Miss M has finally learned how to say "pee"!! Which means please. Sometimes she refuses to say it, but I refuse to give her what she wants until she says it and she will soon say it.
I thought I was going to wait until this summer to break her from taking a cup in the middle of the night, but she hasn't had one for over a week. I read an article that sippy cups with a spout could and would mess with their development the longer they took one. So I went right out and got her new spout-less cups. She will take it fine during the day, but refused to take it in the middle of the night. The only thing I can think is maybe it's not like drinking out of a bottle so maybe not soothing to her? But, I'm not sure. Breaking her was way easier then I thought it would be. Now if I could just get her to sleep through the night. I think she's on that track, hopefully anyway.
Now that she does not take a cup to go to sleep or in the middle of the night, her nightly routine has changed. First thing we do is watch either Henry Huggle Monster or Gaspard and Lisa. Then she takes a bath, gets dressed, I dry her hair, brush her teeth, we read 3 books, pray, she goes and gives Abby kisses, and we put her in her bed. I have to cover her up with her blanket, give her some books and her flashlight, and make sure she has Elmo. That's the routine this week. It could possibly be different next week. She is one crazy girl!
She constantly asks for juice and "chee", cheese. She would drink only juice and eat only cheese if we would let her.
I am working with her right now on sorting things. We have been using her alphabet puzzle to sort the letters into the different colors. Once I do a couple she can usually catch on to what I am asking of her.
She said her first 3 word sentence yesterday. Where's the ball? I was super proud. She has been saying words for a couple of weeks now but yesterday was her first time to actually connect them.
I am so thankful she is growing and developing but I am also sad to see my baby girl leaving me day by day, minute by minute. It's going way too fast!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Morgan's Random Words
Morgan is learning new things everyday, and it always amazes me when she busts out with something new. I often think is that what she said, or how did she know that? It proves the point that they listen and pay attention more then we think. Little pictures!! (anybody know what that's from??)
Her vocabulary is growing and growing and although a lot of it only Cory and I understand, I know eventually she will be able to say things correctly.
Some new words or phrases she has learned in the past couple of weeks are;
tone: phone
it's coooooold: while putting her hands up in fists and shaking all over. So stinking cute!!
outide: outside
momma dadda, dadda momma, momma dadda, dadda momma. Not sure why she says this, but she will say it over and over. Funny!
um here: come here, while motioning her hands at you
shoos: which can mean either juice or shoes.
Abba: Abby
I no know or I not know: I don't know
mmm: please. Ya, she doesn't even try to say it. When I tell her to say please she does her head up and says mmm. Guess please it too hard.
momma: momma OR Grammy
One thing she been doing the past couple of days is sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I guess she is so use to hearing it on her talking Violet. That's the only thing I can think. I sing it to her, but not often enough for her to know the tune. None of it is understandable at all. The only reason I knew that was what she was singing was because she started babbling when it came on one day. Too funny!
I'm so glad she is starting to figure this talking thing out. There are some days when she gets so frustrated with us because we don't understand her and don't know what she wants. Sweet, sweet girl. Learning every day and I am so glad I get to watch it.
Her vocabulary is growing and growing and although a lot of it only Cory and I understand, I know eventually she will be able to say things correctly.
Some new words or phrases she has learned in the past couple of weeks are;
tone: phone
it's coooooold: while putting her hands up in fists and shaking all over. So stinking cute!!
outide: outside
momma dadda, dadda momma, momma dadda, dadda momma. Not sure why she says this, but she will say it over and over. Funny!
um here: come here, while motioning her hands at you
shoos: which can mean either juice or shoes.
Abba: Abby
I no know or I not know: I don't know
mmm: please. Ya, she doesn't even try to say it. When I tell her to say please she does her head up and says mmm. Guess please it too hard.
momma: momma OR Grammy
One thing she been doing the past couple of days is sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I guess she is so use to hearing it on her talking Violet. That's the only thing I can think. I sing it to her, but not often enough for her to know the tune. None of it is understandable at all. The only reason I knew that was what she was singing was because she started babbling when it came on one day. Too funny!
I'm so glad she is starting to figure this talking thing out. There are some days when she gets so frustrated with us because we don't understand her and don't know what she wants. Sweet, sweet girl. Learning every day and I am so glad I get to watch it.
20 months
I'm a little behind, but I thought better late then never, right?
Will post pictures later.
Physical:
-We just went to the doctor about 2 weeks ago. He said everything looked great and she was growing right on track. No concerns at all. She weighed 24 pounds.
