Happy Birthday Grandpa!

June 24th was a big day of "firsts" for Taylor! Not only did she celebrate Grandpa's 57th birthday by both throwing up (for the first time) on him and peeing on him..... she also smiled at him! One of her first real smiles! She also hit a milestone today: She learned how to focus her gaze on an object. For the first time today I can tell she is really looking at my face or a toy in front of her and not merely starring off. She's also starting to make talking sounds when she looks at us. It's like it all came together in one day.... and for the first time since birth she wasn't awake from 10 pm to 2 am!

To Taylor: Things I don't ever want to forget about you

Tay, you are 2 weeks old already! I thought I'd jot down some of my favorite things I've enjoyed about you so far:
1. How beautiful your dark blue eyes are right now, and how I wonder every day what color they will be
2. How cute it is when you yawn and stretch and smile in your sleep
3. How tiny your fingers and toes are!
4. You sleep with your mouth open... sorry, you get that from me
5. At your first doctors appointment you rolled from your belly to your back, then to your belly again! We were so impressed with your strength.... you get that from your dad.
6. You were beautiful from day one!
7. Your squeaks, squawks, and grunts
8. Grandma calls you "Baby Sweet"
9. You love to cuddle with whomever will hold you
10. You are so easy to love

Taylor's first Birthday

More to come as soon as I get a cord for my video camera to download pictures and video!