Road Trip

Finally! A photo of her TRUE smile!

(Obtained by playing hide-n-seek which is her favorite game right now)

We returned early Friday morning (3 am) from our road trip to visit family in SD. It was fun, but the LONG drive is absolutely exhausting. I'm not looking forward to making it anytime soon! (Megan & I are flying up at Christmas time.) Of course, once Megan is a bit older we'll take a DVD player and it will hopefully keep her occupied for a good portion of the trip!

The trip included:

Our first haircut (given by Nana Lin)

And playtime with all her cousins!

Brooklyn

Brady & Ashley

Makayla & Ryley

It was a very quick trip (well, not really, but it felt that way!!!)

Re-Adoption

Today we had Megan's re-adoption. What is a re-adoption? It's basically a recognition of the adoption completed in China. We have to complete a re-adoption so Megan will have a US birth certificate and so that she will be considered the same as any US born child we bring into our family. (Some states do not recognize international adoptions and have been known to not give them "child" status in estate doings. Yes, it's horrible.) We had several family and friends join us for the special occasion. And we had several take photos for us...we're so grateful!


What made it being today extra special was that 4 months ago today, Megan was handed to us! And to not break with tradition, Megan slept through the ENTIRE thing! It was right at nap time, but she slept through every appointment in China too, so why not the final step in the process? That girl.

Tomorrow marks 4 months of her being our daughter. We are "celebrating" it with a road trip to visit family. It should be an interesting trip, we've not traveled this far with Megan in the car before.

A Future Fort?

This afternoon, Megan's ball went behind the table we have in our entry way. While she could simply reach in to get it, she decided maybe there was some exploring she needed to do!

Then she decided it would be a good place to attempt to stand up (holding on for support, though)!


The getting out wasn't pretty...in fact, it required a "Mom rescue"! She is really exploring her environment.

Uh-Oh

Megan loves to copy this phrase, only hers sounds like "uh-uh". So cute.

This morning I left her in her crib after she woke up...she woke up at 5:07am (yes, ugh), and when I peeked in, she was just laying there rolling back and forth occasionally talking. She really, though being pretty quiet. So, finally, about 20 minutes later, I heard a "I'm fully awake" squeal, so I went to peek. She greeted me...standing in her crib. This is a first. Every other time she's pulled herself up to her knees, but never went beyond that (hence the reason it was quiet, I suspect!). So...this is the new trick. I suspect she'll be using it quite frequently for a while...even though she is DOG tired, she'll still try to pull herself into a standing position. Little stinker. Yes, it's exciting! But, that means mom can't leave her in there for too long anymore! Crap.

We're getting closer to her feeding herself. However, in true Megan style, she's got to do it her way. If you put you hand out with a cheerio or goldfish on it, she'll look at it a second, then lean down to pick it up with her mouth--forget the hands! She also does it if you put it on the ottoman...leans over and picks it up with her mouth. I guess that's one step closer!

BTW--ornery face is back again...we're seeing it more and more...like when she's drinking her bottle! If it wasn't so darn cute...

Our Most Recent Talent

A few days ago, Megan started forgoing using her hands to pick up her paci when it fell and went right for picking it up with her mouth. I finally got it recorded this morning.

This girl is SO SILLY!

Her outfit is the cutest! The skirt finally fits, but I love this top. And the color looks so great on her!

Fun with Grandma & Photos

It's been a very busy week...it started off with Megan being up for several hours each night, but the sleeping at night has improved. We've also been VERY clingy this week...I think it's likely teething. She's spent quite a bit of time in her Lucky Baby Sling. It's been a LIFESAVER, okay, make that an arm saver!

Contemplating some trouble here

The show-down
(actually, a frequent scene at our house!)

Just being cute...notice the drool...a constant right now

Grandma came over to play the other day. Grandma can always get Megan to giggle and giggle and giggle. I was in the office and heard them giggling so I crept into the living room to record them. This is just a very SMALL part of the giggles...there were MANY more before I even got the video out.

