9 months today!

I can't believe it's been 9 months since that crazy morning in October, when Taylor decided to make an appearance a few weeks before plan! She changes every day and continues to crack us up with the funny things she comes up with. We went to the doctor's office this morning for a well baby check up and confirmed what we already knew - T is perfect! She continues to remain strong on that 95% line for height and weight (22 lbs and 28 1/2 inches) and developmentally is doing all of the things typical 9 month olds do.

Taylor continues her summer tour next week, when we leave for Roanoke, VA to visit her Nana and Bob. And then 2 short weeks after that, a visit to Chicago to see Grandpa George and Sue! Whew - we get tired just thinking about it :) See you soon!

Do you like teething, Taylor?

This weekend Taylor has been enduring some teething pain. Her first tooth has made an appearance and is breaking through! She's been a trooper and hasn't been too cranky though. Here's our latest video....

Taylor's Crawling Efforts

Hi everyone. Taylor has been really working on her crawling efforts lately. She really, really wants to start moving around and she's made a little progress. She has accomplished an inch-worm type maneuver, where she moves forward with her legs first, and then pushes her chest forward with her legs. We're both excited about her accomplishments and nervous about what life will be like with Taylor on the go! Here's a video I shot this past weekend, it doesn't show her moving forward but you get the idea of how hard she's working and how bad she wants it! Any day now...

Florida in the Summer Time

This past weekend we all packed up and headed to Florida. We were slightly nervous about how Taylor would handle a 3 hour plane ride; however, there was no need to be nervous. Taylor did a great job and traveled like a pro. As soon as we got there, Taylor was introduced to second cousins she had never met. It was no surprise she met them all with her giant "cheesey" smile (crinkled nose included)!

Taylor LOVED swimming in the pool, and who could blame her. Florida was hot! On Saturday evening we celebrated Poppi's 90th birthday and what a celebration it was!

Taylor loved meeting some of her extended family from New York and also seeing cousins she hadn't seen since December. But the most important of all was visiting and getting kisses from her Gigi and Poppi! Taylor is Gigi's #1 great granddaughter (we'll call her #1a) and is blessed to be a part of such a wonderful family.

Father's Day

I had a great first Father's Day! On Friday night, we took Taylor out to eat and then up to New Hampshire to get a video camera that is going to get a lot of use over the next 18 years!

But first, I picked Taylor up from "school" on Friday afternoon and was very surprised to find out I had my first ever Father's Day present from Taylor. A tie!




She smiled real big when I said "THANKS, TAYLOR." Here is Taylor ordering a margarita. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't understand the whole "you can't drink until you are 21" concept. But we let her indulge and think that she might get one of these colorful drinks.

Saturday morning I awoke and Karin had started using the new Flip video camera. Obviously, we need to share one of Taylor eating my favorite food, a bagel.

Without a doubt, it was an incredible weekend with my wife and daughter, and I am looking forward to sharing more fun moments of Taylor's life with everyone, especially now that I can capture it all with a video camera!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Dave!

Taylor wants to say Happy Birthday, Uncle Dave! While Taylor has no idea what this mug is all about, she can appreciate a good bottle. So, Uncle Dave...have a great day and take it easy! Love you, Taylor

Happy Birthday, Nana!

Taylor would just like to say Happy Birthday to her Nana. While Taylor's nana lives in Roanoke, VA, she visited in November, March, May and we'll see her again in July! She can't wait to visit and listen to her quirky made-up lullabies that always feature Taylor as the main character! Love you, Nana.

First School Picture!

Shopping and lunching...

Yesterday, we took Taylor outlet shopping to her favorite stores (Carter's, Osh Kosh B'Gosh, and Baby Gap). She's growing quickly and we needed to stock up on some everyday, crawling around type summer clothes. Before we shopped till we dropped, we had lunch at the Pizzeria Uno in the shopping center. It was Taylor's first experience in the restaurant high chair. She has a high chair at home that she's used to, but the chairs in the restaurants aren't quite as supportive. But since Taylor is sitting by herself really well, and quickly outgrowing her carseat carrier, we thought she was ready. Boy, was she ready! She proceeded to hold court at the pizzeria with everyone stopping by to say their hellos. While munching on the menu, the manager came over to ask if she cared for a "different flavor of menu."

She has just about made the leap to "real" food and while she doesn't have any teeth yet, seems to "gum" small bite size pieces of bread, cheerios, bananas, or anything else we're brave enough to give her. So soon enough she'll have something in front of her while mom and dad eat, and won't have to resort to chewing on the table! :)

Papa's Co-Captain

Taylor had her first boat ride on Papa and Gram's boat on Memorial Day. She loved it! She didn't love the life jacket, but she will have to get used to it...surprisingly enough, she doesn't know how to swim. It was a great day where she had both her Nana and Gram with her to cruise around the Boston Harbor and enjoy the beautiful day. It was so calm out on the water that she was able to enjoy a nice nap down below the deck out of the sun. She also got to play with DJ and Rocky, the dogs. Taylor can't wait to get out again and co-captain with Papa!