Morris Family Moments

Fun Family Day

2011-01-30T20:27:00.001-08:00

We had the best day today. The family started off by going to church and trying a new Sunday morning class..totally great! We came home and Alan grilled out. Then we all napped and then finished our day by jogging at White Rock Lake. My idea of a perfect day!

2011-01-24T12:51:00.000-08:00

15 Months....walking....such a big girl! We are very proud parents.

Aubrey Sits

2010-04-24T19:44:00.000-07:00

Aubrey has been trying to sit up on her own for a while. Well, she finally got the hang of it. She is officially sitting. She loves to sit up and watch her mom and dad move about. Here is our big girl.

2010-04-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

6 Month Appointment...FINALLY!!

Aubrey finally went to her 6 month appointment last Friday. They couldn't get her in until the end of the month so she was actually 6 1/2 months. No big deal. She is growing so fast. She weighs 16 lb 7 oz and is in the 82% in height. Doctor Dennison said she was tall and skinny. HA!! Anyone who has seen her thighs would not describe her as skinny. She is our chubby little baby and we LOVE her!! He are a few photos from the doctor.

Waiting Room

Listening to the nurse

Right before shots....so happy. She has no idea what is about to happen.

2010-04-19T11:11:00.000-07:00

On April 3rd we had Aubrey's 6 month professional pictures done by a wonderful local photgrapher, Jill Ellison. We have not yet received all the pictures, but here are two sample photo's she posted to her blog. We can't wait to see the rest.

2010-04-13T20:03:00.000-07:00

Aubrey's first Easter was wonderful. We all went to church and then my parents, brother and Mimi came over for a delicious lunch prepared by Alan. We all had a great time.

Alan's wonderful roast!

Grampy and Aubrey playing

Grampy, Cici, and Aubrey

The girls!!

Uncle Brian, Cici, Aubrey, and me (of course)

The family!!

2010-04-04T19:35:00.000-07:00

We have so much fun with Aubrey. The older she gets, the more we discover about her. She is really developing a personality. I love taking pictures of her and have been lucky enough to catch a few of her many expressions. Her are some of her faces:

Bath time curiousity, "What are you looking at Mommy?"

"I'm so happy..I can't stand it!"

Close-up of "I'm so happy..."

Screamy Aubrey, "AHHH"

Sticking out Tongue, "Ha ha"

Aubrey with her Great-Uncle Gary, curious face...again

Alan taught Aubrey to stick out her tongue. Here they are at the Arboretum showing off for the camera.

Nice Aubrey....what a great thing Daddy has taught you.

2010-03-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

We went to Kai's 1st birthday party on March 27th. We had a blast.

Happy 1st Birthday Kai!!

Aubrey with her daddy

My sweet girl!

Mason and his dad preparing to test out his party favor (a kite)!

Family shot, facing the sun

The 3 A's - Alan, Aaron, and Aubrey

Asher swings in Kai's new swing

Aubrey's first time in a swing. Obviously, she loved it. Once we find our new home, dad will be getting her a swing.

Kai got a little scared during her "Happy Birthday" song so her mom held her while we finished. This was taken right before she took her first bite of cake.

Just the girls!

Here is a video of Aubrey's first time in a swing. It is hilarious!!

2010-03-25T09:06:00.000-07:00

On March 25th, my mom and I took Aubrey to the Dallas Pi Phi Eggstravaganza. It was at a park in Dallas. There was a petting zoo and an Easter egg hunt. We had so much fun. Aubrey's friends Asher, Conner, and Kai met us there. Even Daddy showed up to watch all the fun.

It was a cold day, but we still wore the bubble dress that Auntie Carine bought. So cute!

Aubrey's first time in a petting zoo. She loves her touch-and-feel books, so it was no surprise how excited she got when she touched this real bunny. She loved it!

Aubrey was not interested in this bunny. She was watching the little goat that kept following us around.

This piggy was a "wee" overweight. Kai and Jae stopped to feed it. Fat piggy!

Aubrey's boyfriend Asher was so scared of the animals, at first. Then he warmed up to this little fella.

Us with Amber and Asher

The egg hunt was great. They had a section for 2 and under. Aubrey found three eggs, with a little help from her Cici.

She wasn't interested in what was inside the egg, only on trying to figure out how to get it in her mouth. Sweet baby.

Connor, Aubrey, Kai, and Asher...with the mommies.

The egg hunt was on Kai's 1st birthday. Happy Birthday Kai!!

Here is the whole crew: Randy and son Connor, us, Jae and Kai, Amber and Asher

Thanks Cici for being the photographer for the day. It was so much fun.

Loving on Daddy.

What a fun time. We will be back next year!

2010-03-20T18:14:00.000-07:00

WARNING: This post is a BIG one!!

Spring Break was packed for us. I decided to combine all the weeks events into one post. It started Friday, March 12th and ended Sunday March 21st. There was good quality time with Aubrey, St. Paddy's Day Dash Down Greenville 5K run (no pictures), playdates, lunch with friends, visit from family, story time at North Park, dinner with family, Arboretum, and good times in Dallas snow. Very fun week!

TUESDAY

RAINFOREST CAFE

Aubrey and I met college friend April, daughter Haisley (17 months) at the Rainforest Cafe out at Grapevine Mills

This was the 1st time, for both of us, to eat at the Rainforest Cafe. It was great.

