Baby Tooley #2

I made it! We didn't find out this baby's gender at our ultrasound today!! Drew and I will be surprised in July- boy or girl!!

Everything is looking great! This baby is already a super-active little thing. I can't wait until July!!

Happy Valentine's Day

As promised, I have pictures of my newest sewing project. I know you all have been anxiously waiting to see what it is.... the Amy Butler Birdie Sling!!! I love all of the patterns that this girl has, they're so cute and surprisingly easy to make!! Here's how mine turned out.


I love the pleated detail on the exterior... this was a little intimidating at first, but so easy to actually do!! It adds so much to the overall appearance of the bag.


This bag doubles as my diaper bag, too! I love the 3 interior pockets. Micah's cup fits in one of the small pockets, my wallet in the other, and my calendar in the biggest pocket. Then there's plently of room for my diaper & wiper pouch and whatever else I need.




Of course, no blog entry would be complete without some pictures of my baby- fresh from this morning! Enjoy!

The famous "scrunchie face". (She was running a special on these this morning.)




Patiently waiting to go to Grandma's house...


My favorite.... such a sweet little face!!


Have a wonderful Valentine's Day! Tell your sweetie you love them!

Snow Days!

This is the first year that Micah has been old enough to notice the snow outside; and she was ready to get out there and play in it! Of course we had to get all the appropriate gear (thanks to Gaga!)- light-up Disney princess snow boots and a purple snow suit.

**That's the dog's leg coming out of the back of her head.**


In fact, she loved the snow so much she wouldn't leave me alone about playing in it. One night while I was making dinner I kept her entertained with some snow she could play with indoors.... this confused her a little.



In other news, I'm almost done with a super-cute sewing project.... Pics to come next week!!

My New Year's Resolution

I WILL BLOG WEEKLY.

Hold me to it! I've been such a slacker and it's time for a change. I feel like I always have sooo much to catch up on when I finally force myself to blog. I don't even know what to start with this one...

Em came down to visit a couple of weeks - I love it when she does that! It had been way too long since I had seen her and she needed to meet Mr. Griffin, Brittany's newest man. We thought it would be fun to have all 6 of us get our pictures taken.... They turned out so cute!


Love my girls!!!

We were able to hang out quite a bit while Em was here, which was really nice! I miss being with my girls all the time. Em is moving back here in July of 2010 and I couldn't be more excited!!!

Everybody (Katie, too!!) was able to come over to my house on Monday to have lunch and I just had to get the camera out to capture the cuteness! I got some great pictures of the kiddos....

Precious Baby Griffin


Mr. Harrison- so cute!


And the trouble-maker- Micah


She loved having all the babies around-- Beebee!! Beebee!! That's all she said the whole time they were here! She has no clue what's coming this summer- a beebee of her own! I ask her where mommy's baby is and she quickly pulls my shirt up and sticks her finger in my belly button. Then she looks for her baby in her belly button. Silly girl.

Tooley #2 update-

16 WEEKS!!

The bump is growing... in about 3 weeks I'll have some new ultrasound pictures to post. I've promised myself (and Drew) that I wouldn't do any peeking at work-- and I've been doing well! Stay tuned for more info. (The best info will be posted early-mid July!!)

New camera and a new belly.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

This is absolutely my favorite time of year.... the only thing that could make it better is warm weather. I really don't like the arctic temperatures, but I do like being cozy-warm with my family watching everybody open presents and enjoy each others company. This year my dad will be breaking tradition by going to Arizona (my uncle and grandparents are out there) for Christmas. For the first Christmas in my life I will not be with both of my parents. Wow, how things have changed over the last year for the Morphey family. Anyway, we had Christmas with my dad on Saturday and he surprised me with a new camera! If you care-- its a Canon EOS Rebel XSi. It's AWESOME!!

This is a typical "hold me" gesture from Micah.

My sis, Alison, and her boyfriend, Jordan.

Cuteness.

I've been thinking and I've decided it's time to post some ultrasound pictures of our little peanut- aka Tooley #2.

This is a full-body profile with the head at the bottom and the knees drawn up towards the body.

This picture shows the doppler of the heartbeat. 178 beats/minute!

And I certainly didn't waist any time getting a pooch! This picture was taken at 10 weeks!! Sheesh!

Well friends, that's it for now. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!!

A much needed update!!!

So sorry about the delay in posting!! So much has been happening this past month and I have so many pictures to share! Lets start at the beginning of November. I went out to eat with the girls from work to PF Chang's. Can I tell you how much I love that place??!! We each order a dish of our choice, then when our food comes we take a little from what we ordered and pass the plate. It's great because you get to taste a little of everything.... and at PF Chang's it's the way to eat!




Drew and I are a part of a new church plant called Oasis of Fishers. Right now we meet at my sister and brother-in-law's house every-other Tuesday evening. On March 1st we will start meeting every Sunday morning at Hoosier Road Elementary. Anyway, their daughter, Meg, is only 5 weeks younger than Micah, so of course they have a blast playing all evening.

Meg. Love her.

Micah. Clearly announcing she's ready for bed.

Since Drew and I have lived in our house (2 years) we have been meaning to get our fireplace in working condition. The past 2 springs we have been host to 2 families of chimney swifts. This year, once the little ones 'flew the coop', I wasted no time in getting our chimney cleaned and capped. Drew, who has pyromaniac tendencies, was quick to light a fire this season. So pretty!!


Micah is becoming such a little girl. My little baby girl is gone; she's turned into one sassy, hilarious toddler. She's made great friends with our dog, Mia. Frankly, Mia is happy to be getting attention again. Micah's favorite place to rendezvous with her friend is... well... you'll see...








So, the other day I needed to give Micah a bath. I had turned on the water in the bathtub, waited until it was warm, and closed the drain to let the tub fill. Micah was playing with her little potty. I went into her room, which is literally 3 feet away from the bathroom, and grabbed a washcloth and towel. Here's what I found back in the bathroom...




As you can see, her hair and the top of her pajamas are dry. She didn't fall into the tub head-first. She strategically climbed in. How? I have no earthly idea.

Halloween and baby showers...

Wow, time has gotten away from me! We had a busy weekend last week. Of course it was Halloween so we had to have fun with all of the festivities in our neighborhood. The neighborhood association sponsors a parade for all the kiddos; it ends in the park (which is right next to our house) where all the costume awards are handed out. Making her daddy proud, Micah was a Purdue cheerleader.

(sorry about the red-eye!!)


On our way to the start of the parade!!


Micah getting fresh with Cinderella... Aren't all the little ones so cute?!!


Micah won 3rd place for "Most Original" costume. Cheerleader? Original? Anyway, I'm still a proud mama!!


Also this weekend was Brittany's baby shower. It was so much fun! Em, Brian, and Harrison were in town (a link to their blog is to the right- The Ludwigs). Harrison is getting so big and he is still such a great baby!!


Here are all the girls that get me in trouble... Katie, Me (duh!), Britt, and Em.


This is more like us...