Grandpa B's Retirement

This past weekend we helped Grandpa Brown celebrate an amazing achievement, retiring after 30 years of serving in the Navy. The Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD held a special retirement ceremony and reception honoring Grandpa and about 40 other classmates.

Morgan was such an angel throughout the entire day. She loved all the activity and had a blast spending time with Aunt Stephanie, Uncle Matt, and Grandma and Grandpa B.


Grandpa may be retired but that doesn't necessarily mean the end of the Brown Navy legacy. Does Morgan have what it takes to be Academy potential?


After the festivities, we stayed in Annapolis and had a wonderful weekend with the family. With temperatures feeling like 110 degrees, we spent a lot of time trying to stay cool, especially Morgan.

But the heat didn't stop us from enjoying some of the city...the cute shops, quaint homes, gorgeous sailboats and delicious MD crab! We can't wait to get back!

Growing Update

Morgan had her 4-month check-up at the Dr. complete with the second series of vaccinations. They weren't too bad this time (now that Mommy and Daddy knew what to expect) and the tears were gone before we even left the office. The Dr. was pleased with Morgan's progress... weighing 12 lbs. 15 oz and 23 3/4 inches long!

Now that Morgan officially weighs more than 12 lbs Mommy started packing away her 3 month clothes. It is sad to think how many things she will no longer wear, especially our favorite outfit...Morgan's little lamb sweater w/ matching onsie and cargo pants...well maybe it will fit for just one more day; Mommy can't resist.

But with growing, Morgan is getting more use out of all these toys. Like some sitting practice in the Bumbo! She is also really getting the hang of grabbing and reaching for things. This weekend she was caught red-handed, double-fisting a couple toys. And poor Parrot was ripped off his perch and instantly thrown into the mouth.

I'm a Cousin???

Today Morgan became a cousin!

Congratulations Hillary and Owen!

At 5:55 am this morning Sophia Lane was welcomed into the world as the newest addition to our family. We are all so excited! She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. Hillary and Sophia are both doing wonderful. We are anxiously awaiting pictures, so stay tuned.

Post-Publish Note (5/30/2008): We have pictures! These are a few of our favorites, but go to Sophia's blog to see more and a couple adorable video clips. She is soooo cute! We can't wait to meet her.
http://owenandhillary.blogspot.com/

4 Months Old

I am 4-Months old today! Yeah!

Milestones this Month

After finding her hands at 3 months, Morgan has been busy learning how to use them. She can now hold things and loves when she makes noise with her toys. And anything in her hands is soon in her mouth. Morgan's exploration with her mouth has definitely started and we think her favorite toy sometimes is her tongue. Talk about convenient!

Morgan is all shrieks and giggles. She will smile at strangers and smile/laugh at us (except when Mommy is trying to take a picture of course). And sometimes she will giggle spontaneously. It is an interesting game to try and guess what Morgan happened to think was funny. As promised, 3 months so far seems to have been the crying peak. Making this a huge month for Mommy and Daddy. (Mommy is still waiting for Morgan to sleep through the night though.) Today was like magic; a night and day difference compared to even yesterday. We still get complaining from the "peanut gallery" and the occasional naptime meltdown, but definitely an improvement.

Every month Morgan is getting more interactive with the world around her. It is really fascinating. One of her new things this month is recognizing herself in the mirror...which always leads to a smile on Morgan ... and of course on Mommy and Daddy too. :)

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a really nice, relaxing, three-day weekend at the Brown household. It was gorgeous weather that we enjoyed to the fullest by being outside as much as possible. We went to Marsh Creek State Park and Peace Valley Park to check out some potential sailing locations. (In case you haven't heard yet, Daddy recently became the ecstatic proud owner of a Vanguard 15 day-sailer. We are going to pick it up on vacation in June so stay tuned for more pictures.)

Morgan is still a bit unsure of the big outdoors...but I suppose who could blame her...grass is scary when you are used to soft cozy blankets and what must an infant think about wind.

We also had a great time visiting with some friends at a Memorial Day BBQ.

The Zoo

We went to the zoo yesterday! Yeah!

My friend Courtney and Morgan's buddy Kaya took us to the Philadelphia zoo; as you can see Crazy-Colored Monkey had to come along too. We had a great time walking around, enjoying the perfect weather and finding/looking at the animals. (Can you find the tiger?)

It was apparently Field Trip day for schools so the zoo was super crowded and juggling the schedule of two infants in combination with Schuylkill traffic proved to be a little challenging. However, we still had a ton of fun during our short visit and look forward to the girls being old enough to enjoy the animals at the zoo, not just the ones they brought with (Jacques the Peacock and of course Crazy-Colored Monkey). :)

I'm a Model, You Know What I Mean

Mommy picked up the pictures from JCPenney's and I suppose she wasn't too excited about them because she decided to try her hand at recreating a few "3 month pictures" herself this weekend. Of course, I think I look cute in any picture so I didn't understand what the big deal was. ;)

The family portrait Mommy took (using her new camera remote!)...

Granted Mommy's models didn't make it easy on her, but the pictures still turned out pretty good. Check out the faces when she said, "Just one more shot!" She had to keep reminding us that these are memories we will cherish forever. Despite all our complaining of having to go through this modeling ordeal yet again, every now and then you just have to humor the one who feeds you.


And some of just me! Giving smiles, finding my hands, and controlling my head... all my proud accomplishments for this month.





If you want to see some excellent pictures of me...check out Mommy's friend's blog. Danielle came over last week for a photo shoot and just posted her favorites.
http://blog.dmphotos.net/2008/05/milestones-at-three-months.html

Aren't I just too cute???