Aubrey with April

Haisley and Aubrey go for a stroll at Grapevine Mills

PLAYGROUP AT MEG'S
Amber and Aubrey at Megan's house

Staying warm outside

THURSDAY

NORTHPARK MALL
Me with Aubrey and her cousin Kaden outside Bookmarks at NorthPark Mall

Story time at Bookmarks - Amber and her son Asher, Me and Aubrey, Jae and her daughter Kai

Kaden was a little too old to enjoy story hour so he grabbed a book to read.

He did enjoy the ducks at the mall.

Aubrey and Daddy play together after we got home from the mall.

Dinner Thursday night at Mariano's. Yummy!!

FRIDAY

MORNING AT THE CASA

Papa and Aubrey hanging out Friday morning

Cousin Kaden with Aubrey...he is so good with her.

DALLAS ARBORETUM

Kaden and Aubrey

I was trying to get a picture of Kaden without him knowing it. He happened to turn around just as I was taking this picture. Picture perfect...according to me and his Mimi. He wasn't too happy.

Tired baby.

Just before we left she work up. Still a happy girl.

Bye-Bye Arboretum. So glad we got a membership. We will be back to visit often.

Uncle Kurt, Aubrey and dog Izzie.

Since Easter is around the corner Kaden and I decided to make Rice Crispy Treats in the shape of Easter eggs. Kaden wanted to decorate them with sprinkles, lots of sprinkles..so healthy.

SATURDAY

BREAKFAST

Breakfast time with Papa

Leslie and Scoob traveled from Kansas City to Ft. Worth for a wedding, but while they were in town they came over to visit. This was our first vist time to meet each others daughters.

Alan and me with Ellie Kate

Leslie and Scoob with Aubrey

SUNDAY

SNOW FIGHT!!

Snow Fight!!! After we got home from church, they boys had a a good old fashion snow fight.

Kaden is good at building a snowman. He did this in less than 30 minutes.

2010-03-11T18:05:00.000-08:00

My friend Jae surprised me at school the week before Spring Break. It was a great surprise. I thought she was bringing her daughter to eat lunch with me and she had arranged for Aubrey to also join us. It was so much fun. We spent the time talking and watching Kai play with all the stuff in my office.

BFF's - Kai and Aubrey

Kai played with my felt board

Look at the bow. Everyone who knows me knows that I don't really like the color purple, but this flower is amazing!

Jae and my sweet girl

Fun Weekend

2010-03-06T20:31:00.000-08:00

Wow! What a weekend. We got up early on Saturday morning for the RHS 5K and then it was dinner and a movie at John, Jae, and Kai's house. Fun times!!

You did Aubrey!! You finished your first 5K with a little help from Mommy.

My co-worker Dale, PE teacher at Prestonwood, ran in the RHS 5K with us. So much fun.

Aubrey was exhausted after Mommy's 5K. She came home and fell asleep in Daddy's arms. She hasn't done this since she was about 2 months old.

Uncle Brian came over to visit.

it's dinner time!

Fun toy!! Aubrey loves coming over to Kai's house.

Kai liked playing with Aubrey's new toy.

Naked party before bathtime!

Bathtime with Kai is so much fun

Mommy is so forgetful. She forgot diapers. Had to borrow one of Kai's. A little too big, don't you think.

2010-03-04T20:23:00.000-08:00

Some extra pictures from the 5 month album

Birthday lunch at Cafe Brazil

Oh Mommy! Seriously??

Visiting Daddy at work!

Heather comes to visit!

Aubrey's 5 Months (66 photos), by Kathryn Morris

2010-03-03T19:18:00.000-08:00

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2010-03-01T20:08:00.001-08:00

Look at me.....I am a big girl. Mimi and Papa, thank you for my cute outfit. It finally fits!!

Rice Cereal

2010-02-16T10:50:00.000-08:00

So while in OKC over Valentine's weekend, Aubrey had her first experience with rice cereal. She was not sure what to think at first. By Sunday night, she was loving it!

Mimi tries to feed Aubrey her rice cereal. She is not sure what to thing. It is amazing to see how innocent and trusting babies are. It was so obvious she did not like it, but she kept eatting it because it was coming from people who love her.

Yucky, yucky, yucky!!!!

YUCKY!!!!

By Sunday night we were back at home and to our surprise...she loved her rice cereal. Yea!!

OKC Here We Come

2010-02-15T21:03:00.000-08:00

We were already planning to head to OKC to visit Alan's parents this weekend, but loosing our electricity pushed us out of town a little earlier. It was such a fun weekend.

Papa and Aubrey just hanging out.

Aubrey's first time trying rice cerel. She was not sure what to think.

"Yuck! What are you feeding me mom?"

"Why do I keep eatting this stuff? It has a bad taste."

We left the snow in Dallas, but I guess it followed us to OKC. This was Sunday morning before church. Luckily, by the time church got out the snow was gone. Literally, we walked out of church and there was no snow on the ground. Amazing!

Mark and Rhonda showing Aubrey off!

Proud grandparents!

The family

NOT snow much fun..