-She is wearing mainly 18 month clothes. Most 12 month are too small. Some of the 18 month is still too big but we just deal with it.
-I moved her up to a size 4 diaper to see if they would fit better and they seemed to, so we moved up.
-She is still wearing a size 5 shoe but might be into a 6 soon. Her tennis shoes are already becoming too small.
-She has 12 teeth. The bottom 2 finally came through after about 3 months. It was terrible. She is starting to realize she can use those back teeth.
Eating:
-Some days she eats really well and others days she does not. Today is a not so good day. Yesterday, she ate wonderfully. You just never know about her.
-Some of her favorite foods include; cheese, green beans, beans, carrots, waffles, avocado, bread, grapes, apples, watermelon, almost all fruit and vegetables. She does not like meat of any sort, and will almost always spit it out.
-She still loves milk, water and juice.
-She is doing better and better with silverware.
-I have tried a couple of times to give her a cup without a lid but it becomes a big ordeal, and she won't eat because she is so enthralled with the cup that does not have a lid and tries to put her hand in it. So I don't try it as much.
-I usually sit her down with her plate before we start to eat because she is hungry or I need to get dinner finished. When we do come sit down at the table so has started to put her hand out for me to hold so we can pray. So cute!
Sleeping:
-This girl is wearing me out with sleep. I never know what she is going to do, EVER! Since she finally got those two teeth in, she has been sleeping a little better. But not much.
-She still gets up in the middle of the night to take a sippy of milk. Most of the time this takes about 15 minutes and we are all back to sleep. Every once in a while she decides she wants to be awake and we are up for 3 hours. Let me tell ya, this never happens on the weekend when I can sleep the next day. It always seems to be right in the middle of the week or on a Sunday night. Makes for a rough next day.
-She loves her pink blanket and her Chicky baby. She stopped making me give her every baby in the crib, but started back the last 2 days. Like I said, you never know with her.
-Thankfully, the one thing that is easy about her sleep is getting her to go to sleep. This is a huge difference from when she was a baby. It use to be a big ordeal. Not so much anymore. Naps and at night time, we just take her in their and lay her down and she goes to sleep. Thank goodness!!!!
-She has been cuppy free when going to bed for a week now. We have been out for snow and Christmas vacation so I decided to take the plunge. I was fully expecting for her to scream her head off and go ahead and give it to her. But, to my surprise, she did amazing! She cried the first night for about 5 minutes, the second night for just a couple of minutes, and hasn't cried since. Awesome! Wishing I had done this way sooner. Now to get her to sleep ALL night with no cuppy! I will probably wait until this summer to break her of that.
-She is back to sleeping with a blanket over her face. She use to do this when she was little but got out of the habit. Not really sure why she does this.
Play:
-Morgan LOVES books and will pick out her favorites and bring them to you to read. Some of her favorites include; The Hungry Caterpillar, all the Brown Bear, Brown Bear books, Dora books, all the Llama Llama books, and we have 2 princess books that she wants to read every day. I love the she loves to read. Makes me happy!!
-We got her the Little People's Disney Princess castle and she is really enjoying it. She loves the line the people up and make them spin on the castle.
-She loves babies, blocks, puzzles, drawing and her cell phone. Yes, you read that right. But it does not have service where she can call anyone. Just the internet. I got a new phone and we do not want her playing with it, so we decided to keep my old one and let her have it. She loves it! Her favorite thing to do with it right now is get on YouTube and fine Barney, Mickey Mouse, or music.
-She really enjoys drawing, coloring, painting, and using stickers.
Random:
-She moved up to the toddler room at church this past Saturday (January 3,2014) and actually did better then I thought. She did not want to go in, but she did not cry. When we came to pick her up she was playing and smiling. Made me feel much better. I really think she will enjoy the toddler room because it has bigger kids that she can learn from and interact with more. They also have a little lesson and snack time that I think she will enjoy.
-When you ask her where someone or something is, or any question really, her answer is usually "I not know". It is the MOST cutest thing I have ever heard! Sometimes she will say "I no know" but it is usually the other. I absolutely love it and will ask her questions just to hear it. Yes, I am guilty!
-She can tell you what some animals "say", like; a cat, dog, cow, tiger, lion, bear, and turkey. Most of them sound the same, but it's still cute.
-She can be very whiny at times, usually when she is hungry or tired. But sometimes for no reason at all.
-She is starting to get frustrated when she is trying to communicate with us and we don't understand her. I totally understand her frustration and feel bad. Hoping she starts talking better soon. When she says juice and shoes is sounds the same.
