Morgan's First Christmas

Morgan had a wonderful first Christmas. She got to spend lots of quality time with her grandparents, aunts and uncles.

Hanging out with Uncle Russ and Aunt Mandi was lots of fun. Russell taught us some new tricks, like bouncing Morgan on the bed to get a good laugh.
Uncle Reed and Aunt Kristen were fun too. Reed held Morgan for the first time, and he looks mighty comfortable to me!


And Nana got to dress Morgan up in her pretty Christmas dress that she got for her, while Pap enjoyed lounging in the bed with Morgan in the mornings.

And of course Mom and Dad enjoyed their first Christmas with their firstborn child too. Morgan also racked up on some fun gifts!

Not Cool Mom

Morgan wore this cute hoodie gown today. I tried the hood on her, and she didn't appreciate that very much. She looks like a gangsta baby. Well, more like an angry gangsta baby. I thought it was pretty funny. I hope people out there get my sense of humor and don't think I'm torturing my child...

Ruben

Here is Ruben "walking on water". He has this new thing whenever he gets near the bath water, he starts running in air. It's pretty funny to us. I guess he's trying to escape...

Morgan and her suitors

Morgan has had a busy week. We went to Cleveland over the weekend, where she got to meet William Harris (son of Meg and Ben). And today, Carter Rowe (son of Heather and Cory) came over to meet her as well. See below for some fun pics!

Carter (left) and Morgan hanging out on floor together. Carter is 5 days older than Morgan.
I think Carter is reaching for Morgan's hand. Morgan squeals with delight.
Morgan and William Harris in Cleveland. William is 4 days older than Morgan.

All Good

Morgan had her first round of shots this week at her doctor's appointment. She did really well. Her head did turn a disturbing shade of purple, but only for a few seconds. She weighed in at 11 lbs 6 oz and measured 22 inches long. We are glad to have it behind us, and we are also glad to have a healthy baby girl. Here are some recent pics of our gorgeous darling.

This is Morgan modeling her sweet Christmas dress.
Bundled up for a cold day in her bunny-eared jacket.
All dressed up for church.
Nappin' with daddy after filling her belly.

Call Me Granola

Christmas came early for me this year. Matt and I bought me a new car this weekend. We went green and bought a hybrid. It's a silver Toyota Prius. I am super excited. It's the coolest car I have ever seen. When I told my brother Kemp I was looking at a Prius, his comment was "you're so granola". Well, yes I am - and proud of it. This car gets 60 mpg and will save me over $1,000 in gas each year. And it recycles the air pollutants so I give off 70% less carbon dioxide emissions than the average new car. So now I can rest easier at night knowing I am doing my part to reverse global warming. Matt wanted to take a stand against oil companies' rising gas prices, and I wanted an environment-friendly car. The Prius is the perfect answer. We couldn't be happier, and we highly recommend going green to any future car shoppers out there. It also has cool features like a push button for start (no key needed) and a back up camera. Merry Christmas!

Kickboxer

Matt calls Morgan the "kickboxer" these days. She has started kicking her legs quite rapidly. Again, this may be the most boring video to anyone else, but it's fun for us. She must be getting a workout with the kicking, because she has slept through the night for the last two nights in a row! I'm sure I just jinxed it for tonight, but we are quite proud of Baby Mo! Oh - and we had a much more successful trip to church this Sunday. Mo didn't sleep the whole time, but was pretty good throughout. She's growing up so fast...

Decorating the Tree

I love nothing more than to decorate for Christmas. I just think it makes a house look and feel so cozy. Matt even helped decorate the tree this year, and he lovingly put up with my Mariah Carey Christmas CD while we worked. Morgan can't help yet, but she really does like to look at the lights on the tree. And I just know she's a Mariah fan as well.

The Trusty Elves

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First Trip to Church!

We took Morgan to church for the first time this morning. She looked so pretty, even though I could NOT figure out how the heck the matching bonnet was supposed to tie around her head. Then Matt told me he refused to let her wear it anyway. She was sleeping like an angel straight from Heaven, until... During the children's service, a child told the preacher "I gotta go potty" very loudly. That caused the entire congregation to laugh hysterically, which woke Morgan up. We couldn't get her to go back to sleep, so we did have to make an early exit. We'll try again next Sunday!