Happy Holidays!

Morgan is doing well. He is getting over some type of nasty virus that caused BAD diarrhea for the past 6 days or so. He is pretty much over that but now has a runny nose and cough. It never ends! I rather deal with a runny nose over diarrhea any day! Through all of this though he has been a happy baby. Morgan has also started to crawl up on his hands and knees, not just army crawl. He will do it for a bit and then drop down to army crawl. He also will go from his belly to sitting. I don't think it will be long before he is pulling himself up. He fifth tooth is now coming in. He has 3 on top and 2 on bottom. He is getting to be such a big boy! The above are some pictures that Jessica his daycare provider took of him. She had a Christmas "photoshoot" with the kids :)

1st Birthday Pictures

Morgan's "2nd" Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. This is technically Morgan's second Thanksgiving since he was born on Thanksgiving last year at 1:19pm, so he was here in time for a Thanksigiving dinner! I am so thankful that Morgan is healthy and happy and am looking forward to celebrating this holiday season with him and the rest of our family! I am also thankful we don't have to spend the holiday season in the NICU but are thinking of those that do this holiday season. Since Morgan's birthday is tomorrow (it's hard to believe it has been one year) we are having some cake, ice cream and presents at my brother-in-law and sister-in-law's house today to celebrate his 1st birthday in addition to Thanksgiving!! I know Morgan is going to destroy his piece of cake, I'll take a bunch of pictures.

Morgan Up on Hands and Knees

Here are two videos of Morgan. Morgan has started getting up on his hands and knees recently.

Pictures

Hi everyone. I just wanted to post a couple of pictures. Morgan is doing awesome. We go to the doctor this morning for a follow up on his ear infection and to get his Synagis shot to lessen the effects if he contracts RSV. He has to get this shot every month from November to March. Morgan is getting a lot better at sitting up on his own for a longer period of time. I can also tell he is trying to figure out how to crawl. He will shake his legs and bring his knee up sometimes to try to move forward, he will figure it out eventually. I posted one picture from Halloween, that is the only one I got of him in his costume. He hadn't slept much that day and was exhausted by the time 6:30 came around and he wasn't happy that I had put him in his costume.

Getting Bigger and Stronger

Hi everyone. Morgan is doing awesome. His two bottom teeth are really coming in now. He has had some congestion recently but no fever so I'm really hoping we can avoid any flu activity this winter season. I am going to try to keep him away from really populated places. Morgan is also getting better at sitting and standing. This evening he stood against the couch for quite a while. He isn't crawling yet but will push himself backwards on his belly on the wood floor. So he is getting there. He is eating oatmeal cereal mixed with baby food three times a day while weaning down his formula intake.

10 Months Old

I really need to get better about posting. Well Morgan turned 10 months old on September 27 and is around 21 pounds something. We are working on sitting by ourselves. He can hold himself up but will fall to one side eventually. He is getting better and stronger though. We have decided that he is going to be a dragon for Halloween. There is a picture of him wearing the head piece to his costume. Morgan continues to be active, he already loves electronics, wanting the remote and camera. He started to say da da da recently which is neat to hear. Big news is that is two bottom teeth have cut through and are really coming in which is very exciting and his formula no longer needs to be thickened at all! This is exciting for mommy and daddy who no longer have to buy the thickener. Morgan is just growing up so fast :)

Quick Update

Morgan continues to do well. He has been doing very well at the daycare during the day and we really like the lady we found, we are lucky to have found her. Morgan has gotten a lot better with eating off of a spoon and really likes sweet potatoes, applesauce and bananas. We are working with him on sitting up on his own without falling to the side. He continues to sleep through the night which we are very thankful for. I have also noticed lately that when a toy is in front of him that he can't reach he will get frustrated because he doesn't know how to move forward to get it. He loves to "play" (meaning put in his mouth) paper and he likes to reach for the magnets and papers on the refrigerator. It is so amazing how quick they grow and how fast they learn.

9 Months Old Today

Wow, I really need to blog more. Morgan is 9 months old today! That just seems so crazy to me! He is doing awesome. At his last appointment he was 19 pounds 5 ounces. He rolls over consistently from back to belly and belly to back, grabs his feet all of the time, puts everything into his mouth and drools quite a bit. We are working on sitting up on his own and waiting for that first tooth to come in. Morgan started daycare on Monday. I found a lady who had been a Fairfax NICU nurse for 9 years and is just now starting a home daycare to be able to stay home with her two young children. She is absolutely awesome. She knows exactly what Morgan has been through and is very aware of hand washing. Morgan is her first daycare child but a new child will be starting this Monday. Morgan does very well at her house and always smiles when I drop him off. I have posted a couple of pictures we had taken at Target last weekend.