4 Months Old

Morgan is now 4 months old and I can hardly believe it. It has gone by so fast and she is getting so big. Yesterday I took her for her well-check and she is now 13 lb. 11 oz. She is in the 50% and I don't think my kids have ever been up that high in the percentages. The doctor told me to start giving her rice cereal a couple of times a day to help hold down the stomach acid, so we ventured the world of baby food and she absolutely loved it.

I just had to post this pic. Morgan will suck on anything to sooth herself. This includes her finger, fingers, palm, thumb, or the whole hand. It is really cute.

Sweets Candy Factory Tour

Today for Kendall's preschool field trip, we ventured to Salt Lake to the Sweets Candy Factory. Kendall was so excited to go and I think that she had a lot of fun. Who wouldn't in a candy factory? We had never been here before and it was really cool because we were able to walk through the factory and see how they make the candy. The best part for the kids being that they had the privilege of testing the candy for them. Since we were where the candy was being made, we all had to wear hair nets and this included Morgan too. It was so cute because they gave her a beard net to put over her little head.

The Innocence of Children

When you stop and think about children and their little minds you realize just how sweet, pure, and innocent they really are. This manifested itself today with both Cooper and Kendall.
First, we were getting dressed back up this afternoon to head over to the church for tithing settlement and Cooper was asking me lots of questions about why we do tithing settlement and who our bishop is (we just got a new bishop about a month ago). I answered all of his questions and then we headed over for our meeting. Cooper met the Bishop and the kids sat quietly while we talked. When we got back home, I asked Cooper if he remembered who our bishop was and he said he didn't remember. I then said, "Bishop............" and his reply was "ric?" It was so cute. It brought a huge smile to my face. He is always hearing us talk about the bishopric, so it made perfect sense that the Bishop's name would be Ric.
Then, tonight the kids were playing with their blankies over their heads, walking around, bumping into things, and giggling nonstop. It was finally time to brush their teeth and when I tried to tell them they would not listen and so I told them loudly that they needed to listen and come brush their teeth. Kendall then proceeds to lay her blanket on the ground and starts to arrange it. A little frustrated, I pull the blankets away from both of them and throw them behind me saying, "Alright. It is time to be done with the bloody blankets!!!" Kendall looks at me with the saddest face ever and says, "We're done with the bloody blankets?" and then started to cry. I bursted into laughter and she followed suit.
I am thankful for my kids and the cute things they say. Guess I better watch what I say, huh?

Sunday at Temple Square

A few Sundays ago our family decided to go to Temple Square for the day after our attempt to make it to Stake Conference. Everyone was ready except me when we realized we had ten minutes before conference started, so we decided to keep everyone dressed up and head down to Salt Lake for the day. It turned out to be a beautiful day and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Here are some cute pics of our family.

Cooper's First Season of Soccer

Cooper played soccer for the first time this year and over all he did very good. He was such a little trooper out there with his little legs trying to keep up with the rest of the kids. He always had a smile on his face and he never once complained. Every day he would ask when he got to play soccer again and would be disappointed when he would realize he didn't have soccer that day. It was very cute. He is such a good little boy.

Cooper trying to be a big boy with his foot on the ball

Throwing in the ball


He listened so well to his coach


Cooper getting some practice in


The best part of the game

Halloween-Better Late Than Never!!!

This year Halloween was a lot of fun and the kids were so excited to go trick or treating. We had a Ward party the week before and they did trunk or treating and that just sent the kids through the roof. Every day they would ask when Halloween was and then they would say that it was too far away. It was so cute to see them get so excited and have so much fun. The kids were such little troopers on Halloween night. They were having so much fun getting the candy and didn't complain once about being too tired.

Princesses On Ice

Last week Kendall and I went with my friend and her daughter Molly to Princesses on Ice. The girls had so much fun and they loved seeing all of the princesses and they looked so cute dressed up in their little dresses.

Busy Days!!!

Ever since I have had three children, I feel like I am so busy all of the time between feeding Morgan, taking Cooper and Kendall to and from school (at different times), trying to keep up on the house, trying to find time to spend with my kids and finding time for myself (that never happens). It is so crazy how one more child can change your life so drastically. Don't get me wrong. I love her to death and she is such a sweet little girl, but three his definitely a lot different than two.
Things have been extra busy the last couple of days because Morgan has two ear infections and Kendall has a bad cold virus that has left her feeling pretty miserable. Both of them have been troopers and overall have done pretty well. I just hope the rest of us can stay healthy.

Morgan's Blessing Day

I am a little behind on the events of our family, but I thought I would start with the most important one. On September 6th, we blessed Morgan and it was a really beautiful day. I am thankful for all our family and friends who came out to support us. We couldn't have done it without you.
Here is our beautiful baby girl. I thought she looked so pretty in her little white dress. Even if she did have baby acne (darn it).

It's all in how you perceive it

Last weekend we went to St. George with Ted because he had to go for work and we figured it would be fun for me and the kids to go and get out of the house. The kids were so excited to go on vacation and when we all piled in the car, Kendall kept asking "When are we going on bacation?" When I told her we were on vacation she would say with a frown, "This not fun!" When we got down there, the kids had a really good time and we all enjoyed ourselves. On the last day after we ate lunch and we all piled back into the car, I told the kids it was time to go home. All of a sudden Kendall started freaking out and said, "But we didn't see George. Where is George. I want to see him!" Then Cooper chimes in, "Who is George?" To say the least, Ted and I were laughing pretty hard. Kids are so cute and it is so funny how they interpret things.

