Taylor's Christening

We are happy to announce that we welcomed our daughter to the Christian Faith on October 14th. We are grateful that so many people were able to come out and join us for such a special day. The ceremony was held at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seaton in Keller and the reception was at the Liberty Gardens in Southlake. Taylor did amazing at the church. She did not lose it once :), and she slept through the actual Baptismal. Thank you to everyone who brought an abundance of food, there was so much we ran out of room on 4- 6 ft. tables. Also, we appreciate all the gifts and well blessings everyone gave to our precious girl on her big day. Here are a few pictures of Taylor at the ceremony and the reception.

 Taylor and her Godfather Ryan 

 Taylor and her Godmother Chrisleen 

 Taylor and her Godmother Brooke

 Taylor and Izabella pre kiss

 Taylor and Ashley

 Loved her cake...Snickerdoodle with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

 Taylor with Grandpa and Grandma B

 Taylor and Daddy

 Taylor with her Godmother Melissa

 Daddy dunking Taylor's head and she didn't even wake up 

 Taylor with Lola

 She wanted to try her cake so bad :( 

 Just hanging out with Daddy 

 Taylor and Izabella kissing...Taylor is still in the open mouth phase

Taylor and Grandpa B

Our Baby Has Teeth

Taylor has teeth! Her first two on the bottom at the front broke through her gums right when she was about 3 1/2 months old. Those teeth are now fully in. Now she has a couple in the back on her right side that have broken through as well. Her teeth seem to come in pairs when they grow in. Here is a picture of when her first two started to come in. I'll try to get a better picture of those since they are fully grown in now as well as a picture of the new ones coming in, in the back. It's a little more difficult now since she will bite if your hands are in her mouth :)

Taylor is 4 Months!

I apologize that it has been a while since I last updated this blog. The past couple of months have been a whirlwind around here. First off I would like to congratulate Brad on getting a job!!! He has officially gotten his first offer from the Hartwig Group in Fort Worth. We also sold our home in Lubbock a couple of weeks ago and are set to close on October 26th! They even offered asking, and are now trying to get us to sell them the furniture and decor. Needless to say things are starting to come together which makes me one happy lady! Now back to our little one :) Taylor has been doing great! We took her to the Doctor for her 4 month check up and they had a hard time giving her back to us. She loves to laugh and giggle and is very responsive with facial expressions to things people say to her. She is currently in the 85th percentile for weight and in the 99th percentile for height. She loves to roll over and scoot, but crawling is not her favorite. She prefers to arch her back and stick her but straight up in the air and scoot on her head. She loves to pretend walk while we hold her up by her underarms, but it has taken quite a toll on our backs. We love getting to put her in her bouncer from Grandpa and Grandma Howard which is one of her favorite places to be. Although I have to say I am not sure how much longer that thing will survive the wrath of Taylor Grace. She gets so excited in it to the point where you can see the whole thing bouncing off the ground.   She enjoys babbling  especially during "toon time"(Cartoon time). Her current favorites which draw her attention for almost the entire time they are on are Mickey Mouse Club House and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Taylor will sit for about 15-30 minutes babbling with her stuffed animals, sometimes even  longer when she has her talking penguin Eric from Happy Feet with her. Our sweet girl can sit for long periods of time unassisted, but still has a little trouble when she starts to reach for things. She is reaching for things very well and as Brad says she has the coordination to be an athlete. All in all she is growing into such a fun and strong willed infant and we can't wait to see what the future has in store for our little girl! Here are a few pictures of Taylor at 4 months, and a couple of videos.

This was Brad's celebration dinner for getting a job! H3 Ranch was amazing! 

 She is now out of the Bumbo completely and sitting on her own :)

Brad's favorite bib, thank you Uncle Bryan and Aunt Becky for sharing! 

 Getting ready to go out in the cold

 This is how she prefers to sleep now

 Watching the Tiger's game in her Jumper