Best Friends

Charlotte got her 4 month shots in July.  She was 15 lbs. and 25 ” long and just keeps getting bigger.  She is growing by leaps and bounds.  She loves to spend time in her Jolly Jumper (even if Morgan does see it as an opportunity to try to pick her up).  She is also desperately trying to sit up on her own.  No more leaving her propped up anywhere!

In mid-July we had a great visit with Robyn, Raven, Mason, and Cordelia (we missed Jon, Brandi, and Isobel, but we’ll have to try to get in to Vancouver to see them sometime).  The kids had a great time running around and playing, while the Moms and Dads got to chat.

The same day that everyone visited, I got my hair CUT!!  It felt so good to finally make a change.  For those of you who don’t know, or can’t tell from the pictures, my hair was down to my bottom.  I really got it chopped off, it is now just a little longer then chin length.  I have to say that it is really nice how fast I can take care of it in the shower!

We went to Matthew’s parent’s house for his Mom’s birthday party early in July.  Morgan had an absolutely wonderful time with her bigger cousins.  She just adores her big cousins.  We had a great time too, we both managed to have our hands free!!  With all the family at the party there was always someone to hold or watch both the girls.  We even briefly considered just going home and leaving them there

Earlier in the summer we pulled Morgan’s tricycle out of the shed for her to try out.  She loves it and she is almost big enough for it.  She has the concept of pedaling down but her legs just aren’t quite long enough.  We even went out and bought her a beautiful blue helmet to go with the tricycle.  Unfortunately we had to put the tricycle away for the season when Morgan decided that she could ride it on her own all the way down the driveway.  She didn’t have an accident, but it was close enough that we didn’t want to chance her playing with it on her own.

We bought a power washer in July.  We had been uncertain if we should get one or not.  When the gentleman we were going to get to do our driveway told us we should just get one and do it ourselves we went for it!  After spending a good hour putting the thing together Matt took it out for a little test drive on our old grey fence.  WOW!!  The difference was amazing!  The next weekend Matt did our driveway.  It started out black and now looks brand new.  Morgan and I watched him from in the house and I have to say it was hypnotizing to watch.

I guess that brings us to August.  It may only be half way thru but we have been just as busy in August as in July.  Matt finished insulating our shed on the long weekend.  This is a project we started last year so we are very happy to finally have it finished, well almost finished.  I still have to go thru everything and find a proper home for it all.  The next weekend we had a great BBQ at Tracey’s.  Once again Morgan just had a blast playing with her cousins.  She also had a great time on the trampoline all by herself (it looks like we may need to get one sooner than anticipated).   The next day we went to the Hackett Park Arts Festival.  We have visited the fair every year since Morgan was born.  We always pick up a little something for Morgan, and now for Charlotte too.  This year we got a beautiful ceramic dragonfly (for Morgan) and an adorable ceramic ladybug (for Charlotte).

The best part was when we all sat down on a little grassy knoll for lunch.  We each had a hotdog and we shared a lemonade slushy.  This was the first place the Morgan was allowed to run free and she had a great time.  It was so strange seeing her like that.  It was like a glimpse of the little girl that she will be.  After we had lunch we did one last tour of the festival and Morgan got her face painted.  The woman who did the face painting was so good!  She was just amazing with the kids.

The final big event of that weekend was feeding Charlotte her first solids!  Of course this was a big family event with Morgan needing to play a big part.  Charlotte did great, she just gobbled it up.  She was also very patient with Morgan shoving the spoon into her mouth   Ever since we fed Charlotte she has decided that she likes food.  She is always trying to steal food from us anytime she is in our laps.  It looks like we will have 2 big eaters on our hands very soon!

Check out the 3 online albums here:

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https://picasaweb.google.com/mainstaycomputing/Driveway2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCMGvi_uB-JChXQ

https://picasaweb.google.com/mainstaycomputing/August2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCImJu-70jofdKw

She is almost sitting up on  her own now and she’s also starting to stick her bum in the air.  It’s amazing how much she can get around the room even though she’s not crawling yet.  She can push herself around when she’s on her back with her feet, or when she’s on her tummy with her arms.

A few Firsts:

★ Eating Peas, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, and Beans

★ Piece of Puffed Wheat

★ Visit to Strong Start

★ Getting her soother into her mouth by herself

★ Bathtime with Daddy

★ Time in snowsuit

★ Wiggling around the room on her own

★ Vomiting session (not as fun at the other firsts)

Here are a few pictures to enjoy.

We’ve been having trouble with Morgan not wanting to sleep for long stretches so last night we decided to try her on solid food for the first time!!

As you will be able to see it went pretty well.  She was very interested in getting the spoon into her mouth, but whether she actually got any food past her mouth is another matter.

We also gave Morgan her last bath in the little baby bathtub so there are some pictures of just how big she is in there now too.

• Check out some of the photos from the big event