pulling up on anything you can get your hands on. You have started crusing some, but you still prefer crawling. You are extremely cautious going from standing position to sitting. You don't flop down like other babies I've seen; you slowly ease yourself down onto the floor.



Happy 10 month birthday sweet girl! We love you!

Wordless Wednesday, Daddy Love Edition