Birthday weekend fun!

Two weekends ago we packed up and headed to Augusta for the weekend! McKenzie turned 8 on August 1st and Matt wanted to go see his grandparents so off we went!

We left Friday around noon and went straight to Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house! We stayed there for 4 hours chatting before heading to my sisters house for the weekend. The grandparents loved on Morgan and she was a trooper! 

Saturday morning Matt left to play golf and the girls headed for McKenzie's gymnastics class. I watched for about 30 minutes then left to get my haircut, then met back up with everyone for lunch at a Japanese buffet, which was yum! Afterwards we went back to Meg's and just hung out before the whole family came over for dinner, cake, and ice cream!

Sunday morning we lazed around, ate lunch with my parents, then headed back home! Fun filled and quick weekend!

7 month update

You guys, this past month flew by. Seriously. 

Morgan is now SEVEN months old! 

I weighed Morgan when I did inventory last week and she's still hanging out at 16lbs 3oz, which surprises me! Her rolls just keep on coming and she feels much more solid to me. She's still in size 3 diapers and mostly 6 month clothes, though I've had to start packing up some of the smaller 6 month stuff (tear). 

Eating has been an issue this month for sure. Morgan had a week of only wanting to nurse on one side every 3-4 hours, then decided she wanted to nurse all the time! I feel like I have a newborn again at times! Solid foods are still a battle- daycare has started attempting jar foods twice a day and they say she's getting better. At home she will eat yogurt without a fuss, teething wafers, and sliced cheese. She's been trying to drink water, but can't quite figure out the cup. Morgan currently has two teeth and Matt thinks she has more on the way! I'm hoping she (and we) get a teething break for now though.

 

Sleep. Ohhhhh sleep. I miss it. It's been a rough month of sleepless nights! Naps are going great, though. Morgan will typically take a 60-90 min morning nap, then will take a few cat naps in the afternoon. We still lay her down between 7-7:30, but she's awake multiple times a night. That's really all I have to say about sleep! I started this post yesterday and it just so happens that Morgan slept through the night last night!!!! Wahoo!


We had quite a few firsts this month with our girl! First teeth, first plane ride, first bus ride, first night away from both Matt and I, first tummy bug, and first run in the stroller without the carseat adapter! I can't wait to see what our firsts are for this month :)

 

Likes-
Bathtime with dad

Peek-a-boo, singing
Still really loving me
Her PACI- a lifesaver for us
The pool

Dislikes-
Strangers and crowds
Sleepiness. And sleep.
Poopy diapers

We love you sweet girl!!

July 4th weekend fun

Long weekends are my favorite, especially when both Matt and I had most of Friday off too! 

Morgan and I kicked off Friday morning by going to the office for a few hours for me to do inventory. Not my idea of fun, but it had to be done! I was going to run errands afterwards but Morgan fell asleep as soon as I got her in the car, so homeward bound it was. We spent the rest of the day doing laundry, vacuuming, and waiting for my parents to arrive. Mom and dad offered to come down for the night so Matt and I could celebrate our 3rd anniversary! Matt was home around 2 to knock out yard work and my parents got here around 3:30 and we all just hung out until our dinner reservations at 7. Dinner ended up being super quick, so we hopped over to the Columbia outlet for a bit before heading home. We made it back by 9-- we're real party animals! My mom offered to get up with Morgan during the night, which ended up being amazinggg. Matt and I slept so good!

Saturday morning dad and Matt headed to play golf while mom and I hung out at home. Mom offered to watch Morgan so I could run, and I took her up on it. Scout and I did 2.26 miles to kick off July! We got ready and then met the boys at Chipotle for lunch, then mom and I hit up the outlets for a few sales. They left shortly after we got back and Matt and I had a quiet evening at home.

Sunday morning Meagan, McKenzie, Steven, Caylee, and Harper drove down for a beach day! We got to the beach around 12:30, sat around for awhile before we realized that not one of us wanted to be there, then came back home to spend the rest of the afternoon at a neighbors pool. Same kinda fun without the sandy mess! We ordered pizza for the whole gang and then they headed back home. I begged them to stay, but to no avail! 

 

Monday morning I got up and ran after I laid a grumpy, not-ready-to-be-awake-yet Morgan back down for a bit. She was in a much better mood when I got home! We all went to Matt's parents and joined up with the family for lunch and hanging out. We had some delicious ribs for lunch, followed up by homemade ice cream! Matt and I came home, laid Morgan down for the night, then proceeded to stay up too late watching a movie! 

It was a good and busy, fun-filled 3 day weekend!

Chicago!

Two weeks ago Morgan and I had quite the whirlwind trip to Chicago!! Here's how our crazy trip went, day by day!

Tuesday- I worked all day, picked up Morgan from daycare, went home and we did our normal thing. Matt bathed her and we put her to bed around 7:15 so I could finish packing and we could eat dinner. I put sleeping Morgan in her carseat around 8 and we made it to Augusta around 10:30 without a peep from the backseat!

