All Better...

So, finally after about 3 weeks of just yuckiness in our household, we are finally BACK!

We like to do things as a family, so this time we thought we would all get some Antibiotics together too! Morgan ended up with an ear infection after about 1 and 1/2 weeks of a head cold and nasty cough. Paul had quite a productive cough that he got treated with antibiotics and I got my first Sinus infection and my own round of antibiotics. (I was feeling left out). This all took place over about a 3 week period. So, between Morgan not being able to sleep laying down, Paul not being able to sleep without coughing and me not being able to sleep because of the pain in my head, we were exhausted and just a bit touchy. What a treat is was for all of us.

Fortunately we are just finishing the antibiotics and we are doing tremendously better! We are now looking forward to our trip to Minnesota since are healthy and well slept!

Rising Gael

Rising Gael is a young Irish band that is based in Madison. They are great to watch and Paul and I have had the pleasure of watching them at a local restaurant in town before Morgan was born. They are just amazing! They are also playing at Fitchburg Days this weekend. Hopefully we can take some time and go watch them.

Many New Changes...

So, I have been very bad at keeping our site updated...but I have good reason. We have finally got our internet hooked back up after the big move to our new house! yay! So, now that it's up and running, I don't have much of an excuse not to post. We moved into our new house about 3 weeks ago and we're finally settling in. Morgan did pretty well, but over the past week we all have developed a pretty good head cold so it's been pretty rough. Morgan's been up a lot the last 3 nights so, needless to say none of us have gotten much sleep. We keep telling ourselves that these colds have to go away sometime!!!

Our house is wonderful and it's great having all the space. Morgan has really enjoyed exploring all the new things around the house. She also loves the laundry shoot...I'm waiting to see what ends up down there! (food, toys, books???)

The business is also getting pretty busy and that is a great thing, finally. We are pretty booked up for the next few weeks at least and at the rate the work is coming, I don't foresee any problems this summer! We are excited that the summers seem to keep us busy! Speaking of summer, it is finally starting to warm up a bit and Morgan got to wear shorts to daycare just yesterday! We can't believe how much she's grown up! She has legs! Long ones!!! She's not a chubby little baby anymore! It was quite a realization, that's for sure!

That is about all for now! I'll try to keep things a little more current from now on...and I will make sure to get a picture of our new house, for all of you to see!

Here are some photo's to hold you over!

2008March-May

Morgan's First Steps!!!

Last night Morgan took her first steps ALL BY HERSELF! YAY!!! She was walking from me to Daddy, and she took 4 steps! That was a HUGE proud parent moment. It was very exciting for all of us. Morgan laughed a little bit, but didn't quite have a big smile like we did. She was excited, but still kinda nervous about doing it by herself! Morgan's definitely been the cautious child, so I don't think she has realized that she could walk by herself. So needless to say, once she really realizes that she can do it on her own, she's sure to take off!

We tried to get video of this major milestone, however Morgan was VERY excited once we got the video camera out and fell to her knees to crawl to the shiny metal "toy" as fast as possible. So much for getting her on video walking...what a ham!

Hopefully she'll allow us to video tape her without her stopping to attack the camera! We'll share it as soon as we can get it!

Aww...Our little girls growin' up!

Fun in the Snow!

Here are some pictures of our fun in the snow!

We finally had a warm day last weekend, and we were all able to go outside in the snow. It was only Morgan's second time out in the snow this year. It has been so cold and nasty for so long, we haven't been able to get outside. A lot has changed since she was first outside in the snow. The first time we were outside she couldn't even walk, so this time she wanted to walk everywhere, which was interesting in the FEET of snow covering the ground. We had a great time, and Daddy even made a mini snowman that Morgan had fun kicking over! It as a lot of fun to get outside and play together. Hopefully it will continue to warm up and we can go outside more!

Morgan's 1 Year Old; Happy Birthday!

So, our sweet "little" girl turned one on January 29th. What a whirlwind it has been this last year, but Morgan has made our lives so much sweeter than it ever could have been without her. Every day she amazes us with the things she is doing, and new words pop up almost daily. It's just overwhelming how much God has blessed us with this precious life.

Morgan has done SO many things since our last posting. She is saying so many words, including (doggie-which was her first real word). That was back in December actually. She is also saying, Uh-oh, oops and oopsie, baby, button, block, and I'm sure I'm missing a few too. Her latest phrase is "what's that." I'm sure she has no idea that she is actually asking a question, as she says it all day long, and could care less about the answer she gets! It is still absolutely adorable to hear though. That's still two words in a row!!! Yay!! She has also learned a couple of signs as well. She can sign "all done" and "more." We are teaching her a few more, so hopefully that will help with the frustration. Speaking of, "help" is one of the signs we are working on now too!

Every day Morgan is doing more and more. The other day, she lifted up my pantleg and moved her tongue in and out of her mouth as though she were tickling me. I nearly died it was so funny! What a cutiepie. I wish she could stay this age forever!

Well, here is a montage of the pictures we took from her birthday night with Paul and I, and also the day of her big 1st birthday party. Enjoy!

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BREAKING NEWS...The Pumpkin is mobile!!!

Finally, we are the proud parents of a crawling daughter! For the past two weeks, Morgan has been growing in leaps and bounds in the crawling department. About two weeks ago, she realized she could get up on all fours. Slowly, she has taken one or two steps over the past 2 weeks. Last night she let off the breaks and just took off. She realized she could leave her toy area all by herself and she made a bee-line toward the kitchen, with an enormous grin on her face. It was the most precious thing I think I've ever seen! She then proceeded to throw everything out of daddy's lunchbox and chew on some crackers (still in the package of course). It was just amazing to watch our daughter grow up right before our very eyes! I was near tears and she was all smiles! It was absolutely wonderful! I've never been so happy or proud! What a wonderful moment!

Hopefully I'll have a picture of her crawling online soon. But for now...we're off to baby proof the house!