Challenges of being 4 months old!!!

Mary Morgan went for her 4 month check up this week. The shots were terrible and so are the knots on her legs...It is so sad. I have to say that she did ok. I gave her Tylenol and she seemed to be fine...She weighed 12lbs 6oz..25th percentile ; height is 25 1/2 inches...95th percentile...I was so shocked about height I can not remember anything about her head....

After several questions to the doctor we came out with she is eating well but that we need to start some food on a spoon....

THE CHALLENGE!!!!
I am not so sure about this stuff!!!

Maybe this is not so bad as long as you get comfortable!!!

Daddy talking to me about what is about to happen!!!!

We have gotten good with the Cereal on a spoon and we have moved to vegetables....We are now on our 3rd day of squash and are getting better everyday however it is still a big mess!!!! I do not know that she is really getting alot of food.

Happy Thanksgiving to you!!

Mary Morgan was dressed by her daddy today. He picked our her clothes. He was so happy .. He wanted her to wear jeans so bad he could not stand it..Good thing I did not find a smocked Thanksgiving dress while in Huston!!!



This bib was just too funny!!!!

Trip to Texas!!!

Mary Morgan and I went to Houston, Texas to see my mom and jea is November. It was so much fun. I was dreading the plane ride as you know if there is a screaming baby on the plane the trip is terrible. I am happy to report that she slept the entire plane ride over and back. What a blessing. We had such a good time. We shopped until Mary Morgan dropped and we just visited the other time that we had. Thanks Mimi and Jea for a wonderful visit!!! Please see some of the pictures below from our trip..


Our airplane...
Mary Morgan playing on the floor at MiMi's house
Mimi and Mary Morgan Mommy and Mary Morgan

New Things!!!

My NEW Fall/Halloween outfit that my Mommy made me. Yes, you heard me my Mommy made this. She was so proud she has not shut up about what she made me. I know that she has got some big plans for my wardrobe. She really did well making these she did not act like it was too hard. She has already gone back to Continental Sewing and gotten fabric to make 3 more outfits. WOW!!! She tells daddy that it is so relaxing!!! The pumpkin on the onsie is from Chenille by the inch. and you just sew it on wash it and give it a good brushing and it looks so cute!!! She will get a picture of me and post it when I have it on so you can get the real picture of how cute this is!!!!


My New Bumbo!!! Boy daddy really had me going here!!! I am sorry that his hand is in the way of my smile but mommy though this picture was precious!!!! I love the bumbo I can sit in it for about 15 minutes!!!
I am about ready to get out of this thing!!! MOM!!!!!!
Well we hope you all are having a good week!!! Take care!!!!
Jennye Lynne

Let us try and catch you all up on what has been happening to me!!!!

Lets start catching you all up with my 8 week check up. Mom and Dad took me and not only was I glad that Daddy was there but Mommy was too. She was not happy about me getting my shots and she did cry. Daddy told me that it would be ok and that it was going to be over before I knew it. I screamed for about 5-10 minutes and then I was fine. Mommy gave me tylenol for 48 hours like the doctor told her and I guess that you could say that I did well. I was fussy and wanted mom to hold me all afternoon. Mommy was ok with that except that it really spoilled me and I did not want to be put down all weekend. My doctor told my Mommy and Daddy that I looked really well. My weight was 9lb 4oz which is good but I would say that I am still a little thing. My height is 231/2 inches. This was impressive and I am in the 95th percentile she told my parents. So I gathered that I am long and lean. I have to say that I got some cool band-aids after I got the shots. It was purple with dinosaurs.



Mom is still trying to get a good picture of me with her camera! This one is pretty good but I can smile better than this I just think that it is funny to watch my mom take millions of pictures of me and hear how funny she sounds talking to me trying to get me to smile. She is too funny!!!!