I am loving watching her personality blossom and grow. She is very spunky and fun loving. I pray often for her to be safe and healthy, but also to be kind, loving, honest, and have a servants heart. I know God has big plans for her life and I am excited to see what He has in store for her.
Will post pictures later.
Physical:
-We just went to the doctor about 2 weeks ago. He said everything looked great and she was growing right on track. No concerns at all. She weighed 24 pounds.
-She is wearing mainly 18 month clothes. Most 12 month are too small. Some of the 18 month is still too big but we just deal with it.
-I moved her up to a size 4 diaper to see if they would fit better and they seemed to, so we moved up.
-She is still wearing a size 5 shoe but might be into a 6 soon. Her tennis shoes are already becoming too small.
-She has 12 teeth. The bottom 2 finally came through after about 3 months. It was terrible. She is starting to realize she can use those back teeth.
Eating:
-Some days she eats really well and others days she does not. Today is a not so good day. Yesterday, she ate wonderfully. You just never know about her.
-Some of her favorite foods include; cheese, green beans, beans, carrots, waffles, avocado, bread, grapes, apples, watermelon, almost all fruit and vegetables. She does not like meat of any sort, and will almost always spit it out.
-She still loves milk, water and juice.
-She is doing better and better with silverware.
-I have tried a couple of times to give her a cup without a lid but it becomes a big ordeal, and she won't eat because she is so enthralled with the cup that does not have a lid and tries to put her hand in it. So I don't try it as much.
-I usually sit her down with her plate before we start to eat because she is hungry or I need to get dinner finished. When we do come sit down at the table so has started to put her hand out for me to hold so we can pray. So cute!
Sleeping:
-This girl is wearing me out with sleep. I never know what she is going to do, EVER! Since she finally got those two teeth in, she has been sleeping a little better. But not much.
-She still gets up in the middle of the night to take a sippy of milk. Most of the time this takes about 15 minutes and we are all back to sleep. Every once in a while she decides she wants to be awake and we are up for 3 hours. Let me tell ya, this never happens on the weekend when I can sleep the next day. It always seems to be right in the middle of the week or on a Sunday night. Makes for a rough next day.
-She loves her pink blanket and her Chicky baby. She stopped making me give her every baby in the crib, but started back the last 2 days. Like I said, you never know with her.
-Thankfully, the one thing that is easy about her sleep is getting her to go to sleep. This is a huge difference from when she was a baby. It use to be a big ordeal. Not so much anymore. Naps and at night time, we just take her in their and lay her down and she goes to sleep. Thank goodness!!!!
-She has been cuppy free when going to bed for a week now. We have been out for snow and Christmas vacation so I decided to take the plunge. I was fully expecting for her to scream her head off and go ahead and give it to her. But, to my surprise, she did amazing! She cried the first night for about 5 minutes, the second night for just a couple of minutes, and hasn't cried since. Awesome! Wishing I had done this way sooner. Now to get her to sleep ALL night with no cuppy! I will probably wait until this summer to break her of that.
-She is back to sleeping with a blanket over her face. She use to do this when she was little but got out of the habit. Not really sure why she does this.
Play:
-Morgan LOVES books and will pick out her favorites and bring them to you to read. Some of her favorites include; The Hungry Caterpillar, all the Brown Bear, Brown Bear books, Dora books, all the Llama Llama books, and we have 2 princess books that she wants to read every day. I love the she loves to read. Makes me happy!!
-We got her the Little People's Disney Princess castle and she is really enjoying it. She loves the line the people up and make them spin on the castle.
-She loves babies, blocks, puzzles, drawing and her cell phone. Yes, you read that right. But it does not have service where she can call anyone. Just the internet. I got a new phone and we do not want her playing with it, so we decided to keep my old one and let her have it. She loves it! Her favorite thing to do with it right now is get on YouTube and fine Barney, Mickey Mouse, or music.
-She really enjoys drawing, coloring, painting, and using stickers.
Random:
-She moved up to the toddler room at church this past Saturday (January 3,2014) and actually did better then I thought. She did not want to go in, but she did not cry. When we came to pick her up she was playing and smiling. Made me feel much better. I really think she will enjoy the toddler room because it has bigger kids that she can learn from and interact with more. They also have a little lesson and snack time that I think she will enjoy.
