Morgan's First Photo Shoot

Last weekend we took Morgan for her first set of professional photos. She smiled for the photographer but sometimes, her smiles were almost too big.




This was one of the last photos they took. Right after this, she tried to eat the bear.


The photographer asked if she could kneel on her own. We didn't know if she could or not. She didn't have any problem keeping her balance.


She also positioned her hands like this by herself. So proper!


She is getting much better at sitting by herself. She was a little distracted by everything going on around her, but she is sitting all by herself here.

Morgan

Morgan has so many beautiful dresses that we got all dressed up on Saturday just to wear one!




Morgan playing with her new toys, stuffed bugs!

Wilderness in our front yard!

Sunday Ariella looked out into the front yard and saw a hawk protecting his catch. Turns out it was one of the many many squirrels that run around our yard that was the prize.

Mmmm ... feet!

Morgan at 4 months

On September 3rd, Morgan turned 4 months old. At her 4-month doctor's appointment, she weighed in at 13 lbs/2 oz (up from 7 lbs/14 oz at birth) and was 24 inches long (up from 19 at birth). Both measurements put her in the 50th percentile.

This was another big month of developments for Morgan. She has gotten very good at using her hands. She discovered the joy of playing with her feet. She learned how to roll over. And, best of all, she started laughing.

This week, Ariella went back to work. So Morgan started going to day care 3 days a week. We were worried how she was going to adjust, but she made the transition without any problems. We're very proud of our little girl.

Here are some other photo highlights from this month...

Hangin' with Aunt Jenny...



Our VERY unofficial measurement in early August...



Bath time with Dad...



Tummy time with Mom...



Reading her "Baby Loves Jazz" books...

Morgan Cheers on the Orange

Labor Day weekend marked the kickoff of the Syracuse University football season. So we all put on a Syracuse clothes, ordered wings and pizza (side order of formula for Morgan) and watched SU take on the evil, elitist Wildcats of Northwestern (Aunt Linsday's alma mater).

Morgan and Otto got pumped for the game...



Syracuse scored on their first possession, and only trailed by 7 at halftime. So there was reason to cheer in the Saucier household...



Morgan suited up and was ready for a halftime snack...



Unfortunately, Syracuse ended up losing the game, 30-10.

Shortly after the game ended, Morgan spit up all over her Syracuse shirt in protest. (That's our girl!)

Boating with the Fricke's

Catching up on some long overdue blogging...

A few weekends ago, the three of us went up to Sandy Hook, NJ (near Ariella's hometown) to go boating with our friends Karen, Shawn, Katie and Andrew. So of course, Morgan had to get all dolled up in her boating outfit and boat shoes (courtesy of Aunt Lindsay)...



Karen, Morgan, Katie, Cabbage Patch Kid (sorry, I didn't catch her name) and everyone else all enjoyed a sunny summer day out on the river...









After we docked the boat, we took a swim in the pool at the Marina...






We've got Morgan trained to think that bath time means it's bed time. So after her swim in the pool, she instantly fell asleep. Whoops.