Happy Halloween...err Thanksgiving...uh, Christmas?

So I think the whole point of a blog is to update on a regular basis. Unfortunately, I'm not that organized and I download pictures every 2 months. (I've only developed pictures once since Megan was born!) So, I'm going to share an overview of the last month and a half.

Happy Halloween!

She is seriously about the cutest pink leopard out there! And no, we did not take her around the neighborhood. We only took her across the street where she received $1 in quarters for her piggy bank. She did wear her costume to day care and for a few social calls.

Attack of the Good Neigh-Bear

This is for all my State Farm friends.

It started out friendly enough, a nice hug.


But then, it seemed as though they couldn't see eye to eye.


And the good neigh-bear just wouldn't listen.

So Megan decided to make him listen (or at least bite off his ear). Then the good Neigh-Bear pinned her. A fierce tussle erupted and they rolled back and forth.
But in the end, Megan won.

Living Life

What's new, what's new...I'm not sure how to categorize my life. On one hand, I feel that my life is incredibly full. On the other hand, the "full"ness of life comes from many, many seemingly insignificant moments. Don't misunderstand, I love being home with Megan and I am quite sure that the energy and love I put into the millions of "insignificant" moments will perhaps be my most significant accomplishment. It's only when I think about writing in this blog that I wonder what "interesting" things I have to share with the masses. And yes, I'm sorry for the ridiculous amounts of quotation marks.

Here's are some questions running through my mind today:
Why is Megan spitting up so much today?
Did she really get a nap at day care?
When will the cabinets in my attic be done?
What do I want for my birthday?
When do the trick-or-treaters come?
What should the activity be for the library Christmas event?
When should I start giving Megan other solids and what food should I start with?

I have no answers for these questions. I have vague ideas on some and no idea on others.

Fall Frolic

Alas, for those of you who come to the blog for pictures, I didn't think I had any new ones (our attic is all torn up while we put cabinets in and the computer is only partially put togehter), but here are some from a few weeks ago.

Kim, Tracy and I took our children out to take some fall pictures. The shoot got delayed a little and the babies got restless, but even being tired and hungry can't stop the cute factor.


Yep, the crying pink leopard belongs to me.
Here are Megan and Lily on a happier day.

Megan Update

Well, Megan has added a whole lot of new things to her baby portfolio. She started laughing (big belly laughs) over Labor Day weekend (Yes, I realize that was over a month ago). She rolled over three weeks ago and thinks that grabbing her feet is pretty cool. She is also turning into quite a mama's girl. Part of me feels bad for Chad and a secret part of me feels special that when she's upset, she just wants her mama.

She likes to root for the Colts nowadays, much to the chagrine of our Steeler fan friends.



Here she models a dress made by Grandma G. So cute in her patent leather shoes.

She has also become a cousin twice in the last month. First to Adisyn Marie Gorrell born on September 12 and now to Jonathan Carlos Tejada. Next week we're going to meet her new cousin.

Megan and Adisyn

Megan got to meet her new cousin Adisyn this past weekend. Megan looks gigantic in comparison. Adisyn was born on September 12 and was 6 lbs 4 oz and 18 inches long.

Wow! What a beauty! Isn't she a cutie?

So I'm a terrible blogger, but isn't my baby cute??

She is developing quite the personality and has adopted most of her dad's charactestics. She is very happy as long as she has enough to eat and has had enough sleep! She is very easy to get smiles from now days. As her mother, I like to think I have a special touch, but she hasn't met anybody she doesn't like yet...

Her interests currently include trying to figure out how to get her thumb in her mouth (and then keep it there); cooing, oohing and ahhing; and wiggling. She loves to kick and squirm. I'm convinced she will be rolling over within the next 2 or 3 weeks.

Other pasttimes include staring in awe at ceiling fans and other lights. Nothing humbles a parent more than seeing her smile at a ceiling fan with the same enthusiasm that she greets said parent with.

She is beginning to enjoy tummy time a bit more. She was actually smiling before I got the camera out to take the picture below. She has good head control and can hold it up for several minutes at a time.