A future in fashion after all?

Only if her grandparents and relatives keep those outfits coming! Here are a few shots of Morgen from the last few days. In her cute babydoll pink ladybug dress from cousins Jeff and Jackie, she was so happy that she found it hard to keep still...I'm afraid this is the best picture we have of that outfit. Grandma Hammel sent us a very cute yellow jumper with embroidery that Morgen was sporting for a visit to young Rowan, seen here in a pirated pic from Ro's parent's blog...and Gramma Lovett presented her favourite baby with this cute caterpillar outfit during her last visit. Sorry Gramma, it's too warm for the matching cap right now, and there wasn't enough sun in the living room to merit the orange sunglasses...maybe next time we'll capture the whole ensemble. Morgen is so lucky to have these gifts from people who deal with the visual world better than her parents do.

She is also lucky to have such good friends - this weekend was perhaps her busiest and most social so far (which is why she actually got to wear daytime clothing instead of her usual pyjamas). She had a nice visit with Darcy and Sandra, with her Grandparents Lovett, not to mention meeting Eowyn for the first time and having her second visit with Rowan, Dave, and Angela. Watch out Rowan, Morgen may have a bit of a crush.

Play it again, Morgen

At the end of Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart's character says the immortal line: "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Well, today we witnessed the beginning of a new friendship for Morgen, as Tal and Kate brought their six-month-old daughter Eowyn over for a visit. The two babes got along famously ... OK, so Eowyn stared curiously at Morgen, and Morgen mostly slept, but we are sure that when the time comes, these two girls will have a grand time together.

The other piece of news is this: Morgen is one month old today! To celebrate, she had a birthday bath and topped it off with a lovely meal at Chez Mama. This is certainly a birthday she will remember until ... well, maybe until tomorrow.

A-Head of the Game

Our little girl is growing up. Today, we reached what were for us major milestones. First, Morgen lifted her head way up and held it there. And second, she outgrew her first batch of sleepers. Next stop, university!

It's Her Party

And she'll sleep when she wants to, eat when she wants to, and play when she wants to. But, no matter whose party it is, your mommy always gets to decide what dress you'll wear...for the first few years at least. Today, Morgen is four weeks old - so I can look forward to picking out her outfits for a very long time.

Morgen spent the wee hours of her day waking every sixty-minutes or so to eat and fuss, and the larger part of the morning hours and early afternoon sleeping. After taking my revenge by putting her in this frilly dress (purely for my entertainment, since we had nowhere to go today) it became apparent that she wasn't going to play in her party dress - she would only feed, sleep and spit up in it. So I took pity on Morgen, and on the dress, and put her in a onesie. She didn't seem to notice.

Escape the Apartment!

Yesterday was the last day of my parents' visit. We had a really nice, relaxing time with them here. By our old standards, we didn't really do much (no visits to the museums and only a minimal amount of boardgames), but it was by far the most activity outside the apartment we have seen in weeks. We went for several walks, and we ate homemade brownies (thanks, Mom). And perhaps best of all for our sanity, on Saturday, Jessica's parents came to visit as well, and we all went out for brunch ... well, by the time we actually got Morgen fed, changed, fed again, and dressed, it was more of a late lunch. Nevertheless, it was an outing. And after all that feeding at home, Morgen was a perfect little baby. She slept quietly in the sling the whole time (which you can see around Jessica's neck in this picture) and only started to fuss when we were about halfway home. Let's hope this is an indication of things to come!