This is a picture that my daddy took, we went to the bowling alley and it was so much fun so my parents say!! I slept and just hung out while mommy and daddy bowled with the family!!!
OK- This is a big step!!! I went to chuch!!!! I did make it a few minutes but then mommy and I had to go and sit in the parlor. That was ok mommy got to go and she loved it. I do not look like I had a good time in the picture below but you know I was really hungry and mommy wanted to take pictures, hopefully she is realize that I can make them good or bad!!! We are going to try and go to church this weekend and I may make it the whole time we will just have to see what kind of mood I am in!!! It is funny how I can control so much that we do.
Guess what is going on here???? Mommy is still trying to get some good pictures of me!!! These are the best shorts!!! They are sooo soft and I love them. So this picture is from today. Mommy and I went to the canton flea market. WOW. It was said on the news tonight that there were between 60 and 70 thousand peeople there!!! Lets just say that this made it difficult for Mommy to get around with my stroller. I bet that she said "excuse me, I am sorry" about a million times. There were some really nice people there that did help her get my stroller up and down the stairs. This outfit that I have on was given to me by my MIMI ABRAHAM in Texas....It is soooooo cute and I got so many compliments!! Thanks MIMI!!! Mommy and I headed out about 1125 am this morning to go to Canton. We met Leslie, Crosby, and Mrs. Penn. It was soo fun. Crosby looked really cute and gosh he is a big boy. I know that he will be a great protector later when I need it.
This is a picture of Mommy and I at Mrs. Penn's house. She let us park at her house and let me get something to eat there. That was nice. We all sat and talked for a while. My Mommy had a great time talking to Leslie and her mom. I bet that I have got some exiting days ahead as they talked about how to get me on a schedule and how it would be ok for Mommy to give me a bottle of breastmilk or formula. She is really scared to do that for some reason. If any of you have any words of wisdom for her please send the comments. She worries that I do not get enough. I know she is nuts but I know that she just worries because she wants the best for me. She is also mentally trying to prepare herself to go back to work =( ! So we are going to work on this schedule thing over the next week. Pray for us and Mommy that she does not get sad about going back to work.OK..enough blah blah blah about my Mommy!!!! Do you see the cute bow in my hair????? Mommy got me 4 and they are soooo fun and as you can see they look just great in my head full of hair!!! SO to end this post session I would like to tell Crosby that we had a great time today and you are really cute. Leslie thanks so much for tlakig to my mom and making her feel better about how I am doing and my crazy eating habits!!!!

So other things that we have been busy doing. Mommy has gotten a sewing maching and she is getting busy with sewing me some clothes. Her grandmother sewed for her and that was so special to her and she wants to do that for me. She is smocking a christmas gown for me now and then she has got some big plans for some other things for me. I have to say that I saw the pictures and they are some cute things if she can get them to look like what the picture looks like. I will get her to put some pictures on the blog spot when she gets really going on the gown so you all can see!!! We are sorry that it has been so long and I hope that this gets you all cought up on what has been going on with us. Take care and have a great weekend.

Mary Morgan and Jennye Lynne

MiMi we love you and hope you have a better day!!!

Look I love straps!!!!

MiMi-

I hope that your day gets better. Wish that you were here in Jackson so that you could come by and see me. I know that you make you have a better day!!!! I hope that these pictures brighten your day!!! I love my new strap covers!!!!

Love you lots and hope to see you soon!!!

Mary Morgan and Jen

We Love you Leslie Petro!!!!!

Lellie-
We just wanted to let you know that we are just as sad as you are that you had to go back to work today. Please know that we are thinking of you and if you need us to do anything please call us. I know that we have not posted in a while but we have been busy and my mom still can not get a good smile on camera!! Maybe one day she will!!! We get our shots this week so please pray that it goes well and that I do not feel too bad. Mom bought a sewing machine this weekend and she is about to start smocking a dress for me. Lets hope that it is going to fit and that it looks halfway decent!!! She is excited and Continental Sewing is her new favorite store!!! I will get her to take a picture of her first project. Well that is all for now ... I am crying I want mommy to pick me up!!! We love you all and Leslie---try and have a good day!! We are thinking about Crosby!!!!
Love to all-- Mary Morgan and Jennye Lynne

We Made it!!!! First night in her room.. ALONE =(

This is were we started the task of sleeping in her crib in her room for the first time....with a nice bath!
These are pictures of how I found her this morning waiting for me to get her!!!
Looks happy and rested to me!
She was happy to see me I think!
Look I am showing off my legs for you! How she wiggled her way down there I will never know...but hey whatever!!!

Well I know that you are all wondering if we have gotten her thru the night in her crib??? The answer is YES!!! Ok I have to admit that I paced and paced!!! We started out with a nice relaxing bath. She ate and then we rocked but only to a minimum!!! i Did not want to put her to sleep rocking. We then went to her room and I told her that she was a big girl and that it was time for her to sleep in her big girl bed. She just looked at me with those eyes and gosh the tears were flowing in my eyes I have to admit and she had not even cried yet. So we turned on the mobile and she was fine for about 8 minutes and then she realized that we were not in there and that we were not going to come and get her and she began to cry. =( She cried for about 12 minutes and then went to sleep. She then woke up and cried for about 10 more minutes....then I would say she was sleeping like a baby...Ok that is when it got traumatic for me...I was constantly telling Morgan that he needed to go and check on her and make sure that she is ok...yes the monitor is on and I can here that she is not crying but I am seriously stressed that she is not going to be sleeping right next to me in her cradle and that she is not within reaching distance. YIKES!!!!! OK so we finally get ready for bed and I have asked Morgan one more time to go and check on her, bless his heart he goes with no problem because he can see the stress in my eyes...He comes back and says she is fine and she will be fine with a big hug!!! I needed that more than he will ever know. OK now we are in shock because it is 10:20 and we are ready for bed, Mary Morgan is sleeping in her bed, we are not having to whisper, and there are no extra lights on in our room that I always have on so that I can see her. The night ends with prayers to keep her safe and for this to be a good night for all of us and my precious husband saying "I forgot what it was like to sleep in the dark, good night I love you".

