Bath Time
8 weeks old
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Somedays........................
I could sit here and look at this sweet baby face for hours!
How could you not? She's just so perfect in every way.
Her pretty little face, chubby baby legs, teensy tinsy fingers,
and amazing smile are completely memorizing.
I am truly blessed!
8 weeks old
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Four Generations
When we went to visit my Meme and Papa and when my grandpa and Granny Jan came to visit we had to get a four generation picture. Four generations is pretty cool, but a few years back when my second cousin was born, we were able to get a five year generation picture with my great grandma B on my grandpa's side of the family. She has passed away now and we miss her dearly.
I can still see my Memes face when we walked through the door and she got to meet Morgan! She was so happy and excited to see her. I loved it! I am so thankful and blessed my grandparents are still alive to meet Morgan.
Meme, Mom, Me, and Morgan
Horatio, AR, 2 weeks old
Mother's Day
Grandpa Morgan, Mom, me, and Morgan
Summersville, MO
1 week old
So very blessed to have such amazing grandparents! I am so excited for Morgan to be loved, snuggled and spoiled by four great people!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
2 Months
When writing Morgan's 1 month post, I knew the next one would be here before I knew it. I was right! My baby girl is already 2 months old. I just wish time would slow down.
At 2 months Morgan:
weighs 12 pounds, 13 ounces and is 23 inches long. She is now wearing size 1 diapers. All her newborn clothes are put away and she is just wearing 0-3 months. Depending on the brand some of it is still a little too big. Carters 3 month clothing fits her pretty good. Since it is summer she pretty much stays in onesies. They are nice because they can be nightgowns and play clothes.
has started smiling a lot! She smiles when we talk to her and sometimes for no reason at all. She is ticklish but doesn't know to laugh or smile about it yet. She isn't really cooing yet, but I can tell she is trying to figure that out. She grunts all the time, especially when she is waking up and all through the night.
still loves to watch the fan and look outside. She loves bright lights and will watch the TV sometimes. Sometimes she could care less and other times she will break her neck to look at it.
is sleeping anywhere between 4 and 6 hours at night. We usually put her down, depending on whether her daytime schedule has gotten messed up, between 9:00 and 10:00. She sleeps till about 3:00 or so, nurses, goes back to sleep, and then wakes up at about 5:30 to nurse, back to sleep, and then up again between 7:30 and 8:30. Thankfully her sleeping is gradually get longer. Six hours is way better then three. Cory says she grunts all night long. I thought I wake up when she starts making noises but it must be when she is doing it consistently for a period of time. Cory says it's time to move her to her room but I am not ready. We are about to move so I told him that when we move I will move her out.
is starting to like bath time. She doesn't cry anymore during bath time or while I am getting her lotioned and dressed. I did make some changes, so that might be it. We were giving her a bath, feeding her and then putting her to bed. But she was screaming her head off the whole time, so I wondered if it was because she was hungry and ready to eat. So I moved it to the feeding before bedtime, right after I feed her. Seems to be working.
is still on a flexible schedule of nursing and playing for about an hour and then sleeping for two hours. The past week she has been being a little stinker. She use to go to sleep and stay asleep the whole two hours. Now she goes to sleep, wakes up about 2-5 minutes later, you have to put the paci back in her mouth, goes back to sleep and may wake up again another 2 or 3 times. Then she has only been sleeping for about an hour and wakes up. The problem with this is she wants to eat even though it's only been an hour or maybe two. And when she is hungry, you might as well forget it! It just messes up the whole schedule, lol! But we work with it and move on. I am hoping this moves on quickly.
takes a paci now!! She doesn't hold it in her mouth good, but us holding it in is better then her screaming all the time. During the day for naps, she goes down with a paci, but at night she usually does not. If she is very hungry, she will only take a couple of sucks, but soon realizes there is nothing coming out and cries. If she can't find the paci or a boobie, she will suck on her hand. the whole thing!
has done a lot better with the crying. She did really well for about 2 weeks, but the past couple of days has been almost back to her colicky self. I think she is wanting to eat every 2 hours again so we are hoping that she is just going through a growth spurt.
has two birthmarks. I know that is really random but i thought I would mention it. One on the top, right side of her head and one on her left eyelid. The one on her eyelid is nicknamed a stork bite. Dr. Wright said it will probably go away. Sometimes you don't even notice it, but it gets really red when she gets mad.
is a little furnace. I think she is going to take after her daddy. Cory is very hot natured and I believe she will be too.
