Pickin' Peaches

This week we went over to Derek's parents for dinner, while we were there Taylor got to help pick peaches from Grandpa's tree! Taylor loves the peaches and gets to have one with at least one meal a day! After we picked a couple the first thing she did was try and put it them in her mouth! Guess they taste so good she just can't wait for me to cut them!

Also while we were there Taylor demonstrated how excited she is to try walking. Pretty much the day after she started crawling she started trying to pull up and wants us to help her try to walk. She can stand on her own in her crib now which has created its own set of challenges...she is getting close to pulling herself up everywhere else!

New bangs!

Today I decided that Taylor was in need of a different hair cut....so we went with bangs! Her hair was always falling in her face and it was driving me up the wall...here is a before shot of what it usually looked like when she woke up and was playing. I would fix her hair multiple times a day and it started getting old. (Ok this picture is a little dramatic but I thought it got the point across!)













We were over at Greg and Alyssa's (Derek's sister and brother in law) for brunch today and we decided to give Taylor a "spa day" and cut her hair. Alyssa and Grandma did most of the work and I think they did a great job!

And the after shots...

9 Month Check up

Today was Taylor's 9 month check up and everything is looking good! Here are her stats:
Weight 17 lbs 15 oz (31%)
Height 27.5 inches (45%)

The Dr. said she didn't even have to ask if she was starting to babble...Taylor decided she should answer all of her questions! I have no idea where she would get that from!

Unfortunately this might be our last post with pictures for a little while. Our suitcase has still not made it back yet from our trip to IN....it has now been 4 days! For some reason I wasn't thinking and packed our camera charger in my suitcase...and now our battery light is flashing, so I won't be able to charge our camera!

Army Crawl

We were pretty convinced that Taylor was going to skip crawling, she is a master roller and has not shown any interest in crawling. While we were back in IN my dad had her doing a little bit of army crawling, but even he laughed that she would only do it a couple of times and then go back to rolling. Everyone that has seen her roll has commented on how calculated it is, she doesn't just roll...she checks out her target and will realign herself multiple times to make sure she gets exactly where she is trying to go! I think we have a little geometry major on our hands (which she did not get from me!).


Anyway, she just started doing more army crawling yesterday...at least more consistant! We had a hard time getting it on video because she would of course crawl toward us and then realize she could roll and get there faster!

Our trip to IN

Derek had to go to PA for work this week so Taylor and thought it would be a good idea to go visit my family! We got to do a lot of fun things while we were back. We started off our week with a yummy dinner at Erin's!

We went to the zoo on Monday with some friends from high school and their little ones.

On Tuesday we went to Shipshewana with Linds and Cole. I hadn't been to the flea market there since I was in elementary, so it was fun to check it out again! Taylor got to pet her first horse while we were there and was thrilled!

Wednesday we headed to Michigan City with my mom, Erin, Linds and Cole....and my good friend Elizabeth (who surprised me and came from Chicago to hang out with us!) We had a great day at the outlets!

Thursday was our day to relax. We just hung out with my parents and took it easy! Dad gave Taylor her first gator ride which, I am not surprised...she loved! She just squealed and talked during the whole ride!

I am so thankful I was able to go back this week and see my family, I am really looking forward to going back in a few weeks...especially since Derek will be with us too!!

Water Baby!

We definitely have a water baby on our hands! We went swimming twice yesterday...once with our friend Robyn and then again last night with our friends Nick and Michele...and Taylor could not get enough!

I bought her a little raft to play in and she loves it! The minute we would put her in she would just start kicking her legs and splashing her arms! She did such a great job in "real pools"! We do need to work on getting her to stop drinking the pool water! We are looking forward to the rest of the summer and letting her have lots of water time!

Happy Anniversary!

I want to wish my parents a Happy Anniversary! Today they are celebrating 37 years! What a great model you have been for us! We hope you have a great day! We love you!! Here's to many more years of happiness!!