Merry Christmas, Baby

Morgan spent her very first Christmas with her baby cousin Aidan and other assorted grownups in Elizabeth, New Jersey.


Santa Claus was
very good to Morgan
for Christmas; one
of her favorite gifts
was wrapping paper.


Uncle Mike was trying
to give Morgan the
greatest gift of all:
the gift of walking.


"Not now,
Aunt Danielle,
I'm busy playing
with my keys!"


Morgan hopes that
Christmas comes
early next year!

Thank Heaven For Little Girls and Boys

Morgan spent her very first Thanksgiving with her cousin Aidan at Roseanne and Brad's house in Jersey City.


Aunt Marleen and Roseanne show Morgan just how photogenic she really is.

A Pagan No More

Along with her cousin Aidan, a 7-month old Morgan was finally baptized at St. Genevieve's Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, thus exorcising any and all evil spirits.


Godfather Mike holds
Morgan in his loving
arms mere moments
before the baptism.

Meet the Lindstroms

Morgan was thrilled to meet her grandparents again after six long months. She surprised Vaari and Mumma at the airport, then chilled out in their hotel room.


Here Morgan pinches Vaari's cheeks, not the other way around.


Later, Morgan's
grandparents visited
her in Jersey City,
where Vaari got to
feed her for the
first time.


Mumma came bearing
gifts, including
Morgan's first
Finnish book.


Mumma also got
her turn at feeding
Morgan, a very
messy business.

A Swinging Good Time

First time swinging! Morgan recently discovered the joy
that is a swing
at a playground
in Hoboken.

Keeps On Growing

Morgan weighed
almost 14 pounds
(6.25 kg) at her
pediatrician's
appointment.

Hardly surprising,
since she chows
down everything
in sight.

Autumn In New York

Morgan visited
New York City
for the first time
this week.

She stopped by
the Babies R Us
at Union Square,
had lunch at
a nearby café,
and helped Daddy
pick up some
red wine from
Trader Joe's . . .


. . . but by the time
Morgan made it to
The Strand, she had
already fallen asleep.
Books, it seems,
are boring.