Apple Picking

Today we went apple picking at a farm 45 minutes away. Aunt Laura and Uncle Dan joined us. Morgan wore her new apple outfit and had fun chewing on an apple and looking at the HUGE pumpkins. Actually, if you look close below in picture where she is "picking" an apple...you'll see she dropped her puff in the process. An apple flavored puff at that! One of Morgan's friends organized the outing - so there were some babies and mamas that posed for some pictures. Apple outfits are so cute.

Nine Months

Morgan turned 9 months old on Monday. She is crawling big time - belly and arms up. And she is fast! She LOVES moving around and has even pulled herself to standing a few times. She is getting better at drinking from her sippy cup and has enjoyed eating some egg yolks this month (until now here diet has been too diverse). Puffs are her favorite snack - she flaps her wings when she sees the container as you can see below. She was trying to reach for them the other day and almost fell out of her highchair. Mobility has caused its share of bumps and bruises - mainly to her noggin, after a few seconds of crying she usually shakes it off. We still have not seen any teeth!! As always, we LOVE that gummy smile. Morgan is now making the "da da" sounds...and I'm pretty certain she's starting to associate it with Shaun. And everything and everyone else she runs into.

The biggest news this month is that we finally moved into our new place and we are loving it! It's so great to be back downtown again. Albeit we have had no time to unpack! Once we get organized I will try to post some pics. Hope you are all doing well - hopefully my posts will become more frequent!

Summer is the Time

For Corn. And, apparently, feet. Morgan still has no teeth - but loves to gnaw on everything. She had a blast with this ear of corn. She also loves sucking on her big toe. And teething biscuits (aka baby crack). Teething biscuits entertain her for a long time but make a mess - once the biscuit dries on her it is like cement! Don't tell daycare that I didn't have a chance to give her a bath last night before bed. Shhhh.

Cheerio Monster

Morgan this evening before bed. She was pretty talkative. And if there is one thing this kid loves...it is Cheerios.

We're in the Army Now

Hooah.

8 Months - Oh My!

Morgan turns 8 months old today. This month has brought about many changes for us especially as I am a working girl again! I won't lie - I have kind of enjoyed some grown up time to myself. But...I miss her terribly. I've returned on an 80% schedule so I spend my Fridays off of work...and playing with her. Aunt Laura was kind enough to watch Morgan the past 3 weeks and Monday she starts daycare.



Morgan is an eating machine. We can never seem to staisfy her hunger and if you saw how much she eats in a sitting you'd be shocked. She enjoys starting her day with banacado (smashed banana mixed with avacado and some oatmeal cereal) and loves, loves, loves sweet potatoes, apples and peaches. My dad and Laura made a batch of "apples and chicken" for Morgan this month and she went bonkers! So we can now add chicken into the rotation. Morgan still does not have any teeth and we love that gummy smile. Every morning when Shaun brings her in to me I stick my finger in her mouth and move it around to see if I can feel teeth. She probably thinks I'm nuts. In mobility news....we're on the verge of full fledged crawling. Morgan has the army crawl down - I'll be posting a video soon. She is sitting so well..but still frustrated she can't get there by herself (except for one time). Here are some pics from a photo shoot the other day. I still need to sort through and post her 8 month pictures - so check back soon to see those! The last one is my favorite. She's started to snort when she gets excited. It's hysterical.

Uncle Aaron

Takes really great candid iphone pictures. Here is one from Mom and Keith's deck party. We were away for the day..but it looks like she had fun!