-When you ask her where someone or something is, or any question really, her answer is usually "I not know". It is the MOST cutest thing I have ever heard! Sometimes she will say "I no know" but it is usually the other. I absolutely love it and will ask her questions just to hear it. Yes, I am guilty!
-She can tell you what some animals "say", like; a cat, dog, cow, tiger, lion, bear, and turkey. Most of them sound the same, but it's still cute.
-She can be very whiny at times, usually when she is hungry or tired. But sometimes for no reason at all.
-She is starting to get frustrated when she is trying to communicate with us and we don't understand her. I totally understand her frustration and feel bad. Hoping she starts talking better soon. When she says juice and shoes is sounds the same.
I am loving watching her personality blossom and grow. She is very spunky and fun loving. I pray often for her to be safe and healthy, but also to be kind, loving, honest, and have a servants heart. I know God has big plans for her life and I am excited to see what He has in store for her.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Sitting on Santa's Lap
Well, Morgan was not a fan of Santa this year.
We didn't think she would like him because she is
going through a big shy/wanting mommy only stage again.
We were right. I went with her and tried to
ease her into the situation, but from the minute
we were close to him she put her head down
on my shoulder/ I knew right then and there
this was not going to go well.
So mommy sat on Santa's lap too.
And we thought we would try one more time...
Nope, not a fan!
But, we did end up with some pretty cute
pictures if you ask me!
19 months
Nov 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
17 months
17 months already!! My baby girl is growing into a big girl. Makes me super sad.
Physical:
-The last time I took her to the doctor she weighed 23 pounds. I have weighed a couple of times since then and it has still been 23 pounds. She's up 2 pounds from the 21 she was at forever.
-She is wearing 12 and 18 month clothing. A lot of the 18 month is still too big, especially pants. She is going to be short like her daddy.
-In shoes she is wearing a size 5.
-Diapers is still a size 3 and doesn't look like they are even beginning to be too small.
-She now has 10 teeth, with 2 on the bottom trying to come in. The one on the left is swollen so bad and has been. I have never seen a tooth this swollen and seems like it is taking forever to come in. I feel so bad for her because she tried to cut 4 at one time.
Physical:
-The last time I took her to the doctor she weighed 23 pounds. I have weighed a couple of times since then and it has still been 23 pounds. She's up 2 pounds from the 21 she was at forever.
-She is wearing 12 and 18 month clothing. A lot of the 18 month is still too big, especially pants. She is going to be short like her daddy.
-In shoes she is wearing a size 5.
-Diapers is still a size 3 and doesn't look like they are even beginning to be too small.
-She now has 10 teeth, with 2 on the bottom trying to come in. The one on the left is swollen so bad and has been. I have never seen a tooth this swollen and seems like it is taking forever to come in. I feel so bad for her because she tried to cut 4 at one time.
August 2013
Eating:
-Morgan is back to not eating very well. She says she wants to eat but when you give her food she eats just a couple of bites and is done. Oh well, I know she will eat when she's hungry.
-She is still funny about eating. One day, or meal, she may eat something and then may not want it the next time. Crazy girl.
-Some of her favorite foods include green vegetables, especially squash, spinach, and green beans. She also likes cheese, yogurt, bananas, apples, watermelon, peaches, grapes, eggs, mashed potatoes, pasta, and spaghetti.
-For snack she likes to eat penguin cheese crackers, cheerios, raisins, crackers, fruit, and lots more.
-She still loves milk, juice and cold water.
- She has been eating at the table with us for about 2 months now. We now give her a plate and most of the time give her either a spoon or fork. She is getting better and better at using them.
August 2013
Sleeping:
- Her sleeping patterns are back to being super crazy. I think this is because she is trying to cut those two stinkin teeth. She was doing really, really well and sleeping all night. Not so much for the past 3 weeks. I am exhausted. I know she can sleep all night, and I know she can go back to sleep by herself, therefore I struggle so much with what to do with her at night. I am also easily persuaded, which aggravates the heck out of me. It's hard to know if I should leave her and let her cry or go and get her. I am so very ready for these teeth to come through and hopefully she will get back to sleeping better.
- We have transitioned her to one nap a day. I did this because she was doing great with her first nap, but wasn't always taking the second nap. She got to where she would just play, or lay in there for hours. So I thought it was time to go to one nap. Thankfully she has been sleeping about two to two and half hours and I am hoping she keeps that up.
-The girl still hates to sleep. Poor thing.
