10 months old tomorrow!!!

Wow! Taylor is growing up so fast. I can not believe she will be 10 months on on the 28th. Clay got to take her to her 9 month check-up and it went very well. She weighed 17pds. She was only suppose to get one shot but they went ahead and gave her half of a flu shot too. She goes back next month for the other half of it. She also had her first ear infection. I would have never known she had one if she had not gone to the doctor. It never seemed to bother her. They put her on that pink medicne which caused her to have a yeast infection. Poor thing. I got her some cream and she is all cleared up. Hopefully her ear infection is gone too. I'm pretty sure it is. Taylor also had her first high fever not to long ago. She woke up from her nap and it was 104. We gave her some tylenol which made it go down but she kept her fever until about 3am when it finally broke. I thought she was sick because I gave her milk. She would lay around and not play. She passed out in the middle of the living room floor. She would cry and just want me or daddy to hold her and she would put her sweet head on our chest. I felt like the worst mommy in the world. Now that I look back I really do not think it was the milk. I really think she had a virus of some sort. She is back to normal Taylor now.

Taylor took her first 4 steps the night of the first Auburn football game. After that she would only take a couple and fall down. This Wednesday she walked back and forth to me and daddy for a long time. She will walk some and crawl more right now but by the end of October I think we will have a full blown walker on our hands. Taylor is also clapping her hands now. It is so cute. She trys to say yay but she has not quit got the hang of it just yet. We know what she means though. Of course she is saying mama and daddy but she will also try to say tucker and tee tee. WHen I take Tucker out I will say "Tucker go tee tee" and Taylor says Tuter tt. So precious and funny. I pointed at Tucker today and said go tee tee and Taylor thought it was funny I guess because she got her finger out and pointed at him and tried to say go tee tee. Taylor talks all the time. I know she is telling us something we jsut cant figure it out yet. She also tries to say thank you. It is so cute and you can kinda tell that is what she is saying.

Taylor loves to eat. Her new favorite thing to eat is yeast rolls. If i let her she would eat nothing but the rolls. She also still loves mac and cheese baby food and mixed veggies and squash. She goes back and forth with sweet peas and green beans. She loves blackeyed peas and lima beans (the grown up ones). She also like the taste of pickles, ketchup, bacon. I made a drink the other day, it was orange juice, frozen strawberries and blueberries. Taylor loved it!!! She could not get enough of it. Then when it was gone she was mad because she could not have anymore. She tried to pitch a fit but I gave her some bread and she was ok. :)

School time!! Taylor still loves her school. She plays and plays with the children in her class. She has such a good time. She does not cry when she gets dropped off and she is still just as happy when she gets picked up. She had school pictures not to long ago. I got her all dressed up and she was the cutest baby there. We did not order any because one my deddy can do a much better job and two they were 80 bucks but it was not good quality. I cant wait until I have some new pictures of Taylor (hint hint dad).

Kisses! Taylor loves to give kisses with her mouth wide open. Although she can be very stingy with her kisses. Somedays she will give them away like candy. Then there are days when I get all the kisses and daddy gets none. Then there are days when daddy gets them all and I get none. She is always trying to give Tucker her kisses though. The only time she succeeds is when she is in the bath tub and Tucker comes in there. I will have Tay stand up so I can wash her off and she will lean over the edge and give Tucker some kisses and he will be licking the water off her. She thinks he is kissing her back and she laughs and smiles from ear to ear.

Well that is all for now. Taylor is doing great. She has grown up so fast. I just can't believe she will be one in 2 months. We are planning her 1st birthday. I think it will be ladybugs. We are having one in Columbus and one in Daphne for close friends and family. It will be fun to see how she reacts to cake. I will be sending out invitations when it gets closer. I want to say thanks to everyone for your love and support especially over the last 5 months while Clay was gone. I can't express how important it was to our family to have family and friends here to help, love, support and encourage us during that time. Also, thanks to everyone who helped move and unpack and get this house the way it is. We very much appreciate you. Hope you enjoy the pictures.


watching daddy cut grass



so tired she fell asleep in the middle of the living room

having fun

mommies shampoo

picture day

beautiful

such a precious little girl

napping at school

happy in the morning

mornings are so hard

Taylor made a mess with tucker's food and water bowl

brushing her teeth

kisses kisses and more kisses

Taylor's first ponytail and she loves it

formula does a body good

daddy's graduation

about to get into trouble

she still loves her fingers

eating carrots

eating peas

cooking with mommy

playing at papa's and honey's with a bowl on her head

so cute in the mornings

big girl bath

Taylor loves to swing

in Savannah

Uh Oh! I'm behind....

