Standing Tall - Morgan Stands Without Help

Wyatt had his first birthday party. It was a hit! Christi and Scott had all of us moms, dads and babies over to the house.



Last week Laura and I hung out. I bought a bike carrier for Morgan. Laura installed it for me. Love you Laura! That sucker took forever to install on my bike. We are getting a group of girls and babies together this Friday to go riding. We will for sure need to start out on a flat surface. I'm way out of practice.




Today he stood up for about 5-10 seconds all on his own! He did it in front of Grandmommie, Becky and Christi!

Christi had a fabulous idea that we start taking the babies to a nursing home to visit the people who don't often get visitors. My Grandmommie is in the nursing section of a retirement home. So, we took the babies to visit Grandmommie first. She had her hearing aides in and was having a really good day. My Grandmommie has dementia and will often not realize who I am or the fact that I was there last week. She really had her game on today! And, she looked fabulous. Dan, the physical therapist, was in her room when we arrived. He was working on fixing her leg when she in her wheelchair. We also met a lady named Elizabeth and a lady named Marylynn took us to her room to show the babies her stuffed animals. We plan to go back sometime right before lunch and visit with all of the residents right before they go to lunch. Everyone kept stopping us in the hallways to talk to the babies. It was a huge hit. Great suggestion Christi!


Ohmygosh! Ok, now I know that silent children are up to something! Morgan is right at my feet and he was all of a sudden quiet. I looked down and he was eating a USED Kleenex. Gross! So, I just dug it all out of his mouth. That little stinker!


Oh, and my exercise ball is now getting a ton of use. No, not from me. Morgan loves to chase it around the living room.


The playroom transformation is beginning tonight. I'm so excited! We are moving out all of the office furniture and hauling it up to the ranch this week. I drew up plans for the built ins. John and Dan are going to build them this weekend!




My sister came into town last week for our friend Ashley's wedding. Congratulations again Ashley! She brought Darby and Bret with her. Mary is holding Wyatt and Christi is holding Bret in this picture. Darby is wearing a dress that I wore as a little girl for a portrait. I actually kept pinching Mary during this portrait. I have to search for those pictures and post them. You can see me laughing and pinching her in the picture. Ha

Wow! Mr. Man Can Pull Himself UP!

Well, our little man has been cruising for a while now. For those non-baby people... that means that he's not walking. But, he can hold on to furniture and walk with the assistance of furniture of people.

Dan walked into his room today and found that he was standing in his bed So, Mr. Morgan can now pull himself up! Dan is taking the mobile out of the bed as I type so that Morgan doesn't choke to death on it. It's a good thing that we lowered the bed all the way last month.

Six Flags - Holiday in the Park

We took the kiddos to Holiday in the Park at Six Flags. Thank you Amy & Matt for the tickets! We had a fabulous time eating our way from one side of the park to the other. Dan had a fried chocolate twinkie. I didn't know that there was such a thing!

The park was packed. I've never seen it that busy in my life. There were a lot of people watching opportunities... ummm.... all I can say is WOW! Forget the airport. If you really want to get an eye full... go to Six Flags.

Morgan loved the light show. They have Christmas lights set to music. It's a lot like that amazing light show on that crazy house that everyone started emailing a few years ago. He was all bundled up in his stroller with 3 blankets.

Christi dressed Wyatt in his Red Wings track suit and Morgan wore his Stars track suit. Morgan had a static problem in his hair... ha!

Sally Anne & Mandy in Town

Sally Anne & Mandy came to the house for a family coffee/tea this afternoon. Hillary, John, Anne & my mom were also able to make it. It was good to catch up. It's so rare that we get to see them! Sally Anne is a curator for a private collector while Tom is finishing up law school Mandy is settled into her new home and marriage while Kalim is just fresh out of law school. Chris stopped by the house also. He is crutch free after taking that nasty spill off the ladder a few months back.

Morgan is now cruising full speed ahead! For those of you who don't know what cruising is.... Cruising is where the little ones grab on to a sofa, coffee table or whatever they can get their hands on and walk with support. It's pretty amazing. I never thought that Morgan was going to crawl and then two days later he's all over the place. He hasn't learned speed yet. He takes his time. But, who knows what will come next.

Tonight we are going over to Scott and Christi's. Thanks for the Omaha Steaks and Hamburgers Dad! We are bringing the hamburger meat for tonight. Yummy. I've always given it as a gift. But, I've never had the opportunity to taste it myself. So, I'm looking forward to a yummy burger tonight.

Amy & Matt were so generous to give us Holiday in the Park tickets. So, Dan, Christi, Scott and I are going to take the kiddos this weekend.

Christmas Day - NEWS FLASH!!! Morgan Crawls!

Merry Christmas! Morgan gave us the best gift today! He full-on crawled. He's been scooching all over the place for about a month. But, today, he crawled across the room. We were so shocked. My mom, Dan and myself all saw it at the same time. It couldn't have been a more perfect situation. I'll post a video later.

Isn't this ornament hilarious! It's the leg-o-lamp from A Christmas Story. My mom came over to our house for Christmas day. She brought all of the food. I didn't have to do a thing!
Morgan loved opening (eating) his presents. He really made out like a bandit this year. All of the grandparents and great-grandparents sent wonderful gifts!

Dan gave Morgan this play yard. I can't wait to get all the other little kiddos in there too!
What a cutie!
Delicious!
Grandma Marie sent a t-shirt from Michigan. Too cute! I'm sure that Scott & Christi will want to "borrow" for Wyatt.
This picture is hilarious. He loved the Cheerio book and counting caterpillar. But, he has a disgusted look on his face.