14 Months Old

Crazy cute outfit--yes, that's strawberries for buttons!
(it is still a bit big, the pants were hard to keep up)

Our first "pooling" experience

It's actually tomorrow...but if the past week is any indication, I won't get to post then. I guess the past week has been occupied with figuring out when to catch up on sleep we're not getting at night! (It's been a bad sleep week for some reason). I swear every time we think we have a pattern figured out with the kid, she goes and changes it on us. We're in yet another change. She can pull up in her bed now (at least to her knees). Up until Wednesday morning, I assumed that meant she was awake and ready to start her day. But, I learned otherwise on Wed. We'd been up most of the night and at 4:30am she had pulled herself up in her crib after sleeping only 15 minutes in her crib after being rocked for much longer than that (and asleep in my arms). Thing was...she was SO TIRED her head was hanging...literally, hanging down it was so tired. (If I hadn't been so stinkin' tired I probably would have laughed at THAT moment...but it is funny now, BTW.) When I simply watched from the doorway, she sat that way for less than a minute, than laid herself back down. (She didn't go back to sleep, I'm sorry to say, but she did lay back down.) Crazy kid.

And today she learned to pull her hair bow out. Darn it. That 3 months of her being oblivious to what's in her hair was sure short lived! Well, I'm hoping she'll change her mind about taking them out as her hair continues to thicken and the bows stay in better.

Megan Kisses

Our new skill is to give kisses. It's not something we ever worked on and I'm sure the fact that she gets thousands of kisses a day had nothing to do with her desire to learn the skill. It started with her putting her mouth to ours when we asked for a kiss (this was just a few days ago!). But, now she makes a kiss sound. SO CUTE!

Here's a short clip of her doing it...I won't post the minute and half one of me trying to get it on video even though she is being cute. After that, I decided to lay off for a few minutes, then I turned on the camera (when she obviously wasn't paying attention!) asked for a kiss...and WHAM! Got it! (Much to my surprise!)

Happy 4th of July!

Megan has several patriotic outfits...dresses, of course...and here's the one she wore today.

Doesn't she look grown up with her arm resting like it is?

She's always making this face when I get camera out...it's hard to get a picture of her real smile (I'm guessing this will be a lifelong problem!). But it does show how big her top teeth are getting, usually I can't get a picture of those little boogers.


We went to Grandma & Papaw's for a 4th of July lunch. So we took a picture.

Uh-Oh

I had to show how long her hair is getting!

She has begun to clasp her hands together, it's SO cute!

This morning (at 4am, none the less) Megan pulled herself up onto her knees in her crib. Then at 5:30am she was sitting at the head of the crib reaching out and playing on the basket we have the monitor on. Guess we'll need to do some rearranging in her room! I've been waiting for her to do these things so I wasn't surprised. Last night was HORRIBLE for sleeping...she woke up at 3:15am. I tried to get her asleep for about 30 minutes--no go. Dad tried for about 45 minutes, finally got her to sleep...she was awake 15 minutes after he laid her down. Then she went back to sleep for me finally (probably took another 20 minutes), only to wake up 15 minutes later again. Needless to say...we're all tired at this house this morning!

Here's video of her crawling...she's really quick now!

3 months...

Three months ago today Megan came into our family. It seems like it's been longer than that! With as many changes as she has made over this short period of time, it seems like she's always been with us! She is crawling EVERYWHERE. She's also started this bear crawl thing in the kitchen (we are assuming because the floor is cold, but one never knows!).

Anyways, here is the best video we have gotten of it thus far. When she knows we're watching, then she'll stop. The little stinker. And the dogs are the inspiration to move around. She loves their tails, especially. They aren't so crazy about her now being able to chase after them.

A sad moment....

(Oh but this face makes it ALL worth it!)

...of realization that our days of having a quiet, tranquil child are O-V-E-R. Now that Megan is mobile, the girl never stops moving. And I mean NEVER. She's really mastering the art of crawling. Both last night, earlier today and tonight she moves so much she is drenched in sweat. Like almost need another bath sweaty (of course it being so hot and humid here doesn't really help the matter any).

She has also began practicing the extremely high pitched, ear bleeding, head spinning squeal/scream. She loves to "release" the worst of it when she is being rocked to sleep (even when she's ready for bed). It almost makes us jump it's so high pitched.

I stopped at the OshKosh outlet yesterday to see if they had any good hats. I truly cannot believe how difficult it is to find a hat that has a chin strap, with a brim that doesn't come down to her nose (and thus preventing her from seeing). I had found one at Old Navy, I wasn't overly crazy about it, but after checking a number of stores and not finding one, I got it. Anyways...these I got at OshKosh are absolutely adorable! And they were on sale (even better)! I wish I would have checked for other options of the wide brim hat...it is cuter on than I realized in the store. But then, we were coming up on nap time and my time was limited.

And these were just a FEW of the ones I took! I got some REALLY good ones!

Oh my...

