4 months

Taylor had her 4 month check-up yesterday!  She is now 14 lbs and 6 oz and 26 1/4" long.  Her newest "trick" is grunting, the pediatrician called it "cave man talk".  She does not like laying on the floor anymore -- she wants to sit up and explore the world around her.

Staying warm for a walk with Mom & Dad....

Loving sitting up in her Bumbo ....

 Taylor decided to cover herself in her blanket and hide from Mom & Dad

Busy Growing & Learning

 "Helping" Mommy make applesauce .... or trying to eat her tabletop

 Taylor's first trip in her new stroller ("pusher" as Daddy calls it)

 We found our feet!

 We were trying to get a picture of the fish on Taylor's bum .... instead she decided to roll over for us.

3 Months

Taylor is becoming quite the little person.  She is smiling constantly, tracking Mom and Dad as they move around the room, and starting to learn that her movements cause toys/objects to move.

I am not sure who was more excited for the Notre Dame/Michigan game, Taylor or Daddy.  Taylor was mesmerized by the TV (she wouldn't look at Mom while taking the picture).   

Grammie's Visit

Grammie came to visit Taylor and I while Chris was in Texas for the week.  We had a wonderful time laughing and playing with Taylor as you can see in the pictures.  Mom was a great help with cooking, cleaning and giving advice on raising a two month old baby!  I don't think that it is until you have children of your own that you really start to appreciate all that your parents did for you.  Thanks for coming up Mom!

Grammie introduced us to playing in the Bumbo.

2 months

Taylor had her two month appointment with the pediatrician which means the dreaded shots.  Just as I have heard, it was harder on me than on her!  She is 11 lbs 8.5 ozs and 24 1/4" long (at birth she was 7 lbs 13 ozs and 21 1/4" long)  Over the past month she has started smiling more consistently and even rolled over one time (belly to back).  Here are a few pictures from the past month:

Daddy and his twin....

Daddy & Uncle Mike watching Taylor -- should we be concerned? :)

Taylor playing with her favorite toy

Visit to Grandma and Grandpas

Taylor and I stayed with Chris' parents while Chris was traveling for work.  Grandma and Grandpa were a huge help when Taylor was anxious in her new surroundings.  The day that we returned home Taylor slept nearly all afternoon because she was so exhausted from all of the fun!

Taylor's new favorite toy

One Month!!

Taylor Grace is one month old today!  She is now nine pounds and has grown over a 1/4" since her birth!  Chris and Monica are learning something new about her each day.  They are starting to learn her cues (i.e. hungry, tired, etc.) ... we aren't always right but getting better.  This has been Monica's first week at home alone with Taylor and Daddy is loving giving his baby girl a bath each night!

One of Taylor's many stretching positions. 

Working on holding our head up.

Playing games with Daddy.

This guy is fun but I'm not so sure about him....

The mohawk Daddy gave us after bath time.