2010-02-15T20:32:00.001-08:00

So, everyone can agree that Dallas looks beautiful in the snow. And anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE snow. But after this weekend I think we can all agree that Dallas is not designed to handle a big snow/ice storm. So when the biggest snow storm in Dallas' history hit us last Thursday it presented all sorts of problems. It started with me being really late to work on Thursday and ended with our power going out on Friday morning around 12:30 am, followed by a tree branch breaking and falling on the roof of our house (thank goodness we are renting right now). With our house loosing heat ever minute, Friday was spent at our family and friends homes.

Thursday morning - Taking Aubrey over to Grampy's house. It took us twice as long to get there.

Arriving at my parents house at 7:30 in the morning. Some yards already had snowmen built and dressed. Man, kids sure are eager to get up early, for anything but school.

Picking Aubrey up after school Thursday. The snow was really coming down.

When Aubrey and I got home, Daddy had already started his snow fort in the front yard.

All our neighbors were out Thursday afternoon. This family had the best snow people on the block (and they weren't even done).

Friday morning, after spending the night in our home with no heat, we headed for my parents house around 7:oo am. This was the view from our garage.

I love Lake Highlands because of the trees. You can see how beautiful they are from this picture I took. However....

many trees did not make it. Our neighborhood lost a lot of trees. I guess that is what caused us to loose power.

A nice warm breakfast and Grampy and Cici's. Then it was time to play.

More Fun with Carine and Tessa

2010-02-01T21:28:00.000-08:00

Saturday was full of more fun. I went to help some friends with their Garage Sale and Alan took Aubrey to a Daddy/daughter event. Then that evening we met up with David, Carine, and Tessa for dinner. I have been so sad since Carine and Tessa moved away, but feel so blessed that they still come to Dallas to visit. It was so good to see them multiply times this last visit.

Daddy and Aubrey before they met John and Kai at "Dads, Daughters, and Donuts"event held at a church in town.

In her car seat at Mi Cocina

She is so fun!

Tessa loved to talk to "baby Aubrey"

Tessa and her Mommy

Alan and David

Daddy Time

2010-02-01T20:11:00.000-08:00

Aubrey loves to spend time with her Daddy!

Aubrey wearing the outfit her daddy bought her for Christmas.

Daddy and Aubrey after our run.

Daddy makes me smile.

Daddy also makes new sounds that make me wonder...

Yummy...dinner time.

Aubrey already loves to ride on her daddy's shoulders.

Daddy i s really good at feeding Aubrey the bottle.

Weekend with Friends

2010-01-31T18:38:00.000-08:00

We had a very fun weekend. Alan, Aubrey, and I had family time Saturday morning. We took Aubrey with us to Einstien's for some breakfast. She was perfect. She loves to people watch. Then Saturday afternoon Tessa and Carine came over to visit. They are visiting from Arkansas and this was Tessa's first time to meet Aubrey. She loves her. It was so cute to see her want to take care of Aubrey. She is going to be a great big sister when baby Rappaprot arrives. Then to finish the day we went over to John and Jae's Saturday night for dinner and a movie. Of course, Kai and Aubrey got to have some play time before we put them down for the night. What a perfect weekend.

Aubrey's first trip to Einstein's.

Tessa's first time to meet Aubrey.

Tessa loved her instantly. She kept asking, "I hold baby Aubrey Aubrey now?"

Tessa and Aubrey

The girls...an baby boy Rappaport (still in mommy's tummy).

I love to read to Tessa. She loves books!

Aubrey and I go to the library every week so Tessa had a lot of books to chose from.

Jae loves to play with Aubrey's hair. I am not sure this hairdo is a good look for Aubrey.

Kai and Aubrey hang out. I don't think they know what to do with their new hairdos!

My favorite part of anyday is bathtime. Aubrey and I have so much fun, but we had even more fun with our friend Kai. Jae had bought Kai a bubble machine and Aubrey thought the bubbles were very interesting. Of course I rushed out the next day and bought her one.

Bubbles, bubbles make bath time so much fun.

Busy Weekend

2010-01-24T18:26:00.000-08:00

Another busy weekend. Mark and Rhonda came in town again. This time Rhonda and I went to a family members baby shower while the guys hung out with Aubrey. Then, Alan's parents babysat for us so we could go to Alan's company party. Sunday we went to church and to lunch and then it was back to OKC. Such a good weekend.

Lunch at Jason's Deli..yummy!

Trying to burp after her bottle, but there were so many people. Such a distraction.

Aubrey's 3 Month (62 photos), by Kathryn Morris

2010-01-13T08:45:00.001-08:00

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2010-01-10T18:42:00.000-08:00

Alan's parents came in town this past weekend and we had lots of fun. Aubrey is changing everday.

Playtime with Papa. Love the hair Papa!

A few quick pictures, then some reading time, followed by Mimi putting Aubrey down for her nap.

Dress up time!

Mimi picked up Aubrey from the nursery at church.

After church on Sunday we went to lunch before Alan's parent headed back to OKC.

Daddy Time!!

2010-01-04T10:38:00.000-08:00

Aubrey loves time with her Daddy. Here are a few pictures of them together.

Aubrey loves bath time. As you can see from the picture, Caddie does not like to be left out. She manages to squeeze her body into the bathroom so she can be a part of bath time too. It is hilarious and frustrating all at the same time.

Isn't she sweet!