Peace

Things have been pretty chaotic lately. Morgan has been very fussy and cries all the time. Combine that with me getting no sleep, taking Cooper to Kindergarten and Kendall to preschool, I have had no time to do much of anything, let alone blog.
I took Morgan to the doctor the other day and we think she has reflux, so we are now giving her medicine and I have gone off dairy to see if that helps.
On the way up there the kids asked where we were going and I told them we were taking Morgan to the doctor to see if we can help her tummy feel better so she won't cry as much. Cooper's response was, "Oh good. We need some peace. We never have peace anymore with Morgan crying all the time." This made me smile that he is getting to be such a big boy and understand concepts like this, but at the same time it made me feel bad to know my kids are as tired of her crying as Ted and I are. Hopefully the medicine will work.

Morgan's Birth Announcement

Here is a picture I took of Morgan when she was about a month old. This is the birth announcement we sent out.
She is going to be six weeks on Sunday. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by all ready.

The things kids say!!!

Today I was giving Morgan a bath and for some reason Cooper and Kendall chose today to all of a sudden became fascinated with watching her get a bath. Keep in mind that she has been able to bath for over a week now and they have seen me giving her one a couple of times. They came running in the bathroom and Cooper said, "Oh, Morgan is taking her first bath." He continues to watch her for a moment and then he said, "Hey, where did her extension cord go?" It was so stinkin' cute. I smiled and told him that it fell off while we were at Snowbird. This confused him for some reason and asked where I put it. When I told him it was in the garbage he looked even more confused. Kids can be so funny sometimes with the little things they think up in their minds.

Coming Home!!!!

The day we brought Morgan home from the hospital, the kids were so excited and couldn't wait to leave so they could show her our house.


Morgan's 1st car ride.


Proud brother and sister.



Leaving for home.


A car full of kids.


Cooper and Kendall were so
excited to share with Morgan.

Meeting the Family!!!

The kids came up the day after Morgan was born and I am not sure they knew what to think. Escpially Cooper because he was so certain that she would be a boy. All in all, though, does very well with Morgan and is a great helper.



Our first family photo


Cooper and Kendall meeting
Morgan for the 1st time.


Granpda Great and Morgan


Grandpa Dean and Morgan


Nana and Morgan

Grandpa Lucas and Morgan

Grandma Great and Morgan

Morgan's Birth Story!!!

Morgan was born on Sunday July 19th and that morning when I woke up I had no idea that she would be brought into this world. I woke up about 8:30 that morning wondering what the heck was going on. Either my water had broke or.....I didn't want to think of the alternative. How humiliating, right? So I climb out of bed without waking Ted and head to the bathroom. This is where I start to think that my water had broke. I get into the shower, get dressed and head downstairs to find out more info. on this situation. I then head back upstairs to tell Ted what is going on. You should have seen the look on his face. You could tell he was shocked and didn't quite know what to do or think. I then laid on the bed for a while debating what to do. Should I go to church and do singing time or should I go to the hospital? After much deliberation, I called my sub for church, called me mom, finished getting ready and packed the kids some clothes. My mom was on call for when I went into labor, so we took them over there and headed to the hospital.

Once we got checked into the hospital and settled in a room, a nurse came to check me and told me I was diolated to a 2 and while she was checking me, she finished breaking my water. It was official. I was in labor and we were going to have a baby!!! I was so excited!!! After that, the contractions started coming and at first they were pretty managable. After that, however, they got pretty painful and I wasn't quite sure how to fight through the pain because I had never taken a birthing class (we had never made it this far). During the contractions, Morgan's heart rate kept dropping and as the contractions got more intense, her heart rate got worse. They called my doctor and he said to give me an epidural just in case a C-section was necessary. Shortly after I received the epidural, her heart rate began to drop once more. It was at that moment that it was decided that I would need another C-section, so off to the operating room we went. The staff in there was amazing. They kept me posted on what was going on and did their best to keep me calm. At 5:41 p.m., Morgan came out of my stomach and Ted and I were both surprised that she was a girl. We thought we were for sure having a boy. When she came out, all she did was make this cute little mouse squeak. She didn't even cry and it was so cute. She was so cute and I was so glad I was awake this time so that I could hold her by my head. I am so thankful that her birth went well and that we have a beautiful and healthy baby girl.

Our New Arrival!!!!!

On Sunday July 19th at 5:41 p.m., we brought our precious baby into this world. The baby weighed 6 lb. 1 0z. and was 18 1/2 inches long.



We are happy to introduce our daughter, Morgan Bailey Lucas.




More details to come later when I have more energy.

Swim Lessons!!!

This year I decided to do swim lessons at the first of the summer just in case the baby came early. I am so glad that I did that. All my friends are taking their kids to lessons now and I am so grateful I am not dealing with that. With that being said, the kids had a really good time and they made so much progress this year. I am so proud of both of them.
Kendall did, however, have a couple of issues. The first one was that on the first day of swim lessons, she saw her teacher and freaked out. He was a boy and apparantly she wanted nothing to do with him. They quickly found her a girl teacher. The second issue was that after a few days of lessons, she fell into the water (her teacher caught her) and for a few days she wouldn't do anything. By the end, though, she was up to speed with the rest of the girls in her class.

Preschool Graduation!!!

Cooper's preschool graduation was over a month ago, but I guess it's better late than never. Cooper's graduation program turned out really cute. He had come a long way since the last program. He said his part really well and was more willing to participate in singing the songs. Here are some pics. of the event.

My handsome little boy.

Cooper with Miss Julie and Miss Diane



Cooper's preschool class (kinda blury)




Cooper after the graduation. Such a big boy.