gettin' hot in here

...so Taylor took off (some of) her clothes!

pay attention to me!

sitting

we decided that now that Taylor is 5 months old we should start teaching her how to sit on her own...
well... apparently she already knew how - we just didn't know!!

not so little anymore...

Today, Taylor is 5 months old... No idea where the time has gone! She seems like such a big girl to us now that she can do things herself... like grab for her toys, bounce ferociously, put her binky in her mouth... you get the point :)
She is also eating one meal a day now... kind of. Ok, i should re-phrase that. She is offered a "solid food" meal once a day, and sometimes she flat out refuses to even have one bite. We are still trying to get the hang of things, and they are very small meals, but so far she has tried plain rice cereal, rice cereal and applesauce mixed together, and rice cereal with pears... she definitely prefers pears over apples! I must admit, i do too.

Her stats...

13 lbs 8 oz (25th percentile)      25.5" long (60th percentile)

this is what CUTE looks like!

playing with new toys

things she loves

Taylor loves Chase Utley (Phillies) almost as much as she loves eating her toes!

meeting Miles

We met up with Keri, her husband, and their baby Miles this weekend! Miles is 1 day older than Taylor and since Keri and I went through our entire pregnancies together, we decided these babies needed to meet and become friends :) Taylor was sleeping when we got there, and so since we woke her she was not initially thrilled to meet Miles, but he was very interested in her... especially in holding her hands! It was pretty cute. 

By the the end Taylor was laughing and dancing up a storm. Overall, a successful first date for Taylor and Miles.

lounging in style

meeting new friends!

Jan and Ashley came to meet up with Taylor and I this weekend so they could finally meet Taylor. Taylor was a little shy at first, but was in a great mood for the most part - no crying! She got an A+ for her behavior for the day :)

happy girl

dance lessons

Aunt Melissa gives the best dance lessons...

kisses from Morgan

yoga

for those of you who don't know... this is called "happy baby pose" in yoga. Taylor has mastered the art of grabbing her feet, and occasionally puts them in her mouth. ew!

rice cereal...

The pediatrician strongly urged us to start Taylor on baby food... 

Personally, i'm not convinced that a baby needs "food" before 6 months old - especially if the baby is breastfed as Taylor is, but we decided we would see if maybe Taylor really is ready as the pediatrician seemed to be convinced that she is...

She was less than thrilled with her first baby food experiences. Maybe we'll try again in a week or so.

after the ceremony

Patrick, Taylor and I would like to thank everyone who came on Saturday for sharing this special day with us, and for all of the love and support. We feel very blessed to have such a wonderful family, and are so happy Taylor has so many people who love her as much as we do! :)

Baptism Ceremony

MILESTONE!! (4 1/2 months)

Twice last night I woke to Taylor making "struggling" sounds in her bed... when i turned the light on, we discovered that Taylor has successfully learned to roll - on her own - from back to tummy!! What a big girl she is now! :)  








UPDATE: Taylor has since decided that since rolling on her tummy means extra tummy time, she will no longer do it herself!   (As of 5/26)

sooo girly

All Day Dance Party!

just can't get enough. part II

just can't get enough...

play time

do i have to

mother's day with omi & poppy

when no one is watching

mother's day morning

A happy Mother's Day!