I can't believe she is already 2 months old! It feels like we have had her forever. but at the same time feels like we just brought her home. We love her more and more everyday and are so thankful for a precious little girl!!
At 2 months Morgan:
weighs 12 pounds, 13 ounces and is 23 inches long. She is now wearing size 1 diapers. All her newborn clothes are put away and she is just wearing 0-3 months. Depending on the brand some of it is still a little too big. Carters 3 month clothing fits her pretty good. Since it is summer she pretty much stays in onesies. They are nice because they can be nightgowns and play clothes.
has started smiling a lot! She smiles when we talk to her and sometimes for no reason at all. She is ticklish but doesn't know to laugh or smile about it yet. She isn't really cooing yet, but I can tell she is trying to figure that out. She grunts all the time, especially when she is waking up and all through the night.
still loves to watch the fan and look outside. She loves bright lights and will watch the TV sometimes. Sometimes she could care less and other times she will break her neck to look at it.
is sleeping anywhere between 4 and 6 hours at night. We usually put her down, depending on whether her daytime schedule has gotten messed up, between 9:00 and 10:00. She sleeps till about 3:00 or so, nurses, goes back to sleep, and then wakes up at about 5:30 to nurse, back to sleep, and then up again between 7:30 and 8:30. Thankfully her sleeping is gradually get longer. Six hours is way better then three. Cory says she grunts all night long. I thought I wake up when she starts making noises but it must be when she is doing it consistently for a period of time. Cory says it's time to move her to her room but I am not ready. We are about to move so I told him that when we move I will move her out.
is starting to like bath time. She doesn't cry anymore during bath time or while I am getting her lotioned and dressed. I did make some changes, so that might be it. We were giving her a bath, feeding her and then putting her to bed. But she was screaming her head off the whole time, so I wondered if it was because she was hungry and ready to eat. So I moved it to the feeding before bedtime, right after I feed her. Seems to be working.
is still on a flexible schedule of nursing and playing for about an hour and then sleeping for two hours. The past week she has been being a little stinker. She use to go to sleep and stay asleep the whole two hours. Now she goes to sleep, wakes up about 2-5 minutes later, you have to put the paci back in her mouth, goes back to sleep and may wake up again another 2 or 3 times. Then she has only been sleeping for about an hour and wakes up. The problem with this is she wants to eat even though it's only been an hour or maybe two. And when she is hungry, you might as well forget it! It just messes up the whole schedule, lol! But we work with it and move on. I am hoping this moves on quickly.
takes a paci now!! She doesn't hold it in her mouth good, but us holding it in is better then her screaming all the time. During the day for naps, she goes down with a paci, but at night she usually does not. If she is very hungry, she will only take a couple of sucks, but soon realizes there is nothing coming out and cries. If she can't find the paci or a boobie, she will suck on her hand. the whole thing!
has done a lot better with the crying. She did really well for about 2 weeks, but the past couple of days has been almost back to her colicky self. I think she is wanting to eat every 2 hours again so we are hoping that she is just going through a growth spurt.
has two birthmarks. I know that is really random but i thought I would mention it. One on the top, right side of her head and one on her left eyelid. The one on her eyelid is nicknamed a stork bite. Dr. Wright said it will probably go away. Sometimes you don't even notice it, but it gets really red when she gets mad.
is a little furnace. I think she is going to take after her daddy. Cory is very hot natured and I believe she will be too.
I can't believe she is already 2 months old! It feels like we have had her forever. but at the same time feels like we just brought her home. We love her more and more everyday and are so thankful for a precious little girl!!
7 1/2 weeks old
Daddy, Morgan and Abby
7 1/2 weeks old
8 wks old
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
First Father's Day
Sunday was Cory's first Father's Day. His mom came for a visit and we celebrated Saturday night by going to the river. Cory fished and Diane, Morgan, Abby and I walked around and explored. Sunday we ate a yummy lunch with steak, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, and strawberry and spinach salad. It was so yummy! Cory got his father's day present a couple of weeks ago so we could start grilling and not miss half the summer.
Cory definitely deserved more then fishing, a grill and a good meal. He is such an amazing daddy! I never questioned his ability to be a good dad, but I didn't know he would be so wonderful. Not only is he a wonderful dad but an even better husband. From the moment he laid eyes on Morgan he was in love. He has helped me from day one with cleaning, cooking, feeding, changing a couple of diapers, etc. For a man who doesn't have experience with babies he does a really good job. He loves to hold her and love on her. I am so glad that Morgan is going to get the dad that I never had.
