Morgan is doing well and growing so tall! She can pull up and stand and she "cruises" around the living room. She stands up in her crib and drives me crazy, but I love how she takes notice of everything, inspecting even the tiniest dot on the floor. She even tries to eat some of those "dots" and that always keeps me on my toes. She'll be a whole year old next month, and it blows my mind! She turning into a real person, right before my very eyes. I've been having to rock her sleep a lot, lately, but I'm not really minding, since I won't have the privilege forever and am enjoying it while it lasts.
I am going nuts with her eczema, though. I just cannot stop her from scratching her hands and I feel so bad for her at night, when she seems to be so itchy. I've sewn several "baby straight-jackets", which are just onesies with the sleeves sewn shut, but she manages to get out of every contraption that I've fashioned. I'm continuing to hope that she outgrows this, or that it will get better over time. Luckily, her face is fairly clear most of the time, but her hands, ankles, etc., get pretty scraped up from all her scratching. Thankfully, the weather is getting cooler and starting to match her head-to-toe wardrobe.
I'm in the process of planning Morgan's first birthday parties. She's having a family party on the weekend of her birthday, and a playgroup party on her actual birthday, which is on a Monday. I need to think of snacks and favors for 30 kiddos - my little baby has more friends than I do! I'm so glad I joined the Stay at Home Moms Playgroup, though. She just flourishes, surrounded by her friends, playing and interacting and learning. The mommies in the group are great, which is a big added bonus. I would have been so lonely if I had not joined this group. I love seeing Morgan acknowledge other babies and kids and finally start to interact with them. At her first few play dates, she just slept. ;) She was only 2 months old, so that was to be expected. Now, she crawls around, smiling at her friends, giving them pats and "kisses" on the head.
She's not walking just yet, but she can stand pretty well, and I'm not in a big hurry for that to happen. She also doesn't have any teeth, but again, all in good time.
Well, I need to run, she's waking up from her afternoon nap. Here are a few pictures:
My big girl standing at a children's table...
At the pumpkin patch...can you spot my little pumpkin?
Enjoying the bubbles at playgroup:
