Morgan is officially a big girl. Just ask her. She is NOT a baby. She takes offense if you call her a baby. She is potty trained (not at night yet), no longer uses a booster seat to eat, is getting ready to go to preschool in the fall, and sleeps in a big girl bed.
We got her big girl furniture just before her 3rd birthday. Here she is sleeping in her bed for the first time on April 6 (not the greatest picture, but I wanted to capture the moment):
She really likes her big girl furniture and wasn't even sad when she watched us sell her crib and changing table at our garage sale. She wanted a "Princess" room, but I hate all the cheesy Disney Princess bedding so I decided to do a non-character comforter and decorate with princess accessories. Well, who knew it would be so hard to find bedding that matched her purple walls and could coordinate with princess stuff?! Luckily, Morgan has a super talented Grandma who could make a custom quilt just to our specifications!!! Isn't it perfect??!!
When I get around to finally decorating with all those princess accessories, I'll be sure to take a picture! But for now, she's loving her non-princess princess room. Oh, and Grandma and Grandpa got her American Girl bitty baby dolls for her birthday, so of course Grandma Andrea had to make them a matching quilt:
For months, if you asked Morgan what kind of birthday party she wanted she'd tell you a Sleeping Booty party. Aunt Debbie and Grandma advocated for her since I didn't want to do a Sleeping Beauty party (I can't tell you how many times I heard "You do whatever Gerard wants for his birthdays!") In the end Sleeping Booty won out and Morgan was NOT disappointed! Morgan enjoyed having Aunt Debbie and all of her friends here to celebrate with!
Fifth disease spread like wildfire around Gerard's school this fall. Most of the kids on our street got it and Gerard and Morgan were no exception. Neither one of them had any symptoms other than the rash, and both got better quickly. Here are some pictures of Morgan with the tell-tale rash (although I didn't take a picture when the rash was on her face):
And finally, Morgan has a great group of friends. I enjoy our weekly playdates as much as she does and 4 out of the 5 of them will be in preschool together in the fall. It's nice to see her playing with her own friends -- not just with Gerard's friends. Here's the crazy bunch at one of our playdates:
4 comments:
What a joy to wake up to new pictures. My favorites? The ones with you, Amy...the #1 Mommy.
I am so glad you caved in to Morgan's Sleeping Beauty party. Debbie and I would never have let you forget it if you hadn't.
Morgan is a big girl for sure.
HAPPY BIRHTDAY TO MORGAN!!!
she looks so grown up and so cute in ALL the pictures
sorry I didn't know it was her birthday (please send me everyones birthday date) would have loved to send a card
the pictures are fabulous - you are redeemed lolol
and Grandma made the most beautiful quilts (wish I waw that talented) all I make is a mess :)
Amy - please tell me you didn't make that sleeping booty cake
you could lose a lot of friends that way (only kidding - we are all jealous!!!)
have a great weekend and keep them pictures and stories coming <3
Happy Birthday Morgan!!!!
Guess it got by me (or I didn't know...can't remember which:-)
The kids are adorable as always (and you and Big aren't bad either). The quilts are amazing!
Can't wait to see pictures of the finished room. And you really should go into the party business in your spare time. (yeah right)
Thanks for the update.
I love Morgan's smile and her laugh! I can hear her laughing in some of those pictures! Her party was awesome and everyone had so much fun. Everyone looks great! Can't wait for more pics and updates!
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