Happy 6 months!

Morgan turned 6 months old today! We kind of had a rough day, but she's in bed now. She was really tired from getting up early and not napping this morning. Greg left for Mission Trip today and will be gone until next Saturday. I was really sad when he left. I'm excited about the opportunity they have, but I don't like being left behind. I rely on him so much when he's here. I have to be so strong to make it without him and I'm not starting out strong this time. I've been depressed about several things lately, and I just can't seem to climb out of this hole. I am happy about my darling Morgan, however, and that's what's important.

Morgan has had several milestones this week. On Tuesday morning (7/5), she woke up at 6:45am and was on her tummy in her crib! Later that day, I left her on the floor on her back. When I came back in the room she had rolled over! I finally saw her do it by herself later that night. She had her 6 month check-up on Wednesday. She weighed 15 lbs, 13 1/2 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long. Only half and inch away from the bigger carseat! She is 50th percentile in both. The doctor said Morgan is a happy, average baby. Dr. Rasmussen always compliments us on a job well done, which makes me feel good. She was concerned with a scratch in Morgan's right eye that hadn't healed. She put some orange dye in her eye and looked at it with a black light. Morgan didn't cry at all! The scratch had healed up today, so I didn't have to take her back in. She also got 3 shots and didn't cry then either! Her leg swelled up around the shot site, but otherwise she wasn't affected. Also, the doctor said not to worry about Morgan not eating well lately. The cereal could be keeping her full longer. She will go back at 9 months.

2 milestones today... 1.) We started fruit! We tried pears with her cereal at lunch. She liked it, but she got fussy halfway through. She was really hungry, and didn't understand that the cereal was going to fill her up. So, I gave her a bottle and then she finished the cereal/fruit. I made the same mistake at dinner and waited too long to start. Morgan was really hungry and cried during the feeding. I just kept going, and eventually she finished and was happy. I gave her peaches with cereal this time and she loved it. I'm supposed to do the same food for 3 days straight to watch for allergic reaction. I was going to do pears for 3 days, but I read that it can cause constipation. So, we'll go get more peaches tomorrow! I'm trying to figure out a new feeding schedule, but we'll have to do trial and error. I talked to Michalle today and she's giving me pointers.
2.) Morgan had her first bus ride today! We rode with Greg and the kids to the airport this morning. She liked watching the cars go by and all the kids around her. It gave Greg extra time with her before leaving. She had a great time!

Morgan is changing day by day. She grabs everything put in front of her. She tries to put everything from napkins to remote controls in her mouth. She loves watching the cats. She smiles and talks to them, though they're not sure of her! She automatically rolls over to her left when on her back. However, she gets frustrated quickly because she can't roll back over! She moves her legs while on her tummy as if she's going to start crawling soon. We're having to wean her off her swaddling blanket now that she can roll. We're trying it with one arm out for awhile. So far, so good! She is doing really well in Bible class. She loves to see the flowers and bubbles.

I can't believe it's been 6 months already. It feels so long ago that we were in the hospital, but it's gone so fast! She is so amazing and love her with all my heart.

Morgan's meals

I don't have much to write about tonight. We had a good weekend. Lynley, Laura, and Leigh Ann came over on Friday for Lynley's baby shower. They had fun playing with Morgan. Last night we went to Chad Johnston's wedding and saw Shane and Abby, Jamie and Steven, Ed and Patty, and Scott Hawkins (random). Of course they all thought Morgan was beautiful! Today we spent most of the day at church. We came home and tried out the Jumpster again. Morgan loved it! She bounced for about 15 minutes before getting tired. She laughed and spun around. It was so cute and I got it on video. What a difference 2 weeks makes. Last time we tried it, she just dangled there and chewed on the tray!

I'm mostly writing to document Morgan's eating. I will do it the next few days until her appointment on Wednesday. She's not eating as much, so I want to be able to share exactly what she's been doing.

Sunday 7/3 - 9:00am - 3 ounces
12:00pm - 2 ounces
3:00pm - 2 ounces
2 tbsp cereal (2 oz formula)
6:00 pm - 1 ounce
9:00pm - 5 ounces

Tomorrow we're going to Mike and Katie's for the 4th. In the words of one Stacy Carosee "Fun, fireworks, that's the 4th".