Our friends bought Aubrey this towel. It is the softest towel I have ever felt. I want one for myself. She use to cry when we took her out of the tub. Not anymore! She loves for us to wrap her up in her towel.

Ahh the memories! She doesn't fall asleep on us anymore. I miss those days and I know Alan does too.

After Christmas we went shopping at North Park mall so Mommy could get some back to work clothes. Daddy gave Aubrey a bottle while Mommy tried on shoes. She was a happy girl when I found them.

Alan's dad picked this outfit out and gave it to Aubrey for Christmas. She wore it to church last Sunday. She was exactly 3 months old and went to the nursery for the first time. She did great!

Friends

2009-12-31T11:36:00.000-08:00

We have had a very busy December. A lot of people came over to visit us and we have gone and done a lot of stuff. We have met friends at the mall to do some Christmas shopping and grab lunch, had friends over for dinner, and visited co-workers. We even got to visit a kinder-music class with some friends. So much fun!

Aubrey with Jae's mom, Janice, at Kinder-Music. Aubrey loved the class.

Visiting Rachel and Duana (former co-workers) at work.

Aubrey meets her Great-Uncle Gary.

Our friends Marci and Trey came to Dallas with their new daughter Caroline. She was born in Bryan, TX only 3 days after Aubrey.

Heather (my high-school friend) was in town for the holidays and to perform a show with her band. We met up at North Park to do some last minute shopping and catching up.

We had the Lee's over for dinner. Here is Aaron and his son Asher with Aubrey. Both kids were in their pj's and ready for bed at this point in the evening.

After college I move home and started working for a wonderful family in Dallas. I helped their daughter Catherine with her homework, helped her study for tests, and would occasionally drive her around town to do various things. Well, 7 years later she is all grown up and home from college. I was so excited when she found me on Facebook. We set up a time to get together over her winter break so she could meet Aubrey and we could catch up. She is an amazing girl!

My sorority sister, Kara, was in town for the holidays and stopped by to meet Aubrey. This was their first time to meet. Thanks Kara for coming to see us! Aubrey loves you.

Aubrey's First Christmas

2009-12-26T12:16:00.000-08:00

Christmas was amazing. We had Christmas with my family and Alan's parents joined us this year. It was so much fun for everyone to be together for Aubrey's first Christmas. We are so blessed.

Christmas Eve Day!! This was her "hanging out at the house" outfit.

Aubrey was our "Santa Baby" this Christmas!

Just hanging out with Daddy because Christmas Eve dinner. Yummy tamales.

Grand-Mimi sang Aubrey to sleep on Christmas Eve. So cute!

On Christmas morning, the family goes in to see Aubrey after she woke up from her morning nap. It is so cute. She smiles so big when you say "Good Morning".

Alan is so excited to open his gift from Aubrey!

Grampy opens his gift to Aubrey.

Grand-Mimi bought Aubrey a sweet little outfit at a store called Little Lamb in Richardson. It has a cute hat that goes with it.

Cici picked out this outfit fromthe Children's Place. Dress, hat, tights, and a bow...Aubrey is set!

Uncle Brian gave Aubrey 8 Dr. Seuss and 4 Eric Carle board books. Aubrey loves them.

Daddy bought Aubrey an outfit for cute. He picked it out himself.

The front of her onesie says "Santa's" and the back it says "Helper".

It's Snowing!!!!

2009-12-24T12:00:00.000-08:00

We got snow in Dallas on Christmas Eve. So, we dressed Aubrey in her snow suit and took her out to experience her first snow. She seemed to be very interested.

Caddie did not want to be left out.

Jingle Bell Run

2009-12-22T12:07:00.000-08:00

This was our first year to participate in the Dallas Jingle Bell Run. It was held in the evening on December 22nd and was so much fun. They give you Jingle Bells to tie on your shoes. The streets will filled with jingling!!

Aubrey and Asher

High school friend Heather was in town for the hoilday and met up with us after the run.

Tyler (10 months) and Aubrey (up past her bedtime)

Cale pushing Asher

Amber (Asher's mom) and me

Sweet, tired baby girl!

Cici's Christmas Luncheon

2009-12-18T18:13:00.000-08:00

Aubrey and I joined my mom and Mimi at The Chocolate Angel for her Sunday school class annual Christmas luncheon. We had a great time and my mom's friends loved meeting Aubrey. I would have to say she had a pretty good time too.

Mimi, Cici, Me, and Aubrey - Four Generations

My old church friends, Susan and Amy.

My mom's close friend Betsy meets Aubrey for the first time.

Look at that sweet girl!

At the end of the luncheon she finally passed out. She was so tired.

Aubrey Speaks....A Lot

2009-12-17T10:53:00.000-08:00

Aubrey has started baby talk this month and it has been so much fun to listen to her. She loves her voice. She will babble in the car, when we play with her, and especially when she sees her lovie. Her are a few more pictures of our big girl.

Sophie the giraffe was one of her favorite Christmas presents. Thanks Jae and Kai!

Cici and Grampy (a.k.a. My Mom and Dad)

Grampy and Aubrey talk to each other.

Aubrey loves to listen to books. She also likes to talk when you read. Do you think she thinks she is reading?

Fun Play Groups

2009-12-08T10:31:00.000-08:00

Aubrey and I have done so many fun things that I have not posted until now. Here are some pictures from our playdate at Jae and Kai's house. The kids plaed while the mommy's worked on products for the Hair Flare company!

