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!

Our Family Christmas Pictures

Sweet Family photo

Gotta LOVE that expression!

Morgan's First Christmas

Our first Christmas as a family was a huge success. We enjoyed the Christmas Eve Service at our church with Jeff, Dana and the kids. Afterward, we met at their place and exchanged gifts and had snacks. It was a ton of watching watching all of the kids open their gifts, and Morgan opened her First Christmas Gift Ever too! Santa brought lots of gifts Christmas morning and it took Morgan until the afternoon to finish. Namely because she was all tuckered out and needed a nap halfway through. She has quickly grasped the art of opening presents, and she thoroughly enjoys it. Although she mostly enjoyed the paper and boxes, once it was all gone, she has really enjoyed all of her gifts. Below are a few pictures from December and our first family Christmas.

December 2007

We're a bit behind...Tis the season

So much has happened since our last posting. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Morgan is growing as fast as ever. We are all finally getting over the 6 weeks of colds we had running rampant through our house, and Morgan has finally adapted to daycare very well. Unfortunately for me, that is just in time for her to start having the attachment issues. At this point, she is just clinging to my neck for dear life, and that is bad enough. Once she starts crying when I leave, then I'm likely to be a sobbing mess on the way to work. Maybe I'll be the lucky Mommy who doesn't have to go through that stuff right??? Maybe Morgan will completely skip that stage...that is what I'm hoping anyways. Maybe I'm just dreaming...

We spent Thanksgiving just down the street at Jeff and Dana's house. That was a blast. We ate lots of yummy food and spent some good quality time together. Grandma Geri came from Minnesota and Eric and Jen also came down from Minnesota and that was great to have them stay with us. Grandma Geri even watched ALL of the kids one night so the six of us could have a night out on the town!!! Ok, so we just went to have some food and drinks, but we were out until Midnight!!! Yay!!! We are still young! Morgan had her first Thanksgiving meal and we found out that she is just a turkey hound! The girl just LOVES meat! Turkey, ham, you name it she loves it. She was also extremely fond of the sweet potato's, which are the Bohrer kids' favorite, so she fit in very well. Morgan enjoyed every bit of it, but we pretty much covered in it when she was done. I've included a photo below of daddy taking the dust buster to Morgan's clothes to clean her off. She absolutely loved it and thought it was funny!



Since Thanksgiving Morgan has graduated to eating adult food. It's wonderful to give her what we are eating for dinner, and it's great not to make special trips to the store because we're out of food for her. She is definitely growing fast. I can't believe her 1st birthday is just around the corner!

Here are some pictures that were taken in November.