Where do I start? I guess by saying sorry this update is behind. I will try to do better but goodness me I have been busy. Taylor has not had another doctor appointment since her 6 months one. We go September 1 for her 9 months check up. I just cant believe at the end of this month she is going to be 9 months old. She is growing up so fast. Since my last blog she has learned so many new things, so sit back and let me tell you everything.

Taylor still loves to jump in her jumpy thing. Sometimes she jumps so high that it looks like she will jump right out. She has learned to hold on to the toys on it to help her be in more control. She is sitting up very well and pulling up all the time. She started crawling the day after she turned 7 months. She pushes with one leg and drags the other. Grin and Pop bought her a walker and I promise when she got it she could not touch the ground and a week later she could. At first she just sat there, then she would push backwards and now she will walk everywhere in it. She also has this toy that she can hold on to and push, which helps her walk. She does great with it. It converts to something she can sit on and ride around on. Taylor's favorite toy is her stuff bunny. She takes one of the ears and holds it under her two fingers she sucks. If you show her the bunny she smiles from ear to ear. She is also becoming very fond of her blanket. She sleeps with her blanket and she can have it during her diaper change in the morning but then it goes back in the bed. The other day for the first time she got mad because I took it from her.

Taylor is very talkative. She says mama, dada, and I have heard the "b" sound a few times. Other than that it is just a bunch of baby talk. She likes to be loud sometimes. We were in Khol's not to long ago and she talked very loudly the entire time. It was very funny. I wish I knew what she was saying. Taylor is eating all kinds of baby food. She does this very well. It started out so so good but with all the practice she is great. Her favorite is mac & cheese. She also likes mixed veggies, squash, and carrots alot. She still does not like green beans or sweet peas. I still feed her them every once and a while though. Taylor is also eating little puffs, and yogurt bites. I thought she was choking a couple of times but they melted down and she was fine. Now she has learned to use her gums and chew them up. Oh yeah, she likes bread. She must get that from me. Her butt will probably be big. (haha) Taylor prefers water over juice which is fine with me and Clay. She has not learned to use a sippy cup just yet, she just chews on it. So I do give her water out of a cup and through a straw. She has to get it somehow. Hopefully soon she will learn the sippy cup thing.

Taylor loves to swing. We will have to get a swing set pretty soon. She loves loves loves the water. We have been in the pool almost all summer it seems. It has been so hot so you really cant play outside unless you are in the pool. I'm so glad she likes the water. I know her daddy will be taking her fishing and we don't need her scared of the water. Taylor also loves to go for walks. She loves to be in her stroller. I got her an umbrella stroller at a garage sale for $3. I was so happy. Anyway, she loves it and it is so much easier than the big one. If we go walking for exercise we use the big one. I really wish I had a jogging stroller though. I looked for one a some garage sales but no one had one. Oh well one day.

Our little Tay bug started school (daycare) this past Monday. I got sick to my stomach when I pulled in the parking lot. Then I dropped her off and yes I cried a little. The second and third day I was great. Her teacher Ms. Stephanie said she was great. She did not cry any, she ate all her lunch and snack, and she laid down for her nap and slept for and hour and a half. It was so nice to hear that Taylor did so well. I was also told if all her babies were as good as her on the first day she would have it made. That's a huge compliment considering I have really tried to keep her on a schedule and not have her used to be held all the time. I guess it has paid off. It is such a blessing that her daycare had a spot for her. The Lord is so good. I really think she enjoys being around all the other children. I know it will help with all her social skills. She actually has been doing a lot better with people she does not see all the time. She will let them hold her. At least for a little while and then she is ready to get down and play.

Well pray for us we move this weekend and I start student teaching on Monday. I have kindergarten. At first I was not to excited but I am real excited now. I cant wait. I am also ready for it to be over because I graduate on December 18th. Woo Hoo. Anyway, that's all for now. I hope I got everything if not of course I will add it later. Oh, I almost forgot, Tay gives kisses now. So so so so sweet.
I really did but captions by the pictures so I'm sorry if you cant see them.

Mommy getting lots of sugars


dragonfly on tay's head


Tay chewing on hose


Tay in sprinkler


Tay in her walker making a funny face




sweet girl

taylor bug


she will be standing up all by herself before we know it



look at her standing

such a morning girl

so sleepy

so silly

relaxing in the pool

swinging at Grin and Pop's

swing swing

too cool

loving the water

swimming


cutie pie


Wesley at his birthday party


Trying to take a picture of the grangirls


My niece Marley


being silly


Sleeping


Tay with her friend Hallie


Tay with Pop's hat on