First Laugh!

Taylor made progress today when she really laughed for the first time! I was standing in line at Wal-mart waiting to check out when I started going for her feet. She obviously thought it was funny because she just started laughing! I'm kind of glad the people in front of me were taking forever because I stood there for 5 straight minutes listening to her laugh! I called Blake and left him a voice mail with the sounds of her laughter on it. He later told me that it made his day to hear that! It was so cute! I'm sure that I will be acting like a fool now to try and hear her sweet little laughs again!

Easter Weekend.

Taylor's first Easter weekend was a busy one! After her 4 month checkup and storm drama (see previous post), we made our way to Nashville. Our first stop was at Grandmama and T-Daddy's house. We had dinner Friday night with Grandmama, T-Daddy, Michael, Maggie, Savannah, Jeremy, and Ann Claire. Taylor was a little fussy since she had two shots earlier in the day, and we actually gave her the first dose of Tylenol ever. Once the Tylenol kicked in, she felt great! She talked and squealed so much that we couldn't get her to go to sleep! She finally went down at 10:00 p.m. and slept until 5:15 a.m.!!! (Longest stretch so far). We slept a little more after she ate then got up and had a big breakfast. Savannah came back over for the morning and we did an Easter egg hunt and got Easter baskets from Grandmama and T-Daddy. It was a great morning. Next, we made our way to Pegram for the annual Chester family egg hunt. My whole family was there and we had a blast as always. My Dad (A.K.A. Grandpa) was the Easter chicken again. I think he enjoyed it even more this year getting to find eggs for Taylor! I think she had a good time and even grabbed onto an egg and held it for quite a while. She was definitely in a better mood, but we still gave her a little Tylenol because she was running a low fever. After the egg hunt, we headed back to Grana and Grandpa's house for a little while. Taylor got her Easter basket there and we visited for a little bit then headed back to Cookeville. Sunday morning we were able to go to church at Collegeside. Taylor looked beautiful in her new Easter dress! We had so many people come up and tell us how pretty she was. (Of course we already knew she was beautiful!) After church we had lunch at Cracker Barrel with Jackie and Don then we made our way back home. After Taylor ate lunch we went outside to take some family pictures and then Taylor got her Easter basket that the Easter bunny left for her! It was such a wonderful weekend with family and friends! I think we were all tired, but it was completely worth it! Taylor got a lot of great things for Easter! I'm thinking we will have to rent a trailer at Christmas after seeing all the "loot" we brought back from Easter!!! Enjoy the pictures from our weekend!

Opening her Easter basket from Grandmama and T-Daddy.

Proud Grandmama with Taylor and Savannah.

T-Daddy, Grandmama, Taylor, and Savannah.

Uncle C.H. holding Taylor.

Grandpa helping Taylor hunt eggs!

Granny Pat and Pa with all the grandchildren.

Mommy and Taylor. Check out the grip on that egg!

Grandpa showing Taylor an egg.

Easter basket from Grana and Grandpa.

Grana showing her the bunny from her basket.

Ready to head home in her Easter p.j.'s

Easter basket from the Easter Bunny.

The back of Taylor's dress. Love it!

Just chillin'.

Easter Family Photo.

Closer shot.

4 Month Checkup

Taylor went for her 4 month checkup on Friday. I was excited to see exactly how much she had grown, but not excited for the shots she would be getting. She weighed in at 14 pounds 11 ounces and was 26 inches long! Dr. Franklin said that everything looked wonderful. I asked about starting rice cereal, but he said we didn't need to start it yet. He said we could try it just to give her the idea of eating with a spoon, but it didn't need to be consistent. As far as anything else, I really do not know, and there is a good reason for this. While she was getting her shots and oral vaccine (she did great with it, but screamed horribly through the shots), the tornado sirens started going off in Cookeville. The office was going crazy! They got us in an interior room and wouldn't let us leave. I was able to shut the door and nurse Taylor so she would calm down, but I was not calm at all! Blake, Hercules, and our neighbor's daughter were all in our basement while the storm came through. I was very thankful that the storm passed over with no tornado. So, I will be making a phone call to the office next week to find out what percentile Taylor was in and to schedule her next appointment! I'll update as soon as I know something!

Tummy Time on The Boppy

We tried a new way to do tummy time today, and Taylor seemed to really like it!! Here are a few of the pictures I took while she enjoyed her tummy time on her boppy.

Just in case...

I'm not sure when we will start introducing solid food, but we are officially ready! I went and bought rice cereal, bowls, spoons, a sippy cup and ice cube trays (for freezing the baby food I make) so that we would have them if Dr. Franklin gives us the go ahead. I'm not sure if he will since Taylor seems to be gaining weight really well, and is pretty satisfied still with just Mommy's milk (and I'm okay with keeping it that way for right now). But, I do know that she will need solid food soon enough and I like being prepared! I'm sure I'll post some cute "food all over her face" pictures when we start eating!!

Visit With Nana.

Nana came to visit today to see Taylor. Taylor did great! She talked and squealed and even showed Nana how she can roll over and play peek-a-boo! (Check out her outfit! I had to sneak a few in with her "I love Mommy" outfit on!)

Sunday And All Dressed Up!

Here is Taylor all dressed up for church Sunday morning! I just love this dress and sweater! She had a pink bow in, but it didn't last.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Today was Daddy's birthday. The teachers at school had lunch and a cake for him, so we went to eat there today. I made a onesie that said "Happy Birthday Daddy" on it. He was surprised by it and showed her off to everyone! Later we went out to eat while our friends Kyle and Chistine watched Taylor for a couple hours. Taylor and Jacob played well together! Overall, I think it was a good day!