proof

Since I received two comments about the swimming videos and how it looked like a form of torture, I wanted to post proof that Addison loves the water. We spent some time in the neighbor's pool this past weekend. I love when they have the heater on. Addison was jumping off the side and swimming to the steps with no help from us. But my favorite thing is when she jumps off near the waterfall because the wall is higher there.

I spontaneously decided to bring Morgan in the pool. She loved it. I love the look on her face in the bottom picture.

How freakin' cute are these three?

swimming video (finally)

The swim test happens over 4 days, but the days she has to wear clothes in the water are the most fun. There was summer clothes...

And winter clothes...

I promise you that Addison does not cry when she is swimming with us. It's something about the lessons and knowing that they actually have to do work. She loves the water! And it's so fun now knowing that she can jump off the side and swim around the steps without having to cling to us. We'll take her back for a refresher or two during the winter months and then for a week or so in the spring. It was a rough 6 to 7 weeks taking her everday, but well worth the time and the money.

this past weekend

I finally got Addison to wear the dress that Jim bought her, which she said was "very nice of him". Then I couldn't get her to take it off and put on her Gator outfit. She woke up from her nap crying because she had to go to the potty. And then we ate orange Halloween Oreos together. I'm a dunker, she's a twister.


Morgan and I took a picture in our Gator gear.

Morgan watched some of the game in her jumperoo. And drooled some. No pictures of Addison watching the game. We let her watch videos because she's just not that in to football.


I played with the timer on my camera and got this cute picture.

That's about it in a nutshell.

look who's moving

Morgan has really started to roll and move lately. She officially rolled over from back to tummy a couple of times (on Sept 8th), but still has trouble getting her shoulder under her. And she loves the jumperoo. It's fun for her to be in any position where she can follow Addison around the room.


Morgan spends a lot of time on her tummy. The physical therapist says it is really good for her because it forces her to use and strengthen her neck muscles. Most nights I let her air out and be naked for a few minutes before I put her in the bathtub. You can see that she loves it. She's starting to turn and reach for toys and is even getting her knees under her a bit.

Morgan is also very chatty. She loves to mock sounds and talk to you. I took this when I put her in the bath tub right after naked time. You can hear her kicking her legs. They move like that evey time she is in the water.

Every day is something new with these girls. I can't get enough.

she makes ugly look cute

Yeah, the orange is ugly. But Morgan, well, she's cute no matter what she's wearing.

I think she feels the same way about the Vols as I do. Who cares!
I can promise you that she won't be wearing any sort of Tennessee garb this weekend.

Go Gators!

these two

They pull on my heartstrings. I love being their mom. I love them.
Addison always wants to do tummy time with Morgan. She cuddles up next to her and whispers in her ear. She also tries to help her roll over which we need to watch. Overall she is a great big sister.

the numbers

The verdict is in. Morgan is an itty bitty thing. Today at her well visit she was exactly 12 pounds, which if you're keeping notes (and I am), is the 15th percentile. However, my milk is not going to waste. She is now 25.5 inches long which is the 90th percentile. And just for kicks, her head was in the 15th percentile as well. Because she's a little on the small side I was told to try and get some more calories in her. We'll be upping her ounces during the day and giving her some extra mommy milk in a bottle before bed. No formula or cereal for now. We go back for a weight check in 3 weeks to see if it's working and reevaluate from there. Right now she's a little mad at me because I made her get three shots today. I know her legs are sore because she cries when I touch them. If it makes her feel better, my arm hurts from my flu shot today.

Morgan's physical therapy is going really well. The therapist says that her neck already feels so much better and she likes the way she is looking more to her left side. We're still doing stretches and exercises on a daily basis and therapy once a week. For now we're taking it week by week, but are told we're only looking at a couple of months.

Morgan started rolling over a bit this past weekend. She still has a little trouble getting her shoulder under her, but we have some excerises to help her with that also. Last night I let her have a little nakey time before the bath. She loves it! Something about being carefree. She was rolling and moving all over the floor, but had to hold Michael's finger for a little security.This girl is all about her hands. They are always in her mouth. And everyone and everything is soaked from her drool. She's just so stinkin' cute.

4 months old

I've enjoyed every minute of the past four months. I love her so much that it's not even funny.

at the pool

Now that Addison can swim she LOVES going to the pool. And I like that she's comfortable enough to not have to cling on to me the whole time.
Morgan never made it in the pool. Still hasn't.


She has one more make up day on Tuesday and then she officially graduates from swimming lessons. I have a ton of video of her last week of testing. Fun stuff.

happy football

While Michael and Addison were singing Rocky Top and Gator hating this morning, I was dressing Morgan for school. She is so going to be my Gator Girl!

Sporting her leg warmers. They were the only thing I had that matched something orange!


Can you believe it's football season? I'm so excited. GO GATORS!

the park

I hate having Addison couped up in the house so we try to get outdoors a couple of times on the weekends. It's hard when it's so hot, but I'm hoping that will change soon. Addison still can't leave the house without several objects in her hand. One of those has to be a doll of some sort and the others change from day to day.

Today it was baby doll (no, she doesn't have a name or clothes), a travel size bottle of Listerine and a soy sauce packet, all lined up neatly. Don't ask about the soy sauce.

She thinks she is such a big girl now that she can swing on the big swings. We're now working on the leg pumping.


This is the face I get from Addison everytime I tell her to smile. I need to come up with another word besides "cheese".