A chapter closes

Dear Madison,

Tonight you became a graduate of Yellow Balloon Preschool. I am not sure how this is possible. I still remember the first time I dropped you off two years ago. You cried, I cried, it was not a happy day. You were timid and shy and not in the least bit excited about going to school. I was not ready for you to be in school, so as soon as I left I sat in the car and cried, I was sad to see you upset, sad I was leaving you somewhere alone, and sad you were growing up. For your first year of school you were not very into it. You would go, and tell us you had fun but I never felt like you engaged in the activities. You kind of did your own thing, didn't participate in group activities and cried EVERY SINGLE time I would take you to school. When Lisa would drop you off you wouldn't cry, but if I stayed home from work to take you, you cried. It was a long year. This year however you have completely blossomed. You LOVE school. Sometimes when I drop you off you don't even say bye. You love to be there. You love your teachers. Every time you leave you make sure to give them both the biggest hugs and tell them you will see them next time. On several occasions, your teachers have told me how much you have grown and what a joy you are to be around, that you play with everyone, never get in trouble and have the sweetest heart. This makes me so proud. Tonight, during your end of the year picnic, you were so happy to give each of your teachers a gift. You made sure all three of them got something, even though only two were in your class every day. When we went inside, you found a spot and sat down with your brother. You didn't care if your were next to your friends, you were there to show us how you could sing all the songs and were so sweet to let your brother join you. He looks up to you SOOO much and he was so incredibly happy to sit with you and sing. This just shows me that you are ok to do your own thing and I shouldn't worry about you. Sure, you like your friends, but you are OK with sitting alone. You are growing too fast, and I want time to stop. I told you the other day we were not going to have any more birthday parties for you. You informed me that even if we didn't celebrate it, your birthday would still happen and you would still get older. I guess you are right, I can't keep you from growing up so I am going to try and enjoy every minute along the way. I see big and bright things in your future, little one. And I can promise you, I will cry the second I get in my car after dropping you off at kindergarten in just a few short months. I love you so much and can't wait to see what the future brings.
Love you to the moon and back,
Mommy

A little throw back to last year

 

 

 Mrs. Carrie

 Mrs. Amy

 Mrs. Jennifer

 

 

5 months: A Letter

Dear Morgan,

I am sad to say this month's letter got forgotten in the shuffle! I thought about writing it SEVERAL times but I failed to do so. During the time span from 4 to 5 months your sister and brother started staying home full time. So needless to say there was a huge adjustment for all of us! So I am going to write this letter from memory (and from scrolling through pictures on my phone), so wish me luck!

Growth -
- You are approximately 16 lbs. You don't look big or small to me, just perfect. I think you are on the long side as you do not have the same "rolls" on your thighs and your brother and sister did and you weigh close to the same.

- You had another ear infection but you never seem to be bothered by it, so another round of antibiotic's
-You are still not a fan of your tummy, which is why its possible you may never roll over!

-You do enjoy sitting in your bumbo, for a different point of view. Your favorite place is to lay on your little pink mat and play with the toys above while kicking the piano to make lots of lovely songs.
- You are comfortably wearing size 6 month clothes.

- You laugh and smile, ALL THE TIME

Eating -
- You still follow your strict 3 hour eating schedule and eat 6 times a day. You are however becoming a quick eater, you do not like to mess around.
- You still take a bottle like a champ! Mommy is forever grateful for this!

Sleeping -
- This has remained consistent, you are a sleeper.

- You still take several 1-2 hour naps a day, and sleep from about 10pm to 8am. Better then your 2 year old brother does!
- You still don't like the car, so not much sleeping goes on there. Just a lot of crying.
- We still swaddle you tight (this may also play a role in why there is no rolling over)
- You occasionally will take a paci, but I often find you with your thumb in your mouth.

Activities -
- You took your first trip to the aquarium. You looked around at all the animals and then took a nap :)

- You went to Troy's birthday party and let lots of new people hold you. It didn't seem to bother you.

- You started violently kicking in your bath, splashing/flooding the kitchen, I was not ready but your dad insisted we move you to the big bath tub, this to me was just a sign of you growing up, and I was dragging my feet. But he was right it was time.

- You went to lots of soccer games this month, and took lots of naps. Papa held you most of the time as Mommy couldn't keep from yelling at your sister!

- We took a trip to the children's museum and somehow you slept through that. It was so loud in there but you did NOT care!
- We took a trip to the zoo and your brother and sister insisted you get a dinosaur like they had, pretty cute and how was I to say no??!
- We took your first trip to the park while we waited for Madison to get out of school.

 

 

- You took your first swim in the pool, it was short and sweet.



Morgan, you are the best baby in the world and growing too incredibly fast. I wish I could pause time. You have been the perfect addition to our family, and we all love you so much!

 

- You enjoy sitting in your high chair to join in with the big kids

 

 - Your brother is always helping take care of you. Sometimes he shares his mimi's. That is a BIG DEAL!

