All the stockings were hung...

Yay for Moms with embroidery machines, sergers, and mad skills. Here are the stockings "I made" (as in I was physically present, but didn't necessarily do a whole lot). I ended up with material for 7 stockings, so I guess Dan and I are having 5 children...now we just need to pick names so I can get them embroidered...

All Smiles!

The day has arrived! Megan can finally express her happiness with her face--she started having some true, intentional smiles about 2 days ago (Dec. 16) and is starting to show them more often. Her daddy can't wait to see them in person when he gets to Houston tomorrow.

Taking Care of Grandpa

Here is Megan--she finally got Grandpa to sleep and could enjoy some quiet time...interpersed by snores.

Feeling the Love

Uncle Tyler and Megan (adorable outfit compliments of MidCityGal). She's really developing her talents...like sticking out her tongue as often as possible.
Zach and Megan. Zach is quite the "helper"--2 nights ago he decided that she needed a few cups of cold water on her feet to improve her bathtime experience--Megan was not so sure :)

Uncle Tyler's favorite afterschool activity: Megan, snack, and a DVR episode of The Amazing Race.
Julianne and Megan--Jamie, Maren and I think Megan takes after this particular cousin especially--so she'll be beautiful when she's big!
Hailey and Madelyn--they really are good helpers. They both love to stroke Megan's soft hair and to hold her--but they are done after about 2 minutes.
Catherine and Megan--two cuties!
OK--can any little boys face be more filled with joy than Adam's in this shot? All he wants to do is hold this little girl all by himself whenever possible--she's like the coolest doll he's EVER seen. He throws quite the fit when his turn is over.

Megan recently took her first airplane trip (she was an angel on the plane!) and is enjoying the warm Houston weather. She has gotten to spend lots of time with her Houston cousins and has survived...oops, I mean "enjoyed" their love!

Blessing Day

Megan was blessed last Sunday, December 2. She was surrounded by so many loving family members and friends including all of her living great grandparents. It was such a nice day; we thoroughly enjoyed the time we got to spend with everyone. And Megan looked adorable--she was wearing the same beautiful dress I was blessed in--made by her Granny those 23 years ago!

Meeting Grandpa and Baba

Megan got to start out the month of December by being inspected by Amber's Dad and Amber's Dad's Mom! Her Grandpa and Baba both gave their stamps of approval--how could they not with someone that cute?

One Whole Month

It seems hard to believe, but our little Megan is already one month old! She is such a good baby and is happy one hundred percent of the time (ok, it might be more like 99 percent--she does let us know when she's got a bubble in her tummy that she would like to get out--but she is getting to be quite the champion burper--and her daddy makes sure to be a role model in this area)