Yesterday afternoon...Megan was being SO SILLY!!!! She was pouting at her table. I have no idea what she was pouting about, but it was absolutely hilarious! I literally was on the floor, tears coming out of my eyes I was laughing so hard. (If you know me well, you know tears and laughing is not really that far of a stretch for me!)

Anyways...so I had to get a video of it. Unfortunately, by the time I found the camera to video it, she was not pouting as much, but still pouting. Seriously...it was SO FUNNY! So, here's the best I have on video. And let me just say...we have a SERIOUS drama queen who LOVES attention! We are in such big trouble.

Crawling

Megan is changing so much! She's added biting to the list of things she likes to do...that is biting Mom & Dad, who aren't so crazy about the idea. She tries to bite Dad's toes and Mom's leg. Hopefully this phase will pass soon!

Here's her beginning to crawl. She started doing this earlier this week, then on Friday night at Grandma's house she really started taking off. So, we were able to capture it today on video before she gets way too fast!

13 Months Old

Megan is now 13 months old! She has made such progress over the past almost 3 months. She can now:

• Stand for a few seconds without holding onto anything.
• She signs "more" all the time...even when she's sleeping! (I've witnessed this.)
  
• She loves being outside.
• She praises the dogs when they go potty by clapping her hands saying "hey, doggie!"
• She can play by herself for quite a while (if she's feeling well).
• She now has 4 teeth (the top 2 have come in now). She's working on 2 more.
• She grinds/grits her teeth...yes, the top 2 are barely poked through and you can hear her grinding/gritting away. Funny thing is, I used to grind/grit my teeth when I was little. It's a horrible sound!
• She weighs over 18lbs! And is over 28 inches tall. That means since our updated information before we traveled, she's gained almost 6lbs and grown about 4 inches. That's a lot for 10 weeks

She is such a joy...even when she's whining all day (aka yesterday!). We love her to pieces. Every time I rock her to sleep and see her peaceful sleep I give prayers of thanksgiving for the little squirt.

On a sad note...please pray for one of my cousins and his family. My cousin, Nathan, committed suicide on Fathers Day. He was in his late 20s and newly married with a young child. I cannot imagine the pain, sorrow and frustration his wife, siblings and parents are feeling. Pray that God would bring them comfort and peace.

Are you carrying any sharp objects?

She was playing at the refrigerator while I was on the phone...I saw her lean forward like she was going to stand...and yep, next thing I knew...

Up against the wall...I need to pat you down!

Notice the look of "oh crap, now what? I'm stuck."
Yep. It took Mom's help to sit back down.

This the first time she's pulled herself up on something other than her LeapFrog table. I think we're close to walking! If only she could figure out how to move her feet...

Ball Throwing Fun...and other photos

Relaxing on Mom & Dad's bed while watching Signing Time video

(her favorite! And the only thing that allows Mom to take a shower in the morning!)

Here's a face that has been in hiding for a while...
(it was replaced with the ornery eyes)
But it's BACK!!! (with a vengeance too!)
See our cute teeth?

We're such a big girl!
(Daddy's on "catching" duty--just in case!)

Today when we were playing, Megan was really hamming it up while playing catch. So, I thought I'd turn the camera on...she's really getting good at throwing the ball now! And you can see the scrunchy smile we hadn't seen for a bit, but are now seeing a lot of.

(By the way....2 months ago today we got home...boy it seems like it's been longer than that since we got home!)

Updates

Megan is sleeping fairly well through the night now. For the past several nights, she has only woke up once sometime between 11pm and 1am. (Although last night she was up for about an hour during that time! She just wouldn't go back to sleep, although she was SO tired.) She wakes up again around 4am. As long as we go in there and rock her back to sleep, she'll then sleep until about 5am or 5:30am. We also began leaving her in her crib in the morning for a bit. Yesterday morning, it didn't go so well. (But it was my mistake, I know what I did wrong.) This morning she went in and out of sleep until about 6:15am! WOOHOO! I NEVER thought I'd be "sleeping" in until 6am! Last night I slept in my bed with Dad and I taking turns answering her cries. It worked pretty well, except we are both exhausted. Hopefully, we've turned a corner and tonight will go even better.

She's working on yet another tooth...top this time. Looks like the left side bottom has cut through, or almost cut through. She's really chewing on her paci and moves it to the right side.

