A couple of months ago I set a goal to blog every week. That lasted about as long as my "diet"! Now it's been a month since my last blog...oops. So here's a catch up!
Morgan is now almost 14 months old and an absolute joy of our lives. She recently conquered going up the stairs, which is a fun game when we chase her down the hallway. She's also had a couple of big falls which is stressful for Mom. But i'm glad to see her growing. She is finally pulling herself up to stand and is gaining a lot of strength in her legs, so I'm not so worried anymore. She'll learn to walk...she's just on her own schedule! Aren't we all? She can point to her hair and belly button but not her nose...oh, no, that would be too easy...instead she can find mom's nose, or dad's nose, or the nose of a little girl from down the street, and expects a nice HONK when she finds it. She loves to watch Super Why, Dinosaur Train, and Caillou. We love to watch her study new things, so intent on learning how everything works.
She still loves books, especially the ones Grandma Andrea gives her, you know, the ones with the buttons that she pushes over and over and over so it sings the same song over and over and over...those books that Grandparents buy but never keep at their own house! Honestly, I love them, they don't bother me at all. I'm just silly enough to love singing We Wish You a Merry Christmas that many times! And if it makes her happy, I'm happy.
We had a fun Thanksgiving down in St. George with Nate's family, where we got the exciting news that Morgan will get a cousin in April! Congrats Sam and Erin. We're excited to add more babies to the family. Morgan's schedule got a little confused while we were there as most babies do while on vacation. So as we were eating Thanksgiving dinner, Morgan did what we all dream of doing....she ate some potatoes, rolls, turkey, and lots and lots of apple-cranberry sauce. And then....
The eyes started to droop
The head started to bob to one side
And to the other
and you would think a good parent would whisk their child off to bed, but oh no, I was too busy laughing and watching until finally
down the head went! Sleeping at Thanksgiving dinner. A dream come true!
We also had fun going to see the new muppet movie thanks to Grandma Lundell, and we all loved it, even Morgan, who made it all the way through. Almost. Only missed about the last 5 minutes! What a long attention span that baby girl has!
Most of our entertainment at dinner now is thanks to Morgan. She loves to eat one bite and drop the next on the floor...luckily we have a dog who takes care of most of the sweeping. Boog is finally earning his keep. But definitely the most entertaining dinner yet was The First Spaghetti.
You can just see the excitement in those blue eyes:
Yummy and sweet at this point
Yes, this is the difference a few minutes can make!
We recently picked out a Christmas tree...one of my conditions of having to spend Christmas away from my extended family is I get to have a real tree. Love the smell. Love the way it looks.
And just today I got the coolest Christmas present from my sister Lynda.
It's a door mat, and I absolutely love it. I think it is the cutest thing ever! Well, not as cute as Morgan, but maybe close.
I could go on, but I'm sure your computer is tired of downloading pictures, so I'll just say Happy Holidays for now and promise to blog again soon with pictures of holiday festivities!
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