Has She Grown?

These two pictures were taken about 20 months apart in the exact same dress (different sizes though) while Morgan was in her car seat. What a difference a year and a half makes!

Happy Mother's Day

We hope all Mothers out there had a great Mothers' Day this past Sunday. Brian, Morgan, and my family made mine extra special. Every day I am reminded about how blessed I am to have my family - but it is special to have a day devoted to mothers and to remind us how lucky we really are!




Recent pictures can be found here

Uh-oh!

So, I guess nearly every parent has the story of their child calling 911. Well, Morgan didn't exactly call 911, but we did have a police officer show up at our door last night. When I arrived home after work last night, Morgan and I went upstairs so I could change my clothes. She started playing with our home alarm remote that we keep upstairs (on Brian's nightstand). Once I saw what she was doing, I didn't think much of it but I did enter our security code just in case she armed the alarm. A few minutes later Brian arrived home and our phone rang. No one left a message, so once again, we didn't think anything of it. About half an hour later a police man shows up at our door. Apparantly Morgan triggered our silent alarm and the phone call had been ADT (the call went to our privacy director and because we didn't answer it, they couldn't leave a message). Thankfully, the police officer was very understanding (I was expecting a long painful lecture from the police officer, but thankfully he was very nice about the situation. ADT did followup with another phone call - we answered it this time. We have also moved our alarm remote so Morgan can't reach it. I do wonder why it took the police department 30 minutes to arrive though - what if it had been a true emergency!

Fountain Fun!

We went to Town Center Park to play in the fountain with the Norris Clan. The weather was warm so we couldn't resist the fun!

Visiting Friends

We went to Birmingham this past weekend to visit friends. We also were able to meet Peyton Scarlett King - who is now six weeks old. Peyton is a sweet, beautiful baby and it was wonderful to finally be able to meet her.

Morgan has become quite attached to her own baby dolls, so she was always concerned where the baby (Peyton) was and if the baby was going to come with us. She even did a good job holding her.

As Morgan and Gray grow up, they play with each other more and more. It has been neat watching them grow up together and starting the process of becoming great lifelong friends.

We spent the weekend shopping, relaxing, and we went to a baseball game on Saturday night (Morgan's first!). The weather was warm and humid--unfortunately, I think summer is right around the corner! I realized how family friendly Birmingham is--everything is just around the corner (quite UNLIKE Atlanta).

These two pictures are of Morgan buckling her booster straps. She loves buckling things and tightening lids on containers. The pictures also show why I don't let Brian fix Morgan's hair on a daily basis.....

Springtime in Auburn!

We visited Peppy and Kim this weekend in Auburn. The weather was fantastic so we spent a good portion of Saturday outside at Hickory Dickory Park (Toddler Park) and Auburn City Fest. We also enjoyed a home cooked dinner outside on the patio on Saturday evening (Nana and Aunt Megan joined us!).




We had a great weekend! For more pictures click here.

All About Morgan!

A few weeks ago, Morgan had her 18 month well-baby check up (and unfortunately, a few shots). Thankfully, we are blessed with an intelligent, healthy, beautiful little girl. She is about 22 pounds (17 percentile) and is in the 34 percentile for height. We definitely think she is quite petite--but don't let that fool you as she has quite the buddha belly!

Potty training is coming along surely but slowly. We started working on it a few months ago, but still have not pushed the process yet. She is quite interested in using the potty (and loves her rewards even more). We are definitely on our way to having a diaper free household!

Morgan's favorite things right now are books, puzzles, and everything Elmo. She really enjoys books and probably would read them for hours before we put her to bed if she would let us (we usually stick to five or six books). We are also working on learning the alphabet and colors (right now everything is yellow and green!). Thankfully up to this point, she hasn't shown any interest in TV or DVDs. But, that all changed when she discovered 'Elmo TV'. There is one, and only one, DVD that Morgan will watch (Elmo's Favorite Songs 2). Sesame Street just wont do (we have tried unsuccessfully several times). We can watch the entire DVD in less than ten minutes as she only likes watching Elmo (gotta love DVDs and the ability to skip chapters). As soon as it is over--she wants to watch it again.

Morgan is also beginning to discover cause and effect and is starting to anticipate how actions may affect people and things. For instance, at the end of her Elmo DVD, Elmo is nearly run over by a giant meatball. The first couple of times she watched the DVD, she would cry in a panic "Uh-oh Uh-oh" and run to the TV to turn it off. When she finally was able to watch it and realized that Snuffy saved Elmo from the giant meatball, she loved it and burst into giggles. My parents also bought her TMX Elmo. The first couple of times she was horrified when Elmo fell over on the floor--she just knew that it could not be good for Elmo to be rolling on the floor!

We spent several days a few weekends ago with Papa and Mama. Morgan loved being the absolute center of attention for several days. Brian and I also appreciated have someone helping watch Morgan so we could run errands without the assistance of a 1 year old and gave us the opportunity for a much needed date night. We loved having them here and wished they lived nearby-Morgan would love regular Mama and Papa play dates!

Last weekend was Brian's 32nd Birthday! It melted my heart listening to Morgan actually say "Happy Birthday Daddy" (and it wasn't even my birthday!). Morgan loved saying it as well--she hasn't stopped saying it! I am not sure how you teach a 1 year old that Birthdays are only one day a year. Brian spent his birthday golfing (with a personal best) with the guys but allowed Morgan and Jackson to take him to their favorite pizza place (Chuck E Cheeses) for his birthday dinner. Not sure how much fun Brian actually had, but I know the kids had a lot of fun. Brian's official birthday dinner with the Lemmings family (Paul, Janine, Alex, Norris Clan, etc.) is this week--and this time he gets to pick the restaurant!

We are off to Auburn this weekend to visit Peppy, Kim, Nana, and Megan. Brian and I are looking forward to spending time outside enjoying the beautiful weather, visiting family, and having another date night (two in one month!!!).