So I must say that I think that it went well. Thanks to all for the advice and help. I could not have done it without it!!!


Love-


Jennye Lynne

Week 5...where did the time go?

Looking at my parents talk to me...
This is the best shot of a smile that I have gotten so far...I will keep trying!!!

Hello everyone I know that you will probably not see this until Monday but Mary Morgan is sleeping, the laundry is caught up and my house is half way clean so I have a minute to post. YAY!!!
This week has been fun. Her tummy is feeling better now that we have gas drops and Zantac for reflux. Thank goodness for this stuff!!!! We have actually backed way off the gas drops and she seems to be doing well. KNOCK ON WOOD!!!!!
She is sooo much fun in the mornings after her first feeding. She wants to talk and just smile and coo. She has started making some noises...She is her happiest after her first feeding and after her 7:30PM feeding. This is when we just stare at her and talk to her and if anyone could hear us you would be laughing your butts off!!! I have been trying to capture a smile on camera but that has been a chore!! I will keep trying...
I can not belive that she is going to be 6 weeks old on Monday!!! WOW seems like yesterday they put her in my arms for the first time. She is growing so fast and changing everyday. She is going to be a big girl in no time going to Kindergarten. I am going to cry just thinking about it.
UPDATE ON POP~!!!! This week Mary Morgan and I went out and spent the day with POP, Morgan's dad...he seems to be doing better and getting his strength back!!! Hang in there pop you will be back to normal in no time...We love you!!!!
QUESTIONS TO OTHER MOMS!!!!!
OK- let me start by thanking Leslie Petro for all the help...I could not have done this without your help and encouragement!!!!
Other moms please feel free to give advice and helpful hints...thanks in advance.....
Getting her adjusted to her crib and out of the cradle in our room----ok this has been hard....I have been letting her take naps in her crib. The second hardest thing I have done so far is let her cry....She is soooo spoiled to my arms or any ones arms I should say!!! I am trying to get to where I can put her in her bed and she will go to sleep. She will stay for a second and then start screaming. I know that she has a full tummy and dry diaper. So I let her cry and as I let her cry the tears are swelling in my eyes!!! Ok so the 15 minutes go by and I calm her and she is fine!!! Not a peep once she is in my arms...so she is fine I keep telling myself....Put her back down and here she goes again. The times that I have attempted this task she cries until it is time to nurse again and so I have lost the battle she gets picked up and she did not go to sleep in her crib like I wanted her to...Help if you can!!!!
Also I am trying to put her in her swing from about 6 or 6:30 until her 7:30pm so that I can get dinner ready, eat, and get some things done around the house...This is her fussy time of the day...after her 4:30 feeding until she falls asleep before her 7:30 feeding... Ok so I put her down she is fine for about 5-7 minutes and she begins to sing to me very loudly!!!! I just let her cry and she has fallen asleep 2 times...YEA!!!! But again I hate to hear her cry!!!!
Nursing---did any of you moms have days where your baby would only nurse for about 8-10 minutes total but be content until the next feeding. She did this to me the other day and scared me to death...again just want to see if anyone else has experienced this.
Basically I just want to hear over and over the let her cry it out and she will be fine!!!
I am telling all of this because I just want to hear what other moms have to say...I know that she will be fine to cry but any advice will be greatly appreciated!!!!

I hope that you all have a great weekend and week!!! We love you all!!!
Jennye Lynne

Trip to Starkvill with my boyfriends!!!

Front steps of Chi-o House.

Mommy and me!

Crosby, Walker, and Mary Morgan

This past Friday we made a road trip with Leslie and Crosby to Starkville to see Courtney and Walker. We had sooo much fun and I have to say that Mary Morgan loved having all the attention from the 2 boys. We had lunch at Oby's and then we went up to the Chi-O house for some pictures. Wow did that bring back memories. I want to go back!!!! Well it was so much fun and i have some pics for you all to enjoy!