Oh, I think she might be a lefty. All along she has favored her left hand to pick things up, do things with and throw things. And while she uses her right hand now so much more...she still favors her left hand. So...verdict is still out, but I wouldn't doubt if my parents finally have a lefty in the family! (Both of my parents are left handed, but all of us kids are right handed...I don't think my biology teacher could ever explain that one since left handedness is a recessive trait...meaning all of us kids should have been left handed--from a genes perspective. But we aren't...although I can do several things with the left hand including writing and eating--both of which came in handy in China while holding a sleeping baby!)

So...that's all I can think of right now...sorry, but there're no photos on this computer...so I'll put some up in the coming days...

For those so far away...

Here is a video of Megan playing on her Leap Frog table. She's grown up so much!!!! You'll also see her ornery eyes in action...followed by a huge smile. We also threw in a "all done" at the end for ya, too!

She is just the cutest darn thing!!!

It's been 2 months...

Sitting in a lawn chair on the patio...
she loves sitting in that chair.

Two months....it seems like a lot longer than that ago that we brought this cute little squirt home! But, two months ago today she became our daughter. Wow. We've made such huge advancements...I thought she was getting so big, until I met a friend yesterday with her niece who is the same age as Megan. Hmm, yeah. Megan is small...very small in comparison! Not that that is a surprise...I think she's always going to be small. I just wonder when she'll peak in her extremely fast growth that's been experiencing lately. Doctor appointment in a few weeks...guess we'll find out how much she's gained in a month!

The Big Girl Things we do...

What a busy--big girl week!!!

Isn't she grown up sitting by her table?
(she has been known to tip over, though.)

Yes, and we like to stand sometimes too!
(By ourself, of course!)

We have started drinking from a sippy cup. Her bottle is still her first choice, but when offered the sippy (and we are thirsty) we'll drink from it! WOOHOO! We still have some that goes down the chin, but overall...we are swallowing!!

We also are now signing "more"...and she completely understands "eat", but hasn't signed it yet. She also will raise her hands up above her head when she is "all done" eating. Talk about cute! OH MY GOSH!!!

We have a toy box that when the different shapes go into the box, it will sing. A couple of weeks ago I began working with her by setting the shapes on the side of the box where she would then knock them into the box. Well, earlier this week (or was it late last week?) she began pulling them OUT of the box. She has been attempting it for sometime and would get SSSOOOO frustrated because she couldn't them out (there's an edge on the opening). Well, now she can. Then she promptly throws the shape across the room. Heck, right now, she throws EVERYTHING she gets in her hands!

And what else...how could I forget the biggest one of all??? SHE'S SLEEPING IN HER CRIB!!! Celebrate!!! She has so much room to roam in her crib and she takes advantage of every inch all night long. Mom gets to sleep in a bed (not her bed, mind you, but one that is quite comfortable none the less). WOOHOO! She started with naps on Monday...and by Tuesday night we figured we'd try it...and she did GREAT! She has an awesome singing crib toy that is quite relaxing and she enjoys listening to that while she is falling to sleep.

(Yes, she's in her pjs again...it just seems like the time of day she's most cooperative to both play and let me take photos of her...6am...previous post was in pjs too...she has so many cute outfits, I need to take more photos during the day after she's dressed! And that's also why her hair is always askew...in case you were wondering if we were going for a retro look! haha. We're not.)

We ARE Sassy...

Making Ornery Eyes...
which are then followed by...

Smiley Megan
as she smiles at us making the same face back at her

I don't know how we're going to survive the terrible twos (or threes as I've heard of late)...because I SWEAR to you we've already entered them. We definitely have a spicy one on our hands! WHEW!

We went to get her pictures taken for the first time professionally...what an interesting experience. She'd been a toot all weekend, but we attributed it to the 2 teeth she's cutting. Well, at least one of them have broken the skin--a little, anyways--but we were still being a little pill! Pretty much the only face she would give for at least the first 10 minutes of the session was what I call the "ornery eyes" (otherwise known at "angry eyes"...I always think of Mrs. Potato Head telling Mr. Potato Head on Toy Story to make sure to pack them before his journey to get Woody.) Whenever we make the face back at her, she lasts for a few more seconds, then breaks into a smile. The little toot...and usually throws in the rolling of the eyes at some point too. I knew God would give me kids with an attitude (and Ian sure had one!!!)...but man, I just don't think I'm up to this!!! It is exhausting!

<<HAHAHAHA>> and to think we thought she was laid back! Boy did she fool us! And the director said she was lazy...well, she needs to come to my house..the kid does NOT sit still (well except the store carts, but then she's still usually rocking side to side while she looks around)!!!! I always ask her if she has wiggles in her butt...because she is always wiggling.

