Morgan's first snow (and some other firsts if I haven't mentioned them already)

We have some firsts to report! And then I added some pictures at the end for fun since we've had daily photo shoots to send Adam pictures as he's in Toronto & Montreal this week. Along with some of the firsts I'm adding in some other highlights our little Morgan enjoys. I think I've done one post before while nursing Morgan, and we're doing it again! Ultimate multitasking. :) Although now that I'm rereading this, this post has taken me all day as I work on it, run off to tend Morgan...rinse, repeat. Throw tired in there too. :)

• Hand/eye coordination - This week the baby update said that Morgan should start batting at items that are close enough for her to reach. I would say she *might* be doing this. I took video of it for Adam at the beginning of the week but it's relatively hard to tell if she's doing this on purpose or just flailing her arms around and accidentally hitting the dangling toys. I honestly think she's got some purposeful movement...emphasis on SOME as she still hits herself in the face when just hanging out. :-/ Either way, I think she's on her way...just nothing consistent yet. :) If I could ever figure out how to download and then post video, I'd show you. This is a frustrating first that I'm still waiting on for me.
  
• Morgan made it through her first big snowstorm with no problem. It was too cold and obviously Morgan is just a wee bit tiny to go out in that sort of weather, so we took pictures from the inside out (see below) and that worked well. Can't wait until next year when we can go out and play in it...woah, it's crazy to think she might/should be able to walk in that first snow of the season (provided it isn't crazy and in October or something).
• Something new - At the end of last week and this whole week, Morgan has had issues going back to sleep after her overnight feedings. She is out COLD when done nursing and then I put her in the crib...and she wiggles herself awake. This is new; she wasn't doing this before and she usually only does it for one of her two feedings each night. I've got some awesome ideas to try from some friends on FB so hopefully tonight will go a bit better. It was fine in the beginning of the week, but now that I've had to be up with her every time every night with Adam in Canada, I'm getting pretty tired now. Which makes me think I should be napping while she's sleeping at the moment...
• Two nights ago, on her second feeding at 4am, I put Morgan down after nursing and she went right to sleep. I heard her grunting and things here and there but that's normal so I wasn't worried since she didn't wake up. I go up to get her in the morning around 8am and I had to do a double take b/c I swear someone had broken into my house and was playing a trick on me. Note - she was still swaddled as she had been all night. I had to stop and stare at her...because she had somehow made a COMPLETE 180 degree turn in her crib. Her head and feet had switched spots so perfectly that I was dumbfounded. Babies can do that??? Apparently my little monkey can! A friend told me her little one did that too, so I wasn't too worried that I had an alien child on my hands. Then I really freaked out b/c what if she had gotten stuck against her crib bumper and couldn't breathe?! I'm guessing, judging by her movements, that she would have gotten up and walked to the other side of her crib - still swaddled. :)
  
• Morgan loves the grandfather clock in our upstairs living room. And by love, I mean looooooooooooooove the clock. When she's done playing with us and needs a break, or when she's nursing, or just random times, we find Morgan staring at the clock. Or the curtains. Or anything that seems to be red or a dark color on a light background. We pick on her and speak for her saying "I love you cloooooooooock." She's not phased but we laugh. Silly baby.
  
• Mommy update - I swear my body saw me write about my almost being done with the nipple shield and I instantly became super sore and had to start using it again regularly. I started weaning off again yesterday and it's going well. Still using it here and there. Fingers crossed but I'm not worried. :)

Alright I think that's enough for now. Sorry it's so incredibly long! The thing is, now that I'm ready to go lie down for a bit, the baby will wake up. That's ok though b/c it makes me nervous for her to be sleeping right now...but do I wake her? We'll make a game day decision...oh wait that's today. I'll let you know how it goes. :-/

Sitting in this recliner is NOT as easy as it looks! Ahh, timber!!!

Hmm...suck on hand during tummy time or lift head and build neck muscles...?
I pick hand. Tasty.

Morgan's first big snow! (Note Maddie in the background enjoying it)

Doesn't she look a like a little walrus here? This was after her bath Tuesday night and some serious screaming...(screaming came after the bath, bath was good!)

There's a baby in there somewhere...

Seriously, Mom, enough with the pictures!!!!