Aubrey (2 months) Asher (1 year)

Kai (9 months), Aubrey, and Asher

Kai tried to show Aubrey how to play!

I can't wait for her to start smiling for the camera. She is still trying to figure things out.

Watch the video below. You can see sweet girl smile for Mommy.

Aubrey's 2 Month Pictures (73 photos), by Kathryn Morris

2009-12-07T18:32:00.001-08:00

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2009-11-28T13:36:00.000-08:00

Fun Pictures

Aubrey sleeps while Mommy and Caddie run to burn off the pregnancy weight (yes, Caddie gained weight during my pregnancy too.)

The cold doesn't stop us from running. Aubrey gets bundled up in her snowsuit and she is a very happy girl.

Aubrey asleep in her snowsuit after my run.

We love, love, love bath time!

Big Girl!

2009-11-09T13:28:00.000-08:00

Our friends Garrett, Katie and their daughter Caroline came to visit us all the way from Kansas City. We had a really fun weekend. Aubrey went to her first restaurant.

Katie and Garrett with Aubrey

We went to a park so Caroline could play. She was not interested in taking a picture with her daddy.

Love my baby girl!

She sleeps the best on her daddy.

2009-11-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

This past week was very busy for Aubrey. We had lots of visitors. I am trying to take pictures of everyone who comes to visit, but of course I sometimes forget. The Irby's brought a fabulous dinner to us on Monday night and I forgot to get their picture with Aubrey. Sorry to Dale, Kathy, and Sara. I will remember next time. Here are a few of this weeks visitors.

Kelli, a co-worker of mine at Prestonwood, brought Aubrey three adorable outfits and cute socks. Aubrey slept the entire time we were visiting.

Church friends Carrie and her son Mason came over Tuesday night and brought us dinner.

Church friend Jaklin brought us dinner Thursday night and stayed for a long visit. Aubrey had just had a bath and was wide awake!

1 Month (82 photos), by Kathryn Morris

2009-11-03T19:30:00.000-08:00

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2009-11-02T13:28:00.000-08:00

Aubrey's Newborn Pictures!!

We had a wonderful photographer come out to our house when Aubrey was about 1 week old. She took amazing pictures of her and the whole family. If you need a photographer I would definately recommend her. Check out he website and link to her blog at: http://www.clarinesmith.com/

Here are a few of the pictures she took. There are a few more on her website.

2009-11-02T13:00:00.000-08:00

Something New Everyday

So today we are trying to get back into our grove after our weekend travel. Aubrey has not been napping very well so I thought I would try something different. Today we are trying to eat, play, and sleep. Here is Aubrey playing with her toys.

This is a toy that one of Alan's co-workers gave us. He told us it was his sons favorite. I think it might be Aubrey's favorite too. She loves to look at it. Check out the video below. It is the first time I have noticed her following something with her eyes.

2009-11-02T10:31:00.000-08:00

Halloween Weekend in OKC

We had a rather long weekend with Aubrey. We thought it would be fun to travel to OKC with a 4 week old to visit Alan's parents. Alan and his dad would go see the Sonners play KSU in Norman and Alan's mom and I would hang out with Aubrey and greet the neighborhood Trick-or Treaters. Well, the car ride was fine, but Aubrey couldn't get in the swing of things when it came to her afternoon and evening naps. Still, the weekend was nice and it was fun to be somewhere new with her. Since we were only there one night, we did not take a very many pictures, but here are a few.

Dressed for the car ride to go see Mimi and Papa. Happy Halloween!

Since there was no time to carve our pumpkin this year, I go creative. This was a project that I could do insde the house while Aubrey took a nap. This was the front of the pumpkin.

The back of the pumpkin.

Mimi got a mini crib for Aubry to sleep in when we come to visit. We tried our very first nap in a crib. It wasn't completely successful, but she did pretty good.

2009-10-29T12:03:00.000-07:00

My Daughter's Perfect Day

I have tried so hard to keep Aubrey's days and night consistant. I know that you can not expect a baby under 1 month to be on a "schedule", but I like her to have some consistancy day to day. Well yesterday was anything but consistant. First I had to make a unexpected trip to the doctor to have something check out. The only time they could work me in was during one of Aubrey's feeding. So, off we went to Mommy's doctor at 11:00, Aubrey half fed and Mommy feeling guilty. Luckily, I was able to finish feeding her while I waited an hour for the doctor. Very thankful there was a wait today!

After the appointment I had to run up to church to finish some last minute things for the Women's Christmas Luncheon. Again, Aubrey was perfect! She slept the entire time. We have been trying to stay home as much as possible to avoid all the illness out there, so it was fun to see so many people "ooh and aah" over her.

Finally we got home and I tried to get us back into our routine for the remained of the day. We went on our afternoon walk with Caddie and then had our early evening feeding. Everything was going great! Aubrey was asleep and I was working on school stuff. At 9:30 I get a phone call from Alan saying he got a flat tire on his way home from his business dinner. No big deal because USAA was on their way out to fix it....so we thought. At 10:00 I was preparing for Aubrey's last feeding before putting her to bed when Alan called and told me that the car had to be towed and he needed a ride. So, I decided to forfeit the feeding and put Aubrey in the car to go get Daddy.

