The Plague of 2011

 Well, this week has been a nightmare of sorts.  Jeremy got the stomach virus from one of his coworkers, then Morgan got sick, then I got sick, then my mom (Morgan’s backup Caretaker when we are MIA) got sick and then I got mastitis…for the 5^th time.  I won’t go into details but I can honestly say I have never remembered being SO ill.  Ok, now that my complaining is out of my system…onto better things.

This down time of illness has made me reflect on how much Morgan has grown in the past 9.5 months.  She is now crawling, pulling up, cruising, bending down to grasp things and yesterday she gave me a kiss for the first time.  It made this whole week SO worth it.   She’s  so funny when she kisses.  She doesn’t have the smooch down but it is definitely a deliberate kiss.  I am really enjoying this phase.  I have enjoyed the baby phase but it is nice that she understands me.   

Morgan is doing great with solids and I’d like to get her to the point soon where we no longer do baby food.  We haven’t done an official food trial with milk and soy yet but I am loosening my diet up finally and it seems that it hasn’t affected her.  I even had cheese and white bread the other day for the first time in 7 months!   Hopefully this trend continues.

Morgan has had more and more opportunities to be in the nursery lately.  Last Sunday, I went by to check on her and she was crawling around with the other babies and was stealing a toy from another little girl.  I cracked up because I expected her to be clinging to one of the nursery workers.  We have had fun seeing glimpses of her personality.  She is very head-strong and independent.   She is never hesitant to let you know what she is thinking and is always such a sweet girl….unless you are the other baby in the nursery.  J