(And by the way...YES, we did get one of the poses of her making this face at the studio...we HAD to. Good ammunition for when she's a teenager! Yes, I'm a mean mom.)

What's up???

A few photos from the last couple of days....

Standing in our crib...now, if only we'd sleep in there!

Megan loves her wagon
She has started to put her ballerina leg (always the left one) up on the ledge.

Ballerina in training? Yes?

Prayers are Needed...

Steven Curtis Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue, has been killed in a tragic car accident at their home. You can read more here and here. He and his wife have adopted 3 girls from China. As you can imagine, their family and friends are absolutely devastated. I simply cannot imagine being blessed by a delightful daughter from China for the Lord to take her only a few short years later (I think she was around 5 years old.) Maria Sue is the daughter the Lord placed on Steven's heart to adopt after doing humanitarian work at her orphanage. He was not planning on adding another child to their family. And she stole their hearts.

The Chapmans are very well known within the China adoptive community and have a foundation that grants scholarships to help families adopt from China. Pray for them at this horrible time of loss.

Fun with G&G

On Saturday, as Daddy & I were getting the house ready for the party, Megan went on a stroller ride with Grandma V & Grandpa C. Since we were outside cutting Daddy's hair when they got done, they played on the patio in the shade since it was so nice outside. Daddy's so talented, he took this while I was cutting his hair!

Megan's 1!

Daddy & the birthday girl!

Mommy & birthday girl

Yesterday was Megan's birthday! She has changed so much in the past few weeks. She LOVES to roll all over and can get across the room in a matter of minutes. She also loves to make noises...Daddy has been saying "GGRRREEEAAATTT" (think Tony the Tiger). Well, guess who attempts to imitate him! It really sounds like that what she is saying after Dad says it. It's too cute! She sometimes says mama...but mostly likes to say na-na-na-na-na. She's attempting to crawl...and LOVES to stand. She's also really nosy--she wants to know everything that is going on. She's doing better with table food.

Here is video of Megan with her birthday cupcake. I fully expected her to simply look at it, but she got quite into it! (Okay, having problems with Blogger...but it's fixed now!)

Whew! What a week!

Bethany & Megan

Thankfully...the semester is officially over. I stayed up late (well, late for us now! It was only 10:30ish.) to finish up the final papers and get the grades submitted. What a relief. Now, I feel like I have my life back!

We did have a short play date yesterday with Stacey & Bethany to introduce the girls to each other. Stacey & Bethany live a few blocks away. They came home a couple of months before us and Bethany is just a few days younger than Megan. They did finally warm up to each other about the time they had to go home! But, we'll be scheduling another one soon! It was encouraging to me to see how far Bethany has come over the past few weeks...things Megan is not doing yet...but should soon!

The last couple of nights of sleeping have been pretty good. Last night Megan went to sleep late (I think it was 8pm), but she slept really good by herself. I think we figured out that she needs to be held for about 3o minutes after she falls asleep, then we can put her in bed and she'll sleep good. Last night, in fact, once Keith put her down, she didn't hardly stir...and didn't wake up until 1 am! I thought I had died and gone to heaven...unfortunately I wish I could have gone to bed at 9pm..think how much consecutive sleep I would have gotten! Ahhh, to dream. The day will come...I know it will!

Mothers Day and other Things

Well, our first Mothers Day with Megan was...uneventful. Unfortunately, I had so many papers to grade that I wasn't able to get done the week before that I spent the entire weekend doing just that--grading papers. So, Dad had Megan duty pretty much all weekend. Next year, we are hoping to be able to go to the zoo or park or something more fun than grading papers all weekend!

This video clip is Megan talking (which she does a lot of now). The funny part is that it took an hour for us to get this clip! (You should see each of the previous tries!) She is such a turkey...as soon as sees the camera, she will get quiet and just smile (which you'll see at the end of the video). Yes, it's dark--because unfortunately, my living room is dark--and we had to be sneaky! In fact, the rest of the story is that every time I heard her talking, I'd sneak from the office up the hall with the camera and try to catch her. She must have supersonic radar because she would get completely quiet even though she didn't see me!

The formula issue has been resolved (at least she's still drinking this new kind!). If only the sleeping would improve, but it's only been 6 weeks since we got her. So considering that...and the many beds she and I have slept in together in those 6 weeks, she really is doing well. I think the problem last night was that she was hot...I don't know how to keep her from getting hot, while not getting chilled. She had a lightweight sleeper on with absolutely no covers and yet this morning there was a HUGE wet spot from her head (yes, her head...not lower!). And it happened between 4:30am and 6am! In fact the sleeper at the base of her neck was all wet. So, any ideas on how to keep a sweater from waking up because they are hot...I'll take 'em!

