It's me, Morgan!
Can you believe it's been a whole year since I last wrote to you? Listen, it was a busy one and time just flew by. There's waaaaay too much to catch you up on, so me and my Mom picked out one or two pictures from each month so far in 2014 to show you what we've been up to.
I'll actually start with Christmas. I got the best. gift. ever. My Mommy told me I was going to be a BIG sister. Now, at the time, I had absolutely no idea what that meant, but it seemed like a pretty big deal.
I know a LOT more now about being a big sister. But, we'll get to that a little later on. First, let's get back to those 8 months in 2014 that were still about about me! Me! Me!
In January, I mainly just played in the snow. It snowed a lot this year. Like, a lot. My Dad went out plowing with our neighbor Jami. I enjoyed watching him work from my post in the front window.
In February, the big deal was my second birthday! My Mom and I checked off the items I accomplished on my three year plan. The only item left was to be a big sister, which I was well on my way to completing.
Now, as you recall, my real, actual, birth day only comes around every four years. So, I usually get to celebrate on two days - one at school and one with my family. This year, we had cupcakes at school and all my friends sang to me!
I also got to have a birthday party with all of my family and some more of my friends! It was really a great way to kick off my third year!
That Elmo cake was deeeeelicious!
Gosh, it's really, really hard to pick just one picture from each month!
In March, my Mom and I celebrated her most favorite holiday - St. Patricks's Day - by meeting up with Aunt Katie and some other friends for the St. Patty's Day parade in Conshohocken. It was TONS of fun!
In April, we celebrated Easter! The Easter Bunny brought me a lot of special treats. My favorite was my new Superman super hero t-shirt with a cape.
In May, Aunt Katie took me to the Devon Horse Show. We went last year and it was fun, but I was too little to do very much. This year, I could go on a few rides and play some games. I really started to understand why everyone loves funnel cake so much!
In June, I officially started potty training. While it took a little while for me to get it, I was completely trained in about a month. My Dad helped make it fun and I got M&Ms for trying, so there was excellent motivation :)
We also went on a family vacation in June - to the mountains. It was a blast! My friend Asher and his family came too. We went fishing, I went out on the lake in a boat with my Dad, we went to a zoo, a carnival, a state park, and we relaxed and played all week long.
In July, we celebrated the Fourth of July in Glenside. This year, we even got cool Glenside t-shirts to wear. I watched the parade with my cousins and had a delicious BBQ at Mom Mom and Pop's house.
In August, I officially moved into my new bedroom and into my big girl bed. I love it in there. I have all my special stuffed animal friends. I still call out for my parents in the morning, but for right now, they're happy I haven't decided to just get out of bed on my own.
Since I was in my new room, in my new bed, I decided it was time to get my old crib ready for my sister. Unfortunately, there were no stuffed animals for Sadie! I went shopping with Mom to get her some stuffed animals of her own. I bought her TWO puppies, because two is my most favorite number.
We tried to squeeze as much fun as we could into the month of August while we waited for my sister to arrive. We went to the Philadelphia Zoo, we celebrated Samson's birthday (I got him a new bone), we had a BBQ so I could approve of Aunt Katie's new boyfriend (Oh Em Gee - they are soooo cute together!), I went to a bunch of birthday parties, and went to a cool playground in Philly.
Sadie was due on Uncle Tim's birthday (August 27th). Aunt Susan was hoping she would arrive on her birthday (August 28th). But, instead, Sadie waited a whole extra week to come out (just like me!).
This is my little sister, Sadie Mae Gibble.
Guys, isn't she beautiful?
The doctor took Sadie out of Mommy's belly on September 3, 2014 at 5:24 a.m. She came into the world at 10 pounds, 6 ounces and 21 inches long. Her head was 14.5 inches around.
In case you didn't know it, that is a BIG baby. BIG. Huge. (Anyone catch that Pretty Woman reference?)
Mommy and Sadie stayed in the hospital for a few days. I stayed with Nana and Pop Pop one night and my Dad came home with me on the other nights. I sure am glad to have everyone under one roof again.
I want to be honest, when I first met my sister, I wasn't completely sold.
But, after just a little more time, I really warmed up and started embracing all my big sister duties. I really have a lot on my plate. I hold Sadies's hand when she's getting her diaper changed. I give her a paci when she starts crying. I hold the bottle when she's getting fed. I have to check on her pretty much every 5 minutes, just to make sure she's doing all right. I make sure she has her stuffed animals available. And I give her lots and lots of hugs and kisses.
Sometimes I'm concentrating SO HARD on all my big sister duties, I kind of miss a lot of what my Mom and Dad are saying. Like, pretty much, I don't listen at all. I understand this is completely normal for a big sister my age, but my Mom says I would try the patience of a saint. Fortunately for all of us, I'm still cute as a button, so one flash of my killer smile and mischievous eyes and my Mom is like putty in my hands.
Now, Samson, on the other hand, had no trouble warming up to Sadie at all. He loves to sniff her and lick her face - and she loves him too!
So, we're doing pretty well. I'm an excellent big sister. Sadie sleeps through the night (most of the time). My Mom is going back to work in December, after Thanksgiving and her birthday. And guess what? Sadie gets to come to school with me!!! I'm so excited. I love to show her off when she comes with my Mom to pick me up in the afternoon. I just love her to pieces.
And we haven't forgotten about Samson. Sadie and I make sure he gets lots of extra treats and lots of extra hugs. He's our best buddy!
So, that's a quick look at what we've been up to. I'd love to share more, but this post would be much too long. I promise to start writing again more often. With Thanksgiving, Fall Frolic, and Chrismas coming up soon, I'll have a lot to share!
And Sadie is working on a post for you too. She's grown a whole lot since we brought her home 11 weeks ago. But, I'll let her tell you all about it.
XOXO,
Morgan
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