Hi there! My name is Taylor and this is my site. My parents gave it to me right after I was born, so that everyone can keep up with what’s going on in my life. You can keep up with my pictures, videos, and all sorts of other fun stuff here. Every now and then, I might let my parents write a thing or two as well.

Today I am 1 year and 3 days old. This time last year I was spending my first full day home from the hospital. I didn’t do much more than eat and sleep in those days. Now I’m a very active little guy. I turbo crawl everywhere. I’ve started pulling up on everything…including the stairs. I’m not quite ready to start cruising but it’s coming!

I really want to share my birthday cake video with you. Last Saturday everyone came to celebrate my birthday at my house. Mommy made me a monkey cake!! It was yummy….and lots of fun to play with!

My little baby is not really a baby anymore. He’s almost a toddler! He is changing so much every day and this week is no different. Last week he started crawling on hands and knees and got his first tooth (bottom right) to pulling up on everything and getting a second tooth (bottom left) this week.

I have expanded his free roam area to include both the dining room and the living room. He has just started to find the buttons on the TV so we’ll have to find a way to gate that off soon. He also loves empty diaper boxes. They are a perfect height for him to pull up on. Yesterday he climbed on top of one of the boxes and proceeded to get onto the chair next to it…all before I even noticed. He’s a quick little guy.

Josh likes to spend time with the little guy in the evenings and on weekends creating new games. Here are a few of the newest:

Taylor is also making excellent progress with his helmet. We are going to the orthodist today to get his measurments checked again but he was making great progress at his 6 week appt. His PT is also going well. We are now trying to correct the things he taught himself when his neck was still tight. When he rolls over he uses his legs instead of his torso and neck and he tends to sit shifted into his right hip.

In almost no time we’ll be celebrating his birthday! I can’t believe it’s been almost a year already. Time goes way too fast!

Taylor is now 11 months old! Wow time really does fly! He is exploring a lot these days.

We went to Granna & Grampy’s for Easter brunch. Taylor loves the bouncy swing they have.

Taylor also enjoys the music table the he got for Xmas. He’s pretty hard on it…

Rody (the horse) was also an Xmas gift. Taylor is continuously finding new ways to play with him.

The newest milestone that he has reached is that he is now crawling on hands and knees. He’s being doing it a little bit here and there for about a week but today it has become his preferable mode of transportation.

Taylor amazes me every day. It’s wonderful to watch him try new things. He has been trying to climb over me a lot lately. Today he used this new skill to pull himself up on a stool for the first time. I was in the other room and just caught site of him standing just before he fell down and hit his head. I’m so proud of him!

He’s been standing at his music table a lot. Here is a video showcasing his talents:

Taylor has been growing a lot on all levels.  He is very curious and he is exploring all of the nooks and crannies of his play space.

Taylor’s play mat converts into a tunnel. He has been trying to climb under everything lately and keeps getting stuck and frustrated. So I decided to put this together for him and he love’s it. Especially when there is something fun on the other side!

Taylor is also vocalizing for and more each day. Yesterday he let out a DaDa rant. No sign of MaMa yet but we’ll get there in time. I’m still trying to catch one of his vocal rants on video. He tends to stop when I pull out the camera. Oh well… I may have to be sly about it.

Taylor is also getting more efficient with his crawling. He’s not fully up on hands and knees yet but we saw a short glimpse of him do it yesterday. But today he is on a mission to go places.

And of course Taylor enjoys laughing, especially when his parents are making fools out of themselves.

I’ve also found that this stage of life is much easier to capture on video than in photos. He just moves too much and that makes getting good pictures a challenge!

Today Taylor got his STARband Cranial Remolding Orthoses (aka helmet). This will help to correct his plagiocephaly. He has been a great trooper with it so far. He only had to wear it a couple of hours today. The time will increase each day until he is wearing it 23 hours a day! It will only come off for bath time, swim time and PT. He will wear it for approximately 3 – 6 months.

Taylor seems to be adjusting really well to having the helmet on his head. Here is a video of him getting around.

My Mommy is adding new textures to my diet. I may not have teeth yet but I really like puffs and crackers. Today my Mommy gave me something new…Peas! Here is what I thought of them.

Here is Taylor’s first encounter with pots and pans. He really loves anything that makes noise.

Taylor and Daddy have also found a great way to play when Josh gets home from work.

Here he is checking out a frisbee

Here he is trying to find the baby in the mirror

I also go this great toy from the Peters for Christmas. I play with it a lot!

He is so much fun to watch and videotape!