Formula problem resolved?

I sure hope so! She's drank more of this formula in the last 24 hours than she has drank over the past 4 days. Let's pray we're good! We're still attempting to use the sippy cup with water. I can't say it's going well...but I figure if we keep trying she'll get it. It appears she knows what do with it (as it runs down her chin), but plays more than drinks, but that's fine...we're getting closer. I did try a straw (as some people said their child figured out a straw early)...um, yeah, that was funny! All she did was chew on it! Go figure.

Well...we're supposed to get immunizations today...I have no idea how many shots it will be...but I'm sure that means it'll be a fun afternoon. Especially since last night wasn't so great--she was quite restless which meant virtually no sleep for mom (unfortunately).

The Spice has appeared

Who can deny this cute face? Spicy or not?

My little emailing buddy!
(yes she is standing by the couch mostly on her own)

Well, I wondered whether Megan was not feeling well (which is still possible, I think she's teething, actually) or whether her spicy-ness has appeared. I honestly think we're spicy...we're certainly beginning to express our opinion about things (if only Mom & Dad knew what it was she wanted!).

We are still having problems getting her to drink her formula. We've tried three kinds (all of which she has drank without any problems before!), changed bottles and nipples and still can't get her to drink more than 2-3 ounces at a time. (Yes, we've tried the sippy cup, and she still doesn't really get the point of it yet. Closer probably, but not yet.) If we are lucky, she'll drink 8-10oz a day...yes, that is right, A DAY! So, we're trying yet another kind, which I'm told tastes more like the Chinese formula. (Did someone taste the two and determine they were similar??? I don't want to know!) I even to Wal-mart at 5am to get it so we could try it (and yes, she went with me, as she was already awake). She drank 4 ounces, so that's more than I could get her to drink at any one time for several days. The verdict is still out if she likes it or not. She will drink some apple juice (which is really mostly water), but not more than 8oz a day either. I'm concerned about her getting dehydrated. We're going back to the doctor tomorrow, maybe he'll have some suggestions on how to manage the spicy-ness and get her to drink her milk!

Doctor Visit #2

The doctor's intention was for Megan to get immunizations, however, she has an upper respiratory infection. So, the doctor decided to wait another week. We have to take Megan to another appointment next week, so we just decided to combine them and get her immunizations then. I really don't know how many or what ones she is going to end up getting next week, but some shots.

So, the good news from the doctor's appointment...she now weighs 16 lbs 9 oz! WOOHOO! The doctor was even impressed!!!! Mommy was super excited that she hadn't lost her mind as she's been feeling like Megan was getting heavier! We've had to move the Exersaucer up one...because she's gotten so tall!

Some other new things we do...purse our lips for medicines (up to this point she's taken them fine...until yesterday!) We clap our hands on our own. We like to push up on our arms when we are laying on our tummy...hopefully that means we're close to crawling. We are much more engaged with our toys. Heck, now we can pick up toys that we had no idea what to do with when we were in China! Oh, and today, we've had an attitude about what we'll eat and what we won't! I don't know if that's because she's not feeling herself or she found herself (aka her spicy-ness is coming out!). I'm thinking it's likely the latter....which will make life interesting!

Family Fun

A few photos from this week visiting with family....

Nana Lin & Grandpa Steve with Megan

Cousin Ashley & Megan

Grandma Patty & Grandpa Gale with Megan

Auntie Tosha & Uncle Clark with Cousin Brooklyn, Megan & Mommy

Auntie Jodi and Cousin Brady with Megan

Uncle Greg & Auntie Katie with Megan
(don't tell my other aunties...but I think she might be my favorite!)

One Month Ago

April 1

On April 1st, Megan officially and legally became our daughter! On the one hand, it seems like yesterday...but really, it feels like she's always been with us!

April 30

Things she does now...rolls over...stands....LOVES to jump...talks like crazy (well, in baby language anyways!)

Fun at Nana's

We just got back from Nana's house yesterday. One of the days we were there, Megan began splashing in her bath...for the FIRST time! It was so cute! Every day after that one, the splashing got bigger and bigger and bigger! In fact, the last bath at Nana's...the floor and window were SO WET simply wiping up the water would have cleaned the floor! It was too cute.