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