Wednesday- up at 6 and out the door with my mom, McKenzie and Morgan by 7:45, Atlanta bound for the airport . We get to Atlanta around 10:30, only for me to get a text update from United informing me that my flight was canceled due to Chicago storms. Cue anger and total frustration. We sat in the airport parking lot for over an hour trying to get situated until we decide to rebook for the next morning. We all go for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, then head to my friend Lea's house to stay the night. Lea and I hang out at her house with all the kids for awhile, then decide to hit up a little shopping and dinner. 

 

Thursday- up at 6 and out the door by 7 for the airport, again! This time all is flawless(ish). No caffeine or much to eat, plus the plane ride (I always get plane sick), plus the car ride to my friend Rachel's house in Chicago resulted in me getting sick and having a headache for the majority of the day. I ended up taking a nap with Morgan and woke up refreshed. Rachel and her baby, Foster (born two weeks after Morgan!), Lea, Morgan and I went for a walk in their neighborhood, then ordered a deep dish pizza for dinner- so yum! We went to bed super early, thankfully!

Friday- Rachel had to work, so after the babies woke up from their morning nap, Lea and I packed them up in the Ergos and hopped on the bus for the zoo! We walked around for a few hours before taking it back to Rachel's apartment to wait for her to get off work. I'm pretty sad we didn't make it to the Bean, my favorite Chicago tourist spot!! Our friend Marlys joined us for dinner- Thai food- and we just chatted until we got too sleepy to talk any longer!

 

Saturday- we all get up, pack up the babies, grab some breakfast, then walk to the lake for a little picnic! At this point I'm really wishing we had rescheduled our flight home for the next day. We walked into town one last time and grabbed ice cream sundaes-- so delicious-- then threw our bags in the car for the airport! I took motion sickness meds and felt 100% better for the flight home! Morgan slept again, which was perfect- she ended up being a great little traveler! My parents picked us up from the airport and we made the 2 hour drive home, with a pit stop at Chick-fil-a.

 

Sunday- my mom grabbed Morgan from me after she was up at 5:30 to nurse and let me sleep until  8:30- amazing!! We hung out with my parents and sister and McKenzie until lunchtime. Morgan and I headed back home and made it back around 3:30. It was a busy 5 days and we're glad to be home!!

6 month update

SIX months. Half a year. 

It's seriously crazy how fast our sweet girl is growing! Crazy, exciting, sad all at once. 

We had her 6 month check up last week-- I can't remember her length (bad mom) but she was 16 lbs 3 oz. I love all her rolls. She's wearing 6 month clothes for the most part, but lately I've been putting her in some 9 month stuff. Size 3 diapers, which was well overdue. She had quite a few blowouts in the size twos, but I wasn't ready to move her up!

Morgan continues to be a great eater. She typically nurses 5-6 times a day for around 5-6 minutes total. In the past few days she's only been eating from one side, which is making me break out the pump at home- not fun. A friend told me she might be going on a "nursing strike", but she's also (I think) teething, and she just got over a yucky tummy bug. Hopefully it'll get better soon! She's still taking 3 4oz bottles at daycare too. I started giving her baby foods about two weeks ago, but I'm giving up and waiting until next month to restart. I tried green beans, carrots, peas, and sweet potatoes and none of them pleased her! I felt like I was forcing her to eat when she's not ready, so we're stepping back. 

I was a little late to jump on board, but Morgan finally started napping in her crib this month. It's not going great, but she's doing a long(ish) 60-90 min nap in the morning and two 30-45 min naps in the afternoon. She's only slept through the night a few times this month, but last night was one of them, wahoo! I also stopped putting her in the sleep suit, so she rolls all around in the crib now. Sometimes in the mornings she'll play with her feet and babble with herself for 10 minutes or so before she lets me know it's time to wake up! 

This month Morgan went on her first beach vacation and she did okay! She loves water so she liked swimming in the pool. She's sitting up pretty decently and rolling like a champ. Today we celebrated Matt's first Father's Day and I think all he wanted was for her to nap on his chest, which she did :) She'll be going on her first plane ride in a few days and we're going to run a 4th of July race together next month! We love our sweet girl and all the joy she brings to us every day. 

Likes-

Bathtime with dad

The dogs (she giggled like crazy at them after not seeing them for a week!)

The exersaucer

Playing peek-a-boo

Mom- I love that she wants me, but it's also exhausting at times :)

Dislikes-

Strangers and crowds

Sleepiness 

Baby food

Beach trip

A few weeks ago we had a family trip to N Myrtle beach! We had a blast and I am so thankful we got to spend a week with my family. It was Morgan's first week long trip and she did pretty good :)

Here are just a few, few pics. I felt like I was the paparazzi so I have a billion pictures on my phone!

I'm trying to get my act together and write Morgan's 6 month update next! Our internet has been on the fritz the past two weeks, boo. Morgan and I leave for Chicago next week, so wish me luck! Flying with a baby terrifies me.