Bath Time- Round two

We gave Taylor her second bath tonight. She seems to enjoy it for about the first two minutes and then she gets very upset. We are making progress thought because she didn't pee in the tub this time!

Busy Busy

Taylor continues to keep us busy and the last several days have been no exception. She is spending more and more time awake which means we get to spend more time trying to figure out exactly what she would like to do to stay entertained! She loves music and actually doesn't mind my singing (which I only do when I am alone, in her bedroom, with the door shut... my voice is horrible... she doesn't realize this yet!). Taylor and I have gotten pretty good and getting around as well. We had our first trip to Target and Old Navy and even had a few lunch dates. Taylor also had her first real bath this weekend. I don't have any pictures to post because as I was washing her Mike was videotaping and adding a camera to the mix would have been way too much! I will try to get some pics of her second bath. Anyway, it went fairly well considering it is a lot tougher then you may think. Taylor enjoyed it for the first minute or so and then she started to get upset. With the tears came tinkle... we weren't quite sure what to do from there so we ended the bath pretty quickly. At least the first one is under our belt!

We made our first visit to Blue Sage and visited with Uncle Mike and Aunt Holly. Taylor slept through the whole event. Here is a picture of Taylor posing with our favorite Blue Sage server, Keith.
This weekend we had perfect weather for our first walk around the neighborhood.

Here are just a few cute pictures to end with...

Family Time

Here are some pictures of Taylor hanging out with her family...

Great Grandmom, Pop-Pop, and Maddie enjoying Taylor shortly after she was born

Aunt Lynn and Cousin Tyler's visit to the hospital

Aunt Jen and Emma hanging out with Taylor

Grandpop and Taylor at Aunt Jen and Uncle Dave's new house

Cousin Tyler and Taylor

Last but not least, Taylor with Mom and Dad... our first familt portrait (outside of the lovely hospital shots!)

Party time, Belly time, Boppy time

We went to Nolan's first birthday party this weekend. It was so nice to get out and about , visit with friends, and celebrate Nolan's big day

When we got home Taylor spent some time on her belly for the first time and she seemed to get a kick out of it!

Tonight Mike went to school and I was home alone for the first time... it was good practice for when he goes back to work tomorrow :( Anyway, we tried out the Boppy for the first time and Taylor seemed to love it although not quite as much as Emma did. She has been waiting patiently to finally have Taylor at her level.

One week old!

Who needs sleep when you are able to take care of the most precious little thing ever... umm, we do! I completely understand the "sleep when the baby sleeps" bit of advice that we have gotten several times although there are other things like eating and showering that sometimes take precedent!

Taylor had some weight issues when we first got home but we went to the doctor today and I am happy to report that she is gaining weight like a champ! It was such a relief when they put her on the scale and said that she had gained 4 oz since Tuesday... Mike immediately said, "good job Taylor!" although I quickly reminded him that I put a lot of work in to that weight gain!

I would say (although I have nothing to compare it to) that Taylor is a very happy baby. Mike and I spend a lot of time staring at her and have noticed that she has started to smile. I know that it is probably not a real "smile" but everytime she does it it make us so happy.

It has been so nice having Mike home, I hope he decides to never go back to work. He is huge help and loves taking care of Taylor. In true Mike form he has developed an excel spread sheet to track all of Taylor's feedings and dirty diapers!