Discovering New Toys!

I didn't think she was ready for it, but someone suggested that I try out the exersaucer. Yesterday, dad was late getting home from work, Taylor was fussy and Mommy was frazzled so I figured, "What the heck, let's give it a try!". She seemed to like it and was concentrating very hard on the toys but couldn't quite make the connection between her hand and her brain to reach out and touch the toys. Today she seems to have gotten the hang of it and it is so cute! She has only discovered the one toy for now, but I don't think it will be long before she gets around to the rest. I think the Bumbo is history. She has learned to arch her back and launch herself out of the Bumbo! So I am afraid to leave her alone in it. That was a waste!

Other milestones...Taylor loves to hold onto your hands and pull herself up onto her feet. She loves to be in a standing position and I think she is going to think for the rest of her life that every time she stands it should be accompanied by a "YEAH Taylor!" Also, in her world, every song ends in "YEAH Taylor!". She had her first trip to the Beach this past weekend and put her toes in the sand and immediately picked her feet back up in the air. She did take a nice long nap on the beach being lulled by the waves.

We took her 3 month pictures last week and I will post some soon. I have seen a few and they are adorable!

Taylor playing with Bailey

We were sitting outside this evening since it was still daylight (thanks to daylight savings time) and a nice night. I guess Taylor has never seen Bailey up close and personal before, but I think this is a sign that she likes Bailey. We have never heard Taylor laugh like this out loud before and didn't know she could. It was hilarious and we were lucky enough to catch it on video. She did this for about 3 minutes and then quit. We couldn't get her to laugh again.

It's Bumbo Time!

Taylor is 12 weeks and boy have we had a big week. Sleeping through the night is now the rule rather than the exception...YEAH Taylor! And when I say sleeping through the night, I am counting sleeping until 5 am as through the night! We moved up to our 3 - 6 month clothes. It was so sad to have to pack away all of the 0 - 3 clothes that she has outgrown. But she is looking mighty cute in her new spring wardrobe! In about 10 more diapers we are moving up to size 2...again so sad! Noticing a theme from my 91 percentile daughter? We tried out the Bumbo today and I think she likes it. We tried last week but she still slumped over in it. Today she looked like a Pro. And I didn't even plan it, but she had her purple elephant outfit on to match her Bumbo! Look at that beautiful smile! We scheduled her 3 month pictures for Friday. Can't wait! Well it sounds like naptime is over.

Road Trip to Dallas

Since our first road trip went so smoothly, we figured a short road trip to Dallas would be no problem...WRONG!!!! She screamed from Kingwood to Huntsville. We fed her and changed her and then thought that things would be better from there...AGAIN...WRONG!!! She was so tired but wouldn't fall asleep. So we ended up having to stop again and hold her until she was asleep and then carefully put her back in the carseat. We were going to Dallas for a wedding so by the time we made it to the hotel it was time to change and head to the church. Luckily there was a nursery provided and we were all too happy to leave her in the nursery after that road trip. Once we sat down I said to Scott, "We don't even know the name of the people we just left our daughter with". When we went to pick her up she was snuggled up asleep in the arms of one of the nursery workers so I guess she was fine. The reception was great. She was the hit of the party and loved the music and lights on the dance floor. More strangers held her all night, but Scott and I had a great time! Mommy introduced Taylor to line dancing! She loved the dancing! Trip home was a little better, but it will be a long time before our next road trip with Taylor!

Taylor Meeting her Great Grandparents for the first time

We took Taylor to visit her family in New Orleans when she turned 2 months old. She had just gotten her 2 months shots and then we packed up for the 6 hour road trip. Taylor did great and slept most of the trip due to the Tylenol! She slept pretty good during the trip and enjoyed meeting the rest of her aunts and her great grandparents. We didn't tell Papa or Grandma that we were coming so it was a great surprise!

Taylor Smiles

Taylor is talking up a storm now. We sometimes have 10 minute conversations and she is just cooing and "oohing". It is the most beautiful thing ever. But anytime we get the video camera out she stops, so here is a rare snippet caught on tape. This was several weeks ago and she is talking much better now, but haven't been able to capture on tape.