Happy New Year 2011!!

We had the most fun celebrating New Year's Eve tonight. At first, I was really bummed that Chris & I didn't have a big party to attend just the two of us, but it turns out that there is so much pressure to ring in the new year in a spectacular fashion and having a new baby gives you the freedom to do exactly what you want to do! So today, we took Bailey & Morgan to seek "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and it was fantastic! A perfect family movie and one with a strong positive message. Morgan did so well! She slept through the entire movie and it was loud in several parts, so it was even more miraculous that she was so nice! After the movie, we shopped a bit and ate dinner at Red Robin. Such a pleasant evening free of unreasonable expectations and filled with fun. Have a blessed new year!

The Holy Family

Believe it or not, when I found out I was pregnant almost a year ago, one of the first thoughts I had was that our new baby could be Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve at our church!! I know it's crazy, but I have always thought that would be the most wonderful way to celebrate Christmas and so special & meaningful for the entire family. We were so blessed to be able to participate in the service last night. Bailey was "head angel" since Jesus didn't have an older sister, and Morgan behaved beautifully, except for spitting up on the manger, which no one saw but me! Her little face was so angelic! We are so blessed to have been able to spend Christmas Eve with each other and with my parents, who came to church with us (of course!!). We ate well, laughed, worshipped, celebrated, and praised God for sending His Son for us. What a wonderful Christmas memory!

See you soon!!

Merry Christmas to You!!

We hope you have a wonderfully blessed Christmas and a happy, healthy new year!!
Love,
The Lemmons
Chris, Angela, Bailey, & Morgan

3-Month Check-Up

I hate going to the doctor! I would rather dig ditches, clean toilets, pick up trash on the side of the road, anything instead of visiting my local medical professional. However, once you have a baby, their monthly doctor visits become a source of anticipation, even excitement! It's at these visits that you find out how advanced Little Precious is, how much weight she's gained, how long she is, how perfect in every way she is!! And that's just what we did today! Morgan was due for her 3-month check up last week when it snowed so we rescheduled for bright and early this morning. She weighs . . . ((drum roll)) . . . 14 POUNDS!! Woo Hoo!! She's 24 inches long and her head is 41 cm (which doesn't mean much to me, either!). That's the 90th percentile, 80th, and 75th respectively. She held her head up high when the doctor put her on her tummy and she laughed & laughed! Dr. Brice even commented on how strong she is (well, yeah!!). It was such a wonderful check-up and I am so grateful she didn't have to get shots this time. That's next time . . .

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Baby Ha Ha!

Morgan did the absolute funniest thing yesterday! She had just finished eating and fell asleep in my arms when she started giggling in her sleep! She would laugh for a second then stop and then laugh some more! Not just her typical laugh, but a full-on giggle! She is the sweetest baby I have ever seen. Mornings seem to be her best time - it's easy to coax a smile or laugh from her. Bailey spent quite a bit of time this morning tickling her chin and rubbing her cheeks while I got ready for church - so wonderfully helpful! And those smiles make Bailey feel soooo good! She is a fabulous big sister. I can't wait till Morgan really knows how much she is loved and I really can't wait till she & Bailey form that special bond that only sisters share. We have so much to look forward to with our two beautiful girls!

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Santa Baby!

Since yesterday was one of the most stressful baby days I've ever had, Morgan rewarded me by sleeping almost 11 HOURS!! Sadly, I only slept about 4! :( There's just too much going on in my brain at bedtime to really settle down. Thankfully, I was nice to Bailey this morning and even got a couple of gifts together for her to give today - she LOVES playing Santa!! That's a special time for me, too, because when I was younger, Daddy & I would deliver gifts to family friends and that was our special Santa Day. Morgan gets to play Santa, too, but just because she has the hat, which I finally found at Marshall's in her size! I LOVE IT!! That's all for now!!

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We're Still Here!!

Oh my goodness, having a baby is a lot of work! Of course, you knew that, and I knew that, and I am so very blessed to have so much help, but WOW! I'm not sure if I don't have enough time to blog or enough brainpower. I definitely have an abundance of pictures I could share. Morgan is doing very well! She is three months old and has developed such a little personality in the past few weeks. She smiles and coos and squeals with delight which makes us smile & squeal, too! And she's also sleeping about 6.5-7 hours per night which is just about magical! She's been at the upper end of the scale for length and weight, and we go for her 3-month check-up on Thursday. I'm anxious to find out how much she weighs since she's already growing out of some of her 6-month clothes. We've had fun celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas with her, although she hasn't been as interested in some of our activities as we've been! We sometimes have a hard time remembering she's only 3 months old!

Bailey is still my best helper and photo stylist extraordinaire. For Thanksgiving, we put Morgan in the turkey fryer with the lid and took a few pics - hilarious! And Bailey styled a funny Christmas pic with Morgan sitting in her Bumpo seat with her Santa hat on and our decorative reindeer in front of her tethered with yarn. We laughed and laughed while Morgan looked confused!!

We've had lots of fun with our sweet Morgan and look forward to so many new adventures with her as she grows up.

See you soon!