2 Months Old!

Wow, time is going by quick! Taylor is two months old and growing up way too fast. At 2 months old, her days are spent mostly sleeping. She has a few waking hours during the day to smile at her brother and sister. She loves to eat, although is not enjoying being on a bottle during the day while I am back at work. Jerome tries and she will take just enough to not be hungry, but as soon as I get home, she only wants her mama! Taylor is following Jackson's footsteps with her height and weight. She is in the 90-95th percentile for her height at almost 24 inches and in the greater than 95 percentile for her weight at 13 pounds 15 ounces. Taylor and I had a great afternoon by ourselves at the doctor until I found out she was getting shots! Poor baby girl, I thought we had another month. I felt horrible and sad that Jerome wasn't with us. The doctor gave me Tylenol to give her and then she got three shots in those chunky thighs. She survived and only cried for a minute.

1 Month Old

I really cannot believe that my baby is 1 month old today. I feel like I just got home from the hospital a few days ago. Taylor is an amazing baby. She is very mellow and loves to snuggle...maybe a little too much. We might have a spoiled baby on our hands. With so much going on in her first month and so many visitors, she has taking a serious liking to being held. She will wake up or stir when put down and of course that leads to someone running to her rescue. Jackson is a wonderful big brother. He makes sure she is happy all the time, constantly kissing and talking to her, and loves to snuggle with "Sugar Bear whenever she can. Jordan loves her too but would much rather play dress-up or get her nails done. She is starting to come over to Taylor on her own and visit with her. Taylor goes back to the doctor on the 22nd, but at her last appointment 1 week ago she is already over 10 pounds. Dr. Hyun was very proud of her and could tell she was a great eater. Taylor is nursing every two hours, even if she is not hungry..she will act like she is so she can snuggle and then just fall asleep. We have gotten some amazing smiles (see below) and she is making great eye contact. Speaking of eyes... THEY ARE STILL BLUE! I know they will change, but I am loving them right now! We love you Taylor and can't believe it has been a month already!

Loving October

Because it is fall and Halloween time! My house is decorated and all the Halloween shirts are ready for wearing! Can't wait till the costumes get here and for Halloween night!

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Last night with Nana!

Sylvia has been with us the past three weeks and is heading back to Boston in the morning. We are so glad she was able to come right after Taylor's birth and she was a big help with Jackson and Jordan. We are sad to see her go but know she will be back soon.

Imagination Movers

Friday night fun! We went to the Disney show Imagination Movers with the Ginnetts and Westwoods. The weather cooled off just enough to enjoy the amphitheater and good friends. We met for dinner at Red Robin and then enjoyed dancing and singing the night away. It was a great show!

Jackson's Safari Party

Jackson has an obsession for animals so we decided the most perfect birthday party would be a safari party. Knowing that we would have a new baby right around the time of the party, it was definitely going to be less elaborate than some of his other parties. We brought in a zoo from Moapa called Roos and More and they were wonderful. Jackson chose to have a bird, monkey, lemur, kangaroo, snake, and armadillo. They put on a show for over an hour. Some of the kids lost interest pretty quick as the zoo keeper let each child hold and take pictures with each animal, but Jackson loved it ( that's what's important). We had lunch, did cake, and that was the party. We had a great day with family and friends. Nana Sylvia was here from Boston, Grandma Cheryl and Aunt Lynda drove over from California, and Auntie Inga flew in from California for a quick trip.

Our attempt at a family picture. I hired a photographer for this party, so I know Sarah got a much better shot. Can't wait to see her work!

We did a popcorn bar this year instead of candy. It was so fun and Inga and I had the best time sampling all the flavors at "The Popcorn Girl."

Once again, Carrie made our cake and it is my new favorite! It was exactly how I wanted it and of course it tasted amazing!

The Stork Came to Visit

With Jackson and Jordan Jerome had a stork delivered to our house for a week. Of course he did the same for Taylor. There is just something special driving up to the house and seeing that every time. Thanks love!