I was so thankful that Aubrey was still willing to sleep because she should have been eatting. Instead, she slept the entire time! I knew I had to prepare myself for the possibility of a hard night, since so much had happened during the day and she was so late for her last night feed. When we finally got home, sometime after 11:00, we had a successful feeding and it was off to bed for everyone. To my surprise she was right on schedule the whole night, waking up every 3 - 3 1/2 hours for feedings. Wow!

This morning I woke up very surprised that our daughter was not yet awake. When I went into her room I found her still asleep in her crib with a little smile on her face. I tried to get a picture of it, but of course the light on the camera (before the flash goes off) made her expression change, but I thought I would still post it. The smile reminded me not to stress so much about her. She is a trooper! Have I mentioned how much I love my daughter!

2009-10-29T11:01:00.000-07:00

Aubrey Speaks - All Bundled Up

Mommy thoguht it was cold today, so she made me get all bundled up. I think she thinks I am going to get a cold. Oh well. At least I looked cute for our walk.

2009-10-24T11:05:00.000-07:00

Kai Comes Over to Visit

Our friends John and Jae dropped their daughter off just for a little bit so they could drop into a party. Unfortunately, Aubrey was asleep so Caddie and I entertained Kai. It was so much fun. I got to try our some of Aubrey's toys. I can not wait until Aubrey is this age. We will have so much fun.

Caddie thinks it is her job to protect any kid that walks through our front door.

Kai exploring shapes!

Kai loved this toy.

2009-10-24T08:13:00.000-07:00

AUBREY SPEAKS

Mommy and I had a very busy week! Here are a few pictures from this week.

Tuesday - Today was my 2 week appointment with my pediatrician. He was so nice. The good news is my weight has gone back up. I went from 7 lbs. 8 oz. to 8 lbs. 5 oz. The doctor said everything looks great (and he made a note in my book that I was a very cute baby). Yea!

Wednesday - Mommy dressed me up to go the dealership with her. All we were doing was dropping off the SUV and getting a rental, but she still had to dress me up. I slept through the whole thing, but she did tell me later all the comments people made about me!

Wednesday - Tonight I finally had my first real bath. No more umbilical cord for me and no more sponge baths....YEA! I liked this bath a lot better. I was in warm water the whole time.

I was even calm when Mommy was drying me off. Of course, I cry when she puts lotion on me. It is so cold. I don't like being cold.

Thursday - It was prett cold in Dallas so Mommy layered me up for our daily walk. I was definetly warm enough. I fell asleep almost immediately.

2009-10-17T07:53:00.000-07:00

BOOMER SOONER

Mommy and I wish we were at the game with Daddy!

2009-10-16T10:30:00.000-07:00

AUBREY SPEAKS UP

Friday - Auntie Carine bought me the cuties lovie. I love it. I didn't even cry during my diaper change today.

Don't laugh at my fat cheeks. Mommy is a really bad photographer. Look at this picture, not my best angle.

2009-10-15T16:37:00.000-07:00

PLAY TIME

Right now I have more fun watching Aubrey during her playtime than she does. Isn't she cute?

Tummy Time - It is still not fun for Miss Aubrey, but she is trying.

2009-10-15T08:21:00.000-07:00

AUBREY SPEAKS UP

Everyday we send Daddy a picture of the day. Aubrey is always the one making the comments. Here are some of the pictures from this week.

Tuesday - Daddy I miss you. I took a bath and put on my new favorite onsie. I LOVE you!

Wednesday - I have not been myself today. I think I might be growing. I am wanting to snack on Mommy all day and she is not digging it. I guess she realized I had been fed enough and that I was crying because I was just tired. So, she made me go to sleep. Here is a picture I took right before my nap.

Thursday - Yea, Auntie Carine came to visit me all the way from Arkansas. I had just had my bath and was ready for play time. She is so much fun!

2009-10-07T17:52:00.000-07:00

BATH TIME

Somedays Aubrey loves bathtime.

Somedays Aubrey really doesn't like bathtime.

Warm water feels so good.

Daddy takes really good photographs of me!

TUMMY TIME

Mommy is mean. She makes me do tummy time.

Big Sister Caddie loves to help during tummy time.

2009-10-05T17:33:00.000-07:00

AUBREY GOES HOME!!

Our friend Jae made Aubrey's onesie & skirt.

Our family picture.

Aubrey's nurse begged us to stop by the nursery on our way out so she could show all the other nurses Aubrey's going home outfit.

All the nurses that took care of our swwet Aubrey.

The first time in the carseat. We had to double check to make sure we put her in correctly. It was weird to leave the hospital with something/someone you didn't have when you first arrived.

Our sweet girl slept the whole way home.

Hospital Visits

2009-10-05T16:19:00.000-07:00

We had lots of visitors at the hospital, so we thought we post some pictures from our stay at Medical City Dallas.

HOSPITAL ROOM

Alan's TV

Alan's and other guests side of the room.

My side of the room.

My TV!

FAMILY TIME

My Mom, Cici, with her new grand-daughter!

My dad, the proud Grandpa (but I hope Aubrey calls him Grampy)

My brother, Uncle Brian!

Four generations of ladies, Mimi (my mom's mother), my Mom, Me, and Aubrey.