Hope you all have a good week.

Jennye Lynne

Sorry! See Me Now!!!

Just me!
Me again!
And Again!!
Please do not bother me with that FLASH!!!!

See I do like my bath!
Just could not resist the snap shot!!!

Snug as a bug in a rug!!!!

Hey-

We are very sorry that we have not updated or posted this week. We have been really busy. Mary Morgan's aunts from Hattisburg and Georgia are here and they have been staying with us while Mary Morgan's POP is in the hospital. Pop had a quadruple bypass on his heart last friday. Pop is getting some better. He has been battling nausea but we hope that they have finally gotten that under control. He did walk yesterday and that was a great improvement. He had not wanted to do anything since he felt so bad. Pop we hope you get better soon! He loves to sing to his grandchildren and she loves music and I know that they are going to be great friends. So Pop get moving!!! Please continue to pray for a easy and speedy recovery!

Lets see what else is going on with us.....Mary Morgan and that is about it. I finally actually went to the grocery store yesterday. The last time that groceries were bought for my house was when my mom was here!!! Mom went right before she left to go back home. Thanks to her we did not starve. Lets say that it was a chore!!! Mary Morgan's carrier does not fit just right and so she has to go in the big part of the buggy!!! Well where do you put the groceries!!! You just get the must haves and that is it. You also do not mingle down each aisle just to look and see what you might find and she may start crying at any moment and then what do you do!!! I am glad to say that we made it!!! She is also getting to where she loves to take a bath. She just sits and looks around. I think that she is going to be a girly girl. She loves to just sit and soak!!! A bath can be a girls best friend. Leslie, Crosby, Mary Morgan and I are going to try and go to see Courtney and Walker tomorrow if all goes well and Pop is still doing well. Take are to you all and we hope to see you all soon!!!

WARNING TO ALL----- Several Pictures Below!!!

Prayer Request!

Left to Right: Morgan's mom Barbara, JL, MMM, Morgan's daddy Jimmy, and Morgan



Jimmy Mardis, Morgan's daddy has been complaining of chest pain for the past several days and after a diagnostic heart cath yesterday we were told that he had major blockage in several of the vessels of the heart. A good report is that he does not have any heart damage. This will or should be a good factor in recovering from the surgery. He is going to have heart bypass surgery on Friday morning. Morgan and his family are scared and nervous as any family would be. We are asking that you would pray for the doctors and family that this surgery would be a success and that all would go well. Please also pray for peace of mind. It is really hard to see your husband upset and scared to death about his fathers health. Thanks so much for all that you have done already. The power of prayer is truly amazing!! We will keep you posted as things happen. Take care!

Love you all-

Jennye Lynne

PS.....I just have to add this note!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!!

Splish Splash!!!

Hello-

I know you are all thinking, WOW 2 post in one week!! I know, I know I told you all I was going to try and post more often. Mary Morgan's Umbilical cord finally fell off and we were off to the bath....I was excited and I think that I enjoyed it much more than she did. She was not sure at first and I swear that she did not start crying until we washed her hair. As you can see that she was fine after the bath in her swing. Hope you all are having a good week.

Love-

Jennye Lynne, Morgan, and Mary Morgan

Waking Up!!!

Me and daddy!
Daddy's favorite outfit!
Do these make me look fat?
The best picture mommy has taken!!!
Looking at what?????

Hello-

I know that it has been a long time and I apologize about that. I can say that it is getting easier and I think that I am getting the hang of it. Yesterday we went and met Crosby and Walker for a meeting of the babies. We had a great time and I will have a picture from that soon as I forgot my camera, but never fear Leslie and Courtney have got the Mommy thing down pat and they were prepared. They were sooo cute. They all slept and I will put the pictures up soon. Mary Morgan and I went out 3 times this last week and it was fun. She is staying awake more and it is getting fun. I am not sure that I even reported how the pediatrician's visit went. She now weighs 7lb 8 oz. This was a great report as she had lost down to 6lb 8oz when we were not nursing. So the nursing is doing great and we are doing well with it. Thanks to all for the support and words of wisdom. She has grown 1 inch in 2 weeks. Her doctor said that she could be a tall girl. Taylor Parker you might meet your match soon. OK so you are wondering why I called this post waking up? She has been staying awake a great deal during the day and she just wants to look around. You can see her eyes in these pictures!!! I have got to get her a mobile, I did not know if I wanted one at first but she just searches for something to look at! Well enough from me I know that you really just want to see the pictures of her!!!! Take care and have great week!

Jennye Lynne and Morgan