3 Months!

Happy 3 months to Taylor!! 

No doctor's appointment this month, so I don't have any new stats!  She's in 3-6 month clothing already, and I'm predicting she'll be in 6-9 month clothes in the next month or so.  She's my big girl!

She has had a lot of accomplishments this month, including:

• Starting daycare- and doing great!  (mommy, too!)
• Going to the circus
• Going to downtown Atlanta for the first time
• Finding her hands and putting them together
• Drooling like it's going out of style
• Drinking rice cereal in her bottle
• Sleeping in her crib
• Giggling
• "Talking"
• Her wild and crazy hair getting wilder and crazier
• Having a lot more head support
• Turning around in her crib- we will lay her down in one direction at night and she'll wake up in the exact opposite direction.  Freaked me out the first night. :)

Yay, I'm 3 months old! 3-1-11

Heading to her first day of day care- 2-21-11

"oh yeah, I'm dancing... what's up, what's up..."

"Look, Ma- no hands!"

First comes love...

So, last weekend was Taylor's first chance to meet her future husband, Mr. Landon.  Landon and his parents, Ashley and Mike, live allllll the way out in San Jose, CA.  It's just unacceptable.  I'm hoping that the future union of Taylor and Landon will bring them back to GA.

Landon is almost 3 months older than Taylor, so he's doing some exciting stuff... trying to scoot, sitting up on his own, rolling over, holding his head up, etc.  Taylor is more the sedentary type. ;) 

So... how did it go?  Well, I will let the pictures tell you Taylor's thoughts:

First day they met: (Thursday)

"Mom, why are you sitting me close to this boy??"

"Eh, he's not so bad... pretty cute, actually..."



Second day they met: (Friday)

"I'm going to act non-interested... maybe he will like me more!"

"Still not paying attention..."

"Is it working?"

"I think so!!!!"

"Man, I have got the coolest future mom-in-law ever!"

It was so fun to get the two little ones together (and all the grown-ups, too!).  Man, I miss my Ashley!!!!  Luckily, we will get to see Ashley, Mike, and Landon again in North Carolina in about 3 months. :)

The circus!

The four of us went to the circus last Saturday, mainly for Sydney to have a great experience... but let's face it, Stephen and I wanted to go, too.  Who doesn't like the circus? ;)

It was definitely upgraded and updated from when I was a child!  Think Ringling Brothers, 21st Century.  They have kept up with the times!  Not so much were animals involved... well, they were, but I seem to remember there being animals out almost the whole time when I was young.  Now, there are all kinds of lighting effects and motorcycle tricks (including on a tight rope!) mixed in with the big elephants, horses, llamas and tigers (oh, my!).

Sydney was a little intimidated at first, and wanted to sit on our laps.  Taylor was trying so hard to go to sleep, but there would be some loud BANG! and she would wake up.  Sydney slowly warmed up and Taylor eventually fell asleep.  A good time was had by all!

Here are some pics from our day.

The tiger show.

How the heck?

Sydney's first hot dog!  I think she liked it. :)

Sydney kept talking about this all weekend- "elephant had doggie in basket."

Cheese!

The Greatest Show on Earth!

This was both my and Stephen's favorite part... check out this video! (There are 7 motorcycles in there!)

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)

I just LOVE this video!  It inspires me, because I would love to be able to travel the world and bring people together like this guy did.  And I love the music, too. :)  I just love seeing all the people in so many different places and cultures having fun together... kind of makes you realize there is so much more to the world than just politics.  Gives me chill bumps every time!

Taylor's 3 month photos

I took Taylor today to get her 3 month photos done (even though she's only 11 weeks... close enough, right?).  I did this with Sydney- 3, 6, 9, and 12 month photos.  We have all her 10x13 photos framed in our room, and I wanted to do the same with Taylor!

So, we got them done today.  I wasn't SO totally crazy about any of them... I thought they were all really cute, but there wasn't one that totally stood out over the rest.  So, I chose two poses to get prints of, and here they are!  (My scanner quality isn't great, but you'll get the idea!)

I got one sheet of 5x7s of this shot.  Something about the look on her face and her hair (it's even better on the originals!) is awesome.

This is what I got the 10x13 in for our room.  I wasn't crazy about the angle, but I love her little smile and her eyes in this one!

Feeling the love!

Hope everybody had a Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I have to admit, I've never been a huge believer in this holiday.  I mean, don't get me wrong... it's fun to have another holiday to celebrate, but shouldn't you show the people you love that you love them every day?

But, like I said, it is fun to have an excuse to celebrate.  And especially with having kids, it's fun to have an excuse to dress them in Valentine gear and buy them sweet little presents.  For the past few years, Stephen and I have decided not to get anything for each other for Valentine's Day... our anniversary is about 3 weeks after Valentine's Day, so we decided to always just give a gift for that instead.  (Although he cheated this year and got me a sweet personalized notepad from Snapfish with pictures of our two girls on it!  So cute!). 

Anyways, our Valentine's celebration began on Friday, when a group of stay-at-home moms in my neighborhood had a little party.  It's awesome, because there are 6 girls who are either 2 or 3 and one 4 year-old girl, so it makes it a really fun time to see them all play together. 

We all brought goodies for the girls' goodie bags, they made hearts with their handprints, they decorated heart-shaped cookies, and got to make some personalized cards.  They even ate heart-shaped PB&J sandwiches.  We were all feelin' the love. ;) 

The girls' goodie bags.

Sydney's handprints. 

The gang.

Cookie-decorating.

Cookie-eating.

Sydney making her card.

She wanted to make it for her sister... how sweet!

On Sunday, Sydney wanted to wear her Valentine's dress to church...



On Monday, we woke up and took Sydney to daycare... but had to take some pictures first...

Happy 1st Valentine's Day to Taylor!



It was an UNBELIEVABLY gorgeous day, so Taylor and I went for a long jog/walk around the neighborhood. 

You've probably already seen or will see a pattern with Taylor on this blog...

Taylor + carseat = sweet dreams.

That afternoon, Sydney's class had a party that Taylor and I went to. It was fun! The teachers had gotten all kinds of snacks, including cheese puffs (Sydney had never had these before and LOVED them) and heart-shaped jello. (I apparently need to invest in a heart-shaped cookie cutter!)   The kids all brought in Valentine's and little goodies, and each child got their own Valentine's container filled with their gifts.

This takes saying "cheese" to a whole new level.

Artwork done by the kids.

Again, Taylor enjoying herself!

Then, it was time for the class to go outside and play, so Taylor and I got to hang out for a while with the kids on the playground.  (She actually woke up, believe it or not!)

Sydney and one of her favorite teachers.  I love how much they love her!

Weeeeeee!

Sydney and her best friend.  That morning she told me, "Mommy, Reagan is my best friend!"  It was adorable.

When Stephen got home from work, we went out to an early dinner with the girls.  There, Sydney got her presents (I got mine, too!).  Taylor was asleep (shocker!) so she got to see hers today. :)

Sydney and her new "Blue's Clues" doll.

Sydney's new Dora watch!

Sydney also got a Dora puzzle and coloring book + crayons from her Grandmom and D-Dad.  She was in heaven!

Whew, what a great few days!  As Sydney would say, "Happy Badentime's Day!"

"Hello Sydney!"

Just a fun little video I came across from a few weeks ago!