Uncle Brian, Grandpa, Aubrey, Me, and Cici - Proud Family

My mom's cousin Susan came by to visit us at the hospital.

Alan's Grandmother, my grandmother (Mimi), and Alan's Grandmother's sister, Aunt Minnie

Alan's mom (Mimi Rhonda) meets Aubrey

Alan's dad, Papa Mark

Alan with his mom, Duaghter, and Grandmother

Alan with his Grandfather, Father, and Daughter!

FRIENDS

The night after delivery, Jae and Amber stopped by.

On Sunday, college friend April stopped by to meet Aubrey.

John, Alan, and Aubrey

Cari with her sons Tyler and Cale, Me with Aubrey, and Amber with her son Asher.

Ossenfort Family with the Morris Family!

After church on Sunday, Tommy and Kari stopped by to meet Aubrey.

Aubrey Lynn Morris Has Arrived!!

2009-10-03T19:00:00.000-07:00

Aubrey Lynn Morris was born Saturday, October 3rd, at Medical City Dallas. She weighs 8 lbs and measured 20 1/2 inches long. She has a full head of dark hair. And of course, mom and dad love her to pieces!

Before delivery and the epidural.

Daddy took her first picture. She hadn't even cried yet!

Ahh, finally she cries. What a relief for mom and dad.

Aubrey gets check out by the nurse.

Getting all bundled up.

Family timewith mom and dad after delivery.

This is mom's favorite picture. Look at Aubrey's eyes. She is trying to check out her daddy.

Her first trip to our room after being cleaned and checked by the nurses in the nursery.

Daddy changes Aubrey's first diaper.

The Baby's Room

2009-09-23T21:32:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from the nursery!

Since we are in a rent house, we are limited in what we can do to/put on the wall. Once we have her name, it will be displayed above her bed. The last thing that for the room will be a bookshelf. Alan and his grandpa are still working on it. Almost done!

Alan's mom, Rhonda, made the bedding. The chair and the chib came from Baby World.

A co-worker customized the lampshade. I love it!

I already had the table and chairs. The had the seat covers and cushions made.

The changing table was actually Alan's grandparents buffet table. We have it refinished and picked out new hardware. We love the way it turned out.

This was the picture that was in my nursery. I had it reframed.

Shower Pictures

2009-09-23T19:39:00.000-07:00

I had some wonderful showers in the month of August. Here are some pictures from each one.

- La Madeleine -

Hosted by my church friends: Amber, Cari, Carrie, Heather, Jae, Kari, and Megan

I don't have a lot of pictures (because my camera went dead), but here are a few.

Presents for Baby Morris!

Left to Right: Jae and Megan, two of my hostesses.

Opening gifts! Carrie made notes of who gave what and Amber helped me by handing me the packages (both girls were hostesses)

The Chocolate Angel - Hosted by April, Carine, Kara, and Kristi

Left to Right: Terry (Carine's Mom), Kara, Me, Carine, and Megan

April, college friend, and one of the hostesses.

Kristi, one of my hostesses. We worked together when I was at Northwest Bible Church.

The cake was designed to match the invitation. It was the most delicious thing I have ever had!

My mom got Baby Morris her take-home outfit, complete with a hat and booties!

My Mom's Friends Shower - Hosted by Cindy, Brenda, and Betsy

The Hostesses: Cindy, Brenda, and Betsy. My Mom's close friends!

Opening Gifts!!

My mother-in-law (Rhonda) and mom (Cindy) made it to all my showers!!

My favorite gift!

My mom had my christianing gown professionally cleaned. Baby Morris will wear it when she gets dedicated at church!

2009-07-28T21:59:00.000-07:00

Something exciting: I got my diaper bag today. I am so proud of it! It is exactly what I wanted. The only reason I got it was because I found it on amazon.com. They have the best prices.

2009-07-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a very busy summer and I have not posted anything since the beginning of June. I thought I would post a few pictures from this summer so you can see what Alan and I (and future baby Morris) have been doing. I guess the summer really started for us the second weekend in June when we traveled to Iowa for one of Alan's High School friend's wedding.

Alan and I at the wedding.

From left to right: Alan, me, Scott (groom), Whitney (bride), Katie, Garrett, Emily, and Doug. All the boys are now married.

After the wedding, we rented a car and drove over to Chicago for a short vacation (and to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary). This picture was taken off Navy Pier. We did a lot of great things in Chicago, but one ofour favorite memories will always be attending a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field (a first for both of us). The Cubs did loose to the White Socks, but it was an incredible game in an incredible stadium. Check out the seats Alan got us.

I have had the chance to hang out at the pool (which is the best things for a preggo woman in the summer) with some of my firends and their kids. Here I am with Andrew (Anne's son).

I went to Keller to visit college friend April and her daughter Haisley. Our daughters will almost be exactly a year apart. Looks like I will be swimming with baby Morris next summer. How fun!

ason (and mom Carrie) join me at the Plano pool. Mason is 2 years old and loves the water.

All the kids had fun at Connor's 1st Birthday Party. Megan and Randy throw a great pool party! Connor really enjoyed his first piece of cake.

Kai (John and Jae daughter) was only 3 months old at the party so she spent her time just relaxing in the shade. So cute!

Asher (Amber and Aaron son) is almost 7 months old at the party. He was taking a break from swimming so I decided to hang out with him on the lawn.