Morgan 7 weeks
Moving.......................again
Yes, you read that right. We are moving again. I am never surprised when Cory says he has applied for a job. He looks all the time just to see what's out there, not necessarily because he wants to leave the job he has. Just to make sure he isn't missing out on anything. So when he came and told me had applied for the West Plains job I just shrugged it off. But when he told me he had an interview and was going, I was surprised. He was excited and hopeful. I was a little confused. I thought we were happy in Summersville. He had talked about being there for a while. There had never been any talk about leaving or that he was unhappy. This we had to talk about.
Let me just say, it's truly amazing what a child can do to you. He said that since Morgan came along he wanted to be home more with us and not have all the stress. He realized how precious life was and exactly how precious she was to him. There were a couple more factors in his reasoning but Morgan was the main one. So we are moving to West Plains, MO and Cory is now the assistant basketball coach. He believes his head coaching days are over. I on the other hand am not so sure. I think maybe they are for now, but I think in a couple of years he may try it again. I am happy that he will be home a little more and won't be so stressed.
We hate to leave the basketball boys in Summersville and a couple of our friends. Although we didn't have a good season the boys worked so very hard and had great attitudes the whole time. They have some good seasons ahead of them and we wish them all good luck.
Now to find a house and get moved. I don't have a job in WP yet. I have called all the local schools and nobody has any openings. As of now I will be driving back and forth from Summersville. This is not ideal but I have to have a job. Praying that a teaching job comes up and I won't have to drive. I hate moving!
Let me just say, it's truly amazing what a child can do to you. He said that since Morgan came along he wanted to be home more with us and not have all the stress. He realized how precious life was and exactly how precious she was to him. There were a couple more factors in his reasoning but Morgan was the main one. So we are moving to West Plains, MO and Cory is now the assistant basketball coach. He believes his head coaching days are over. I on the other hand am not so sure. I think maybe they are for now, but I think in a couple of years he may try it again. I am happy that he will be home a little more and won't be so stressed.
We hate to leave the basketball boys in Summersville and a couple of our friends. Although we didn't have a good season the boys worked so very hard and had great attitudes the whole time. They have some good seasons ahead of them and we wish them all good luck.
Now to find a house and get moved. I don't have a job in WP yet. I have called all the local schools and nobody has any openings. As of now I will be driving back and forth from Summersville. This is not ideal but I have to have a job. Praying that a teaching job comes up and I won't have to drive. I hate moving!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Missing My Family
I have felt this way for a long time, but as I sit here and read some friends blogs it makes me miss them even more. My mom and I have always lived far away from family. We did go see them on some holidays and I spent every summer at my Meme's until I was about 15. Our whole family has been pretty much spread out my whole life but now all of them except for me and my two sets of grandparents live in Indiana. Ever since I got married I have wanted to move closer to my family. I want Morgan to know my family and be close to them. I want her and her cousins to play and be close friends. I want to have family birthday celebrations, holidays, Sunday lunches, game nights, and vacations. If we moved to Indiana I would have someone to watch Morgan who I trusted and not a stranger. I would be able to see them all the time. I just think life is so short and I want to spend it with the people who are the most important to me. The people who care about me and love me unconditionally. I don't know that it will ever happen, but I can still dream and pray that it will.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Not a Newborn Anymore
My baby girl is not a newborn anymore. She is getting father and farther from being that small 8 pound newborn that came out of my tummy. Makes this momma so sad! Yesterday I decided it was time to move her from newborn clothes to 0-3 month clothes. She could still wear the newborn clothes but they were getting tight. I was basically cramming her in them. I am surprised she could still wear newborn clothes at 1 month old but it makes me sad to have to move her up to 0-3. Just means she is getting closer and closer to being a big girl. While I want her to grow and thrive, I am going to miss her little itty bitty baby stage. She will soon be out of newborn diapers and will really not be a newborn anymore. Technically she really isn't a newborn by the books. After 4 weeks they are no longer considered a newborn but I was pushing it as long as I could. Yesterday was the day.
She is 5 weeks old today. I can't believe it's been five weeks since we brought her home. Still seems like yesterday that we had her. I really wish I could slow time down. We love, love, love our little girl and are enjoying every minute of her, even when she's screaming her head off.
She is 5 weeks old today. I can't believe it's been five weeks since we brought her home. Still seems like yesterday that we had her. I really wish I could slow time down. We love, love, love our little girl and are enjoying every minute of her, even when she's screaming her head off.
4 days old
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