The Boston Marathon

Taylor went to the Boston Marathon today. We had friends who ran the race and it seemed like the perfect day to hang outside and enjoy the fresh spring air. Taylor loved the hustle and bustle and enjoyed observing everyone and anything she saw. We've also recently been clapping a lot with Taylor so when she heard everyone clapping and cheering she naturally thought it was for her!

What a busy day! We arrived in Newton at about 9:45am and grabbed a nice comfortable patch of grass with a bunch of friends so we were in place when the runners started. We were stationed somewhere around the 20 mile mark and the faster, elite runners ran by at about 11:30am. Taylor napped and ate and enjoyed playing with friends' Golden Retriever puppy who was just 3 months old. She also got her first chance at playing in the grass and dirt and we were not surprised to find out she loved getting dirty! Chris and Becky Mann ran by at about 1:15pm and we headed home at about 3:30pm. Taylor closed her eyes and fell asleep the second she was buckled into her car seat!

6 month update!

Taylor turns 6 months, believe it or not, on Tuesday. The benefit of her being six months old is that the weather is finally getting warmer!! A few times a week, Taylor gets picked up from school, and we go for a walk to see the train or to the park.




Here is Taylor checking out the oncoming train (you'll have to trust me, a train is coming!)

A few other updates:

- She is learning how to sit up. She's very close to being able to sit by herself without support. Everyday she gets a little better at it.

- She loves bananas and applesauce. So far her favorite her veggie is sweet potatoes.

- Taylor is grabbing and playing with all her animals. She is also interacting with her little friends at school, and we're told that she LOVES music class.

- Taylor has also found her voice. She mostly babbles, but she can talk endlessly. We pretend that she is telling us about her day, so we respond to her by saying "oh what else, Taylor?" Then, she'll babble on some more, and we'll respond "and then what happened?" And it will go on and on like this until she ends up being hungry and we have to feed her again!