 

 - You are not so sure about the selfie

 

 

- The both love you so much. You are one lucky girl!

Love you to the moon and back,
Mommy

So I remember

We took a trip to the children's museum a week or so ago. And for the first 3 min we were there ALL ALONE. Then the school buses arrived, and before long the place was PACKED. Madison and Landon go up and down the tape slide approximately 100 million times while we are there. Madison had to help Landon the first few times but after that, he was a pro. We had been there for about an hour, when another mom came up to me and pointed to Landon asking if he was mine. Scared as to why she was asking, I replied with Yes, did he do something wrong. She proceeded to tell me that he was the sweetest little boy she had met. They were up in the slide and her daughter who was two was getting run over by a bunch of older children. Landon put his arm around her and said, Don't worry I will help you. Then proceeded to tell the other children that they needed to be nice and take turns. MET MY HEART. He helped her to get through the tunnel and down the slide. It was a proud Mommy moment that I do not want to forget and may need to be reminded of when I catch him doing something he isn't supposed too :)

Four months: A Letter

Dear Morgan,

You are four months old.

This seems impossible. You are growing too fast and I just want to make time stop! You are the sweetest, most content baby in the entire universe and you make everyone around you smile.

You continue to awe and amaze your brother and sister and the love they both have for you melts my heart.

Your fourth month was a busy one, here are some of the highlights!

Growth:
- You weigh 15lbs and 2 oz (70%) and are 25 inches long (73%). Perfectly proportioned, well except your head. Apparently you have a large head. Its in the 99th percentile, it doesn't look that big to me! But we can blame this on your dad!

- You are in size two diapers and are still mainly wearing three month clothes. Some of your pj's are six months so your toes aren't all squished.
- At your 4 month appointment, you had a terrible ear infection! I had no clue, you did not fuss or cry or complain one time! Well .... except for when you screamed in the car for 45 straight min on the way home from Fort Gibson, hindsight is 20/20. When we were 2 miles from the house, you stopped and fell asleep. Madison said, Mom all of the crying made me so tired! She tried the entire time to make you happy, but nothing worked :(
- You have found your tongue, it is it long! You love to suck on your hands constantly and there is drool everywhere!
- You have also found you thumb and seem to be a fan of sucking it. I keep trying to stick a paci in your mouth instead, but I will find you after nap with your thumb in your mouth instead. I have to admit, it is pretty stinking cute!
- You are full out laughing. It is one of the sweetest sounds in the world. You are extremely ticklish under your arm/rib area and you will just laugh and laugh.

Eating:
- You are still sticking to your every three hour schedule and eat exactly 6 times a day. Not one more, not one less. 6 is the magic number to get you to sleep through the night! I usually dream feed you around 10 pm and then I get to see your sweet little face around 8am.
- You are pretty quick to eat, but I am not sure you have figured out how to stop when you are full! You spit up very often, and sometimes large amounts and I think its due to over eating. It doesn't seem to bother you, so we just change your clothes and move on. Your dad on the other hand it bothers, apparently spit-up is his kryptonite. The littlest amount and he practically throws you at me and starts undressing himself.

Sleeping:
- You take about 3-4 naps a day, anywhere from 45 min to 3 hours. Depends on the day and what all we have been doing.
- You DO NOT like to sleep in the car, so if we are out and about in the mornings, you will take a long nap in the afternoon. You are pretty flexible when it comes to this.
- You go to bed around 8pm and sleep until 8am, with one dream feeding around 10pm. You are a good sleeper! Maybe once a week or every 10 days you remind me you are only four months old and get up around 4 to eat, but you go right back to sleep. This I can handle.
- You take most of your naps in your swing. I think it helps to drown out the craziness that is going on in the house while you are trying to sleep.
- At night time, you sleep in your crib all night. You still love to be swaddled but usually wiggle out by the morning. You also wiggle from one end of the bed to the other. And when you wake up, you don't wake up mad, you just play and talk to yourself and give me the BIGGEST smile ever when I come to get you up!

Activities:
-We celebrated your sisters 5th birthday. You attended the party as Princess Aurora. ADORABLE.

- We celebrated Gaga's birthday

 

- You met the Easter bunny

 

- Easter bunny brought you a basket full of goodies.



 

- We made bunny cakes, mom made yours this year, next year you will get to participate.



- We celebrated Easter with of course matching dresses. You however stuck your tongue out during every picture I tried to take!

 

 

- We went to a neighborhood Easter egg hunt

- We took our first trip to the zoo. You seemed to enjoy it, except for the train. You were not a fan of the train!
- You started sitting up more and enjoy playing in your bouncer.

 

You are the best baby ever, and I wish I could freeze time, but I can't. So I am going to enjoy every snuggle I can get while you are little.

 

Love you to the moon and back,

Mommy