- Her nightly routine; bath at 8:30, then lotioned, brush teeth, medicine, and daddy gets her milk. We both take her to her bed, daddy turns the music on, I rock her. She gives him a kiss and he gives her milk to her, he then kisses her and then me. He turns the lamp off and she leans up for another kiss. This is exactly how is goes every single night. So funny!
- She loves to snuggle with her pink blanket. When I lay her down, she makes me give her every baby that is in the crib with her, that includes my pink bear, 2 mini cabbage patch kids, rabbit, first baby, and Minnie Mouse. Crazy girl! She also wants me to cover her up. Most of the time she goes straight to sleep.
August 2013
Play:
- Morgan does pretty well playing by herself, most of the time. She likes to play with her puzzles and for the most part can put the pieces where they go. Still working on getting them turned around and put in. She also likes to play with big legos.
- She is getting more and more interested in her babies. When we ask her if she wants to take one with her when we go somewhere, she almost always says yes. She loves to "love" on them by giving them kisses and hugs, and then wants you to do the same thing.
- She still loves books! She likes to be read to and will also sit and look through them herself. She still enjoys pulling 15 or 20 books off the shelf, but I try not to get on to her because I don't want her to have negative thoughts about books. Just trying to teach her how to use books.
- She LOVES to play outside and gets mad at you when you don't take her out with you. She really enjoys the sandbox, moon dough, dirt, balls, and her car. She loves to watch any animals she sees.
- She still really enjoys playing with Abby and they sometimes get a little rough with each other.
- One of her favorite games right now is to hide her face with her hands and you ask "where's Morgan"?
- She loves to be scared and will laugh and laugh!
- She loves to sing and listening to music. One of her favorite songs is If All the Raindrops were Lemon Drops and No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Every time I sing You Are My Sunshine or Jesus Loves Me, she cries. Not sure why.
- Her new thing lately is to play her baby apps on my phone. She knows how to tap the screen to get it to do what she wants, and will whine at me to give my phone to her.
- She loves to go to the park and has recently started going down small slides by herself.
- She plays well with other kids. When we take her to the nursery at church, they always tell us how sweet she is the other children. She will pat their backs, give them hugs and try to kiss them. I hope this sweet disposition continues.
- She loves to dance and clap her hands.
August 2013
Random
- She is jabbering like crazy and tries to repeat anything you ask her to. Things that she can say that are very clear are yes, no (she says not instead of no), momma, dadda, up, and down. Things she can say somewhat clearly are nigh nigh (night, night), Abba (Abby), bubba's (bubbles) and ba ba (bye, bye). Things she tries to say but are no where even close include please, Grammy, thank you, cup, what's that and bath.
- She is all about watching TV now, which I do not like. Anytime you ask if she wants to watch Mickey or Doc, she ALWAYS says yes. She is even starting to get upset when you turn if off. I do not like this because I do not want her watching it all the time. I want her to know how to play and not be reliant on having it on all the time. She likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Doc McStuffins mainly.
- She accidentally called someone for the first time the other day with my phone. Thankfully, it was Cory's dad and not someone I rarely talk to.
- She always notices babies and young children when we are out, and wants to wave to them.
- She has just recently started saying hi when she waves to people. In the past, she would wave and not say anything at all, but then get upset when they wouldn't notice her.
- She still acts shy around people she doesn't know, but usually warms up quickly.
- She can give some of the silliest looks. Her little frown is the funniest thing.
First time eating at the table like a big girl.
August 2013
This little girl is getting way too big, way too fast! I miss her so much while I am away at work but am so thankful she is at home with my mom. I am sad that things are going so fast, but I am also looking forward to the upcoming holidays. It will be fun to do more things that we couldn't really do last year because she was too little. Love my girl and am so thankful she is in my life!!
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Summertime Bliss
My summer memories all include being at my Meme's house. She took care of me during the summer while my mom worked. When I was young, I didn't cherish the time or the memories. Now that I am older I am so thankful for that time. Now that I have a daughter of my own, we go and visit her and Papa every summer too. My Meme is such an amazing women and I want M to know her and be blessed by her the same way I was and still am.
Being at Meme's house is a more laid back and there's no schedule. We rarely make plans and wake up not knowing what the day will hold. It's a time to relax and enjoy family. They live in a small town, and going to "town" means going to Wal-Mart, 8 miles down the road.
I love the hustle and bustle of a city but every once in a while it's nice to take a break and relax in the comfort of small town USA. Nothings better then seeing M play with my Meme. Meme adores her and loves to entertain her. The twinkle in her eye makes my heart happy.
I am so very thankful for the time we get to spend with Meme and Papa!
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