Apparently I'm going for a record with 4 blogs in one night.

Remember this outfit from last 4th of July?

How is it even possible that it still fits? Is Daniel playing a trick on me?

Future Gymnist (Sort Of)

The Attack of Morgan

Arrgh!

Look what I can do!



Not only can I color with my bath crayons but I decided I could eat them too.

Paint, Park Picnic, Kisses, Funny Faces & 1st Ice Cream

She paints...


Sunday picnic in the park...

Morgan, where are you going?

Dad and Morgan feed the geese.

And ducks.

And turtle.

Kisses! A little blurry but really cute.

Not blurry but not cute at all!

The many faces of Morgan.

First time trying ice cream.

She approved.

To All Moms

This Mother's Day made me feel close to my fellow ladies. I think only a mother can truly understand how other moms feel and I think this day is a great way for women to connect. I felt touched by the little things I found other women in my life doing. It started with Morgan's daycare provider having Morgan make a card for me and giving me a potted flowering plant and balloon. I even had a stranger tell me Happy Mother's Day when they saw me with my little one. What topped if off was when my neighbor, who has 3 little boys, gave me a plate of cupcakes.

These small gestures made me feel great! I wish women looked out for each other like this every day. What a powerful thing that would be! Daniel did lots of sweet things like having Morgan draw me a picture, he made me breakfast and we spent a great day at the park. I wish I could have gotten pictures because Daniel and I realized this was our first park trip since Morgan really started walking. We truly enjoyed ourselves and can't wait until next time.

After Daniel left for work I remembered that I didn't have any pictures from last Mother's Day and that we still hadn't taken one from today. The below picture is my attempt at taking one of us. It didn't work out too well but I didn't have time to keep trying.

Of course the best part of my day was this little girl.

The best gift she gave me was the fact that she kept walking up to me and getting my attention by saying, "Mom." When I'd look at her she'd pucker up and lean forward, letting me know she wanted a kiss. I absolutely LOVE when she does this. There's no better feeling!

Whenever I sit on the couch, she crawls up and sits with me. Today she kept poking her eye and saying "eye." I'm happy she added a word to her vocabulary today. She also kept perfecting her "thank you" throughout the day.

I hope everyone had an amazing Mother's Day!

Nana and Papa Visit

The weekend before Mother's Day weekend, my parents came down for a visit. I feel very fortunate that I'm able to spend time with the family. We always have a great time and I love getting to see Morgan with her Nana, Papa, Aunt Dusty and Cousin Chase. Morgan got some much needed Papa bonding time.

She loves Chase and Dusty's cat! I keep telling Daniel we need to get her a kitty :) Maggie would enjoy one too.

Morgan enjoyed playing with a basket of balls Chase had in his room. She played with them all weekend and insisted everyone join her.

The weekend at Dusty's house ended with Morgan eating a snack while watching cartoons! I realize that this little activity is unhealthy in so many ways but I secretly love that this works wonders when you need to get something done around the house. In my defense, it's always a healthy snack and the cartoon never lasts longer than 30 minutes.

18 Month Health Update

I’m happy to say that Morgan is doing great! The two health concerns we were last worried about were the fact that she may have a rare blood disease that runs in the family and the fact that she has Neutropenia (her body doesn’t make the amount of white blood cells it should). Fortunately, she doesn’t have the blood disease. Although this would have explained what happened at birth and some of the health issues she had right after she was born, it turns out we don’t have to worry about this health issue. She still has a mild form of Neutropenia but it doesn’t negatively affect her. She doesn’t get sick more than any other child (which is a concern with a child who has Neutropenia) and when she does get sick her body finds a way to fight off the sickness just fine. We only have to take her to Children’s Hospital once every 6 months to get her blood tested just to check her blood count and make sure her levels are acceptable. As long as she continues to keep decent levels and doesn’t get sick more than most children, she will only need to get her blood checked once or twice a year. I’m finally feeling completely relaxed when it comes to her health. It feels great to have that weight lifted off my shoulders!

I've just noticed as I'm trying to look for pictures for this blog that now that Morgan is really walking, it's extremely difficult to get a good shot of her.