We celebrated my brother buying his first home (in Plano). It is a perfect house.

Rhonda, Alan's mom, came down to Dallas to help make baby Morris' bedding. Actually, I was just her assistant, since my sewing skills are not that great. I did the measuring and cutting.

Sadly at the beginning of the summer my best friend Carine and her family moved to Arkansas. Of course, Tessa, her precious daughter, went with them which made me incredible sad. In late July they were at the lake visiting Carine's parents and I got to drive down and stay with them. In this picture, Tessa and I hang out on the dock as the sun sets. She is constantly talking, walking, and exploring. Since she is 2 year old, she is also constantly telling people "No" and showing them what to do. I LOVE it! It is the best age. I am not sure what she told me in this picture, but it must have been something good. Look at my expression.

I told Carine I was going to hang on to this picture and show it to Tessa when she is older. I figured she will get imbarrased that she had a little butt check hanging out of her adorable swim suit. It sure made Carine and me laugh.

This summer our community group has been doing a book study on The Shack. After group one night in July, we all went to dinner at Babe's in Carrolton. I have lived in Dallas my whole life and never heard of this place until now. If you have never been, you need to go. Delicious!

Kicking, Moving, & More Kicking

2009-06-09T07:44:00.000-07:00

Well, this baby moves much more than I expected. If she is not sleeping, she is moving and kicking. She kicks me when I get up in the morning, on my way to school, when I am hungry, and when I am trying to relax. She kicks me the hardest after every sneeze. It makes me laugh. It is like she is trying to let me know that she doesn't like to be unexpectedly jolted. Since she is still so small, her moving and kicking is not a problem...yet. So, at this point I consider it the most amazing thing. I never dreamed this experience could be this wonderful. I will try to remind myself of this when she is waking me up in the middle of the night with all her kicking which is probably only a few months away.

2009-05-18T08:39:00.000-07:00

It's a girl!

I know it is hard for the average person to tell, but those three lines in the picture above shows that it is a girl! Alan and I were blessed to have the opportunity to get a 3-D sonogram last Tuesday. That was the first time we had really seen the baby. I couldn't believe the doctor said she was 98% sure it was a girl. Then she took another look, at a different angle. and she became 100% sure it was a girl. So it is offical! We really feel blessed that the baby is doing so great. Her heartrate was 136, she opened and closed her fists, played with her feet, practiced her breathing, and she even looks like she was praying at one point during the sono. It was so amazing to watch her on the screen, moving constantly. We are trully blessed! Praise the Lord!

There she is from the side. This was the first view we saw. Doctor confirmed that the "black spot" is her bladder. Her spine also looked good. Tghe spine is the white curved line.

She was playing with her fingers and toes. She was really performing for us during our visit.

I know this picture is a little weird, but we love it because she kept crossing and uncrossing her legs. In this view her legs are crossed. She also has her hands up by her face.

Alan loves this picture. Her umbillical cord is right next to her face, but you can see her arms and hand so clearly. Her facial features are so clear.

This is my favorite. Her hands are together, right in front of her face. The doctor said "She looks like she is praying." What a wonderful thought. She has a lot of people who are praying for her.

2009-04-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

Alan and I got to take a trip to Santa Barbara in March, thanks to Bank of Texas. They rewarded one employee in every department for their success in 2008. Go Alan! Of course, I was not able to full enjoy the trip to the wine country (since I can not drink wine), but I was so thankful that I felt good the whole trip. Yea, second trimester! Here are some of our pictures.

Bacara Spa and Resort - I went on a hike and this was the view of our resort.

This was the room......beautiful! It had a great bathroom, but of course I forgot to take a picture.

The pool....heated!

One of the views we got on our limo ride through the wine country.

The outside of Oprah's house in Montecito, CA. Our limo driver was her driver at one time, so he drove us by it. The is not much to see from the front gate, but its was still exciting!

Outside one of the wineries we stopped to visit.

2009-04-07T17:52:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess I have officially entered the world of blogging. I really was looking for a way to keep family (both in and out of town) up to date on our pregnancy. And of course, a way to share pictures once the baby is here. This seems to be the easiest way. Hope you all enjoy it.

Alan and I are so excited to be on our way to parenthood. I am in my 14 week and things are great! Our first doctors appointment was on my birthday, February 26th. At that appointment we got to see the heartbeat. I think we were both expecting to hear a heartbeat, but quickly learned that it was too soon. Then, on March 25th we went for our 12 week appointment and got to here the heartbeat. Now, that was exciting!

Keep checking back for new bump watch pictures and updates. I will try to update it once a week. Love!

2009-04-07T13:05:00.000-07:00

Since I am just now getting my blog started I want to backup and share how we told our parents. Both of our families joined us for a birthday lunch at Cibus on February 8th (we were only 5 weeks pregnant at the time). I had called the chef and asked him to design a topped for the cake that would let everyone in on our surprise. Cibus was awesome! NOt only did they design a perfect topper, but they even set us up in their private room. Here are some pictures from the lunch at Cibus.

Delicious cake.. I would highly recommend it.

All who were there: (left to right) Brother-Brian, Mom-Cindy, Dad-Tom, Me, Alan, Al's Mom-Rhonda, Al's Dad-Mark