Miss Morgooo, birth to 6 months

I figured the 6 month mark is the perfect time to put this photo collage together! I'm already thinking about how fast our little chickapee is growing up. And, looking back at the first few months of her life I can't believe how much she's changed. Please note week 1- missing sock, missing mitten, no pants and 2 hats. I think that probably sums up the first month of parenthood (and, her life). Not that we've perfected this whole parenting thing (by any means), but it brings me back to those first few weeks of staying up all night, even when Morgan was sleeping, to make sure she (or was it we?) survived through the nights.

Happy Valentine's Day!

The love is in the air in la casa de Scheck. Daddy Scheck gave us sweet cards and Morgie enjoyed her first day of chocolates and smooches (minus the chocolates). While I cooked dinner, Morgan and Matt had a blast playing in the living room. My heart swells with Valentine's Day love for these two.

Food, food, eat your food!

I probably could have included this in Morgan's 6 month post, but I think we can all agree that solids deserve their own post! We have an eater. And, so far, not a picky one. We've now introduced some basics like avocado, sweet potato, squash, banana and apples. And, Morgan literally gobbles them up.

Now, with the blessing of our doctor, we're starting to move into taking our meals and modifying and making them baby friendly consistencies. For example, right now there is a chicken and vegetable curry dish (with barley) slow cooking at la casa de Scheck. When I get home I'll take some of the vegetables and barley and a bit of the chicken and grind it up into Morgan friendly food. This will be the true test of the baby palate! We're experimenting with the hope that she'll learn to enjoy a variety of foods...and ultimately eat whatever mom and dad are eating. Crossing fingers!

6 months old

I've mentioned it before, but the past couple months have been the best EVER! Morgan is just a blast- rolling around, giggling, chatting, and just having so much fun with life. I cannot believe she's now officially half a year old. CRAZAY! Here is our favorite little gal posing with her favorite giraffe:

Our little roller girl.

From Drop Box

We have a roller. Miss M is now rolling from back to front- and sleeping there. Yes, I know my generation was raised sleeping on our bellies...and YES, we are (obviously) still around to talk about it, but these days we are told non-stop (by pediatricians, and, you know, trusted health professionals) that babies should sleep on their backs. Until they're able to roll themselves over. So, needless to say, although it's perfectly fine that our little gal is sleeping on her belly- since she's rolling herself there- we felt nervous about it at first. For the first few days we'd check on her constantly- kind of felt like the first couple weeks home from the hospital.

But look how cute, and clearly cozy, she is! She's sleeping like a champ. And when Morgie's happy, momma and daddy are happy. I especially like the bum in the air, decorated with a big pink heart.

From Drop Box

Submersion

Swim class today was INTENSE. It wasn't for wimps. It was for hard core swimmers! And, let me tell ya, Morgan B stepped up to the plate. Previously, in waterbabies, it was all about back floating, flower swim caps, and other baby swim stuff. This week, it was about under water acrobats. And, Morgan was a fish. Check out this video of Morgan taking her first full under water dive. She is serious about our upcoming San Diego vacation. Sea World, watch out.

And have you thought about what college you're gonna go to?

Best video ever! I just realized I had taped this a few weeks back- great morning conversation between daddy and Morgan. She is just the little chatter box, and they are quite the duo. I had a few other videos of the same conversation where she saw I was there with the camera and got a little shy....but this one is pure gold. Enjoy.