The Kids, Part 4 - Morgan

Morgan is our youngest, smallest child. She was born right after her sister and weighed in at about 5 pounds, almost two pounds less than Claire. She was pretty bald until she was about 2. Like her sister, Morgan was an easy baby, but it was evident even at a young age that she had determination. Claire would think and ponder and be content until she was able to do a task (like rolling over). Then she would just up and do it. Morgan would try and try for weeks until she was able to finally do it.

Morgan is our peanut, our baby, our monkey, our princess. She is crazy, from her nonstop action to that curly hair that we can't control. When she enters a room,  it is forever changed by her presence (oftentimes much messier than we would think is possible). Morgan loves attention and it is hard to ignore her. She is also our most challenging child. That determination she showed as an infant has turned into a stubbornness beyond belief. She can outlast anyone. If she wants something, she WILL get it. This makes her a hard child to parent, but we are learning! Heck, we even took her to a pediatric behaviorist when she was a preschooler so we could learn some strategies for controlling her, and the doctor pretty much told us that she was a willful, spirited child, and that she would probably go far in life. Yep, nothing will get in Morgan's way, that's for sure. I only hope she uses her power for good, rather than evil...

In spite of this, Morgan is also our most snuggly and affectionate child. And she has a heart of gold. She recently gave all of her allowance away to a lemonade stand for charity, although that may say as much about her (lack of) financial prowess as her generosity. She is very girlie, and still likes to dress up in her dance costumes or princess dresses, but she also loves to climb trees and play in the mud, usually in high heels. She loves animals and spends much of her free time carrying around one of our pets. The cat is the photo is a stray she found in Hawaii. She is very active, so she is not one for playing board games or anything requiring a long attention span. She is also not very interested in sports. We have tried many activities for her, from theater (she liked), soccer and basketball (she didn't like), cheerleading and gymnastics (ok), dance (better), and diving lessons (I think that was her favorite).  Although she does well in school, I think her strengths are more social rather than academic. I suspect that she will do something in the drama/dance/arts genre. Or maybe she'll just be the popular girl at school and walk around with an entourage. As an adult, she will probably marry well, but I see her with a career in fashion or the performing arts. Of course she'll probably become an accountant or something. Just because she's stubborn enough to prove us wrong.