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I’m ONE! I’m a BIG boy now!

taylor — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:08:11 +0000

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!

He’s growing too up fast!!!!

amy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:27:06 +0000

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!

Growing More Each Day

amy — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:55:16 +0000

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:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-xYrIZYM-c

Taylor’s Newest Adventures

amy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:08:57 +0000

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!

Fun with food

taylor — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:21:36 +0000

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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypD2rEtA9Og

Exploring my world…

amy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:45:51 +0000

Taylor hasn’t started to crawl yet. He can spin in circles and scoot backwards but that’s about it. However, he is finding toys to be very interesting. Here are a couple of videos of his interaction with them.

Here he is drumming on a toy box with Mommy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGBBfV8hVIA

Here he is checking out a frisbee

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHOlcmcv_jM

Here he is trying to find the baby in the mirror

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyQ6eKoRbag

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

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW0X4lYocYI

He is so much fun to watch and videotape!

I’m working really hard!

taylor — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:57:33 +0000

You know, his crawling thing is hard work! I haven’t mastered how all of my parts need to work together to get me where I want to go. I’m spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure it out.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8_Fjfybjb8

New Tricks

taylor — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:47:05 +0000

Today I spent a lot of time of the floor figuring out new tricks. My Mommy captured it on video so that I could share it with you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a16FO5X2mBA

Another Milestone or two!

amy — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:52:22 +0000

Today was a big day for Taylor. When I went to the store this morning he decided to roll over from his back to his stomach. Josh got to see that one and we haven’t been able to catch it on video. He did it once this afternoon but I wasn’t watching but when I looked up he as on his tummy halfway off his blanket. Exciting!

We also introduced him to his first solid food today. He seemed to enjoy it.