Taylor Tuesday

Me: What are you reading Taylor?

Taylor: It’s Jesus’ book.  He let me borrow it.

Me: silently jumping for joy!

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Elizabeth was working on her tummy time but could not figure out who was in front of her.

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Sometimes I wonder how in the world Taylor can sleep with all these things in bed with her and then Chris reminds me of how I fell asleep with the laptop on the bed, my iPhone in my hand, TV on, and all the lights on.  Guess I shouldn’t wonder anymore.

2 months old

With the new year brings the celebration of our baby girl turning 2 months old!  The time is flying by quickly and each day I see new changes in our girl.  Here are a few things about Elizabeth this month:

• 11.5 pounds already!  You are a good eater and will even take a bottle without any problems.
• You wear 0-3 month clothes but it won’t be long before you move into the next size
• You wear size one diapers and go through about 8 to 10 a day.  You hate to be wet and it is amazing how much calmer you can be after you get a dry diaper.
• Nicknames: Lizzie(Taylor decided the vote on this one), little sista, Lizzie bear
• You started smiling and cooing this month.  You light up at the sight of Taylor and it is the sweetest thing to watch.  You will shock us every so often with loud squeaks of joy.  I guess you just want to make sure you are heard.
• You are starting to notice toys and are enjoying the toy bar on your bouncy chair, your floor mat, and the toy bar on your car seat.   
• You celebrated your first Christmas and are already spoiled rotten with a room full of new toys.  Taylor and I can’t wait until you start enjoying them.  Taylor has been testing them out for you until them. 
• You still sleep in the rocker bassinet in our room, but will soon move to the real bassinet to get you ready for your real crib.  There are some nights you will actually sleep a 6 hour stretch, but more often 3-4 hours.  Then again, sometimes you stir every hour.  I never know what kind of sleep I’m going to get.
• Taylor is still pretty fascinated by you and is constantly wondering where you are and what you are doing.  It does bother her when you cry a lot and then she ends up crying too.  Taylor often reminds you that she loves you and gives you tons of kisses.  She has claimed that her job is to make sure you have your paci.
• Most of your hair has fallen out except for a small patch at the crown of your head and a small area along your neckline.  What you have left is still brown. 
• You rolled from your tummy to back twice for Daddy, but haven’t done anything of the sort since.  I still think you were showing off and then decided to slow down like I keep asking you to.  Don’t you know that you’re supposed to stay little forever???

Now for some of your sweet expressions(and your bonding with the bear) during our 2 month photo session.

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While I love the sweet smiles and squeaky noises that our happy girl makes, I also enjoy moments like this

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I'm not sure who was having more fun, whether it was Chris taking the picture or Taylor posing.  I couldn't pick just one so Chris suggested a collage of my favorites.  These are from Christmas morning, so I love that bokeh from the tree.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our house to yours!  May your day be filled with joy and laughter and may you remember the true meaning of the season!  I have a wonderful family and two beautiful girls to remind me of the blessings that God gives us each day. 

Helping Santa

No one can ever explain the excitement you get as a parent when your child starts to understand the holidays.  I loved that Taylor finally understood Halloween this year and really knew what she wanted to be and even started picking out what Chris and I were going to be too.  Christmas has been a real adventure.  While she is great at remembering that we are really celebrating Jesus’ birthday, it doesn’t keep her from saying ‘I ask that for Christmas’.  Commercials/newspaper ads have made their affect on my little one and she is constantly informing us about items she wants to ask for or for Santa to bring her.  She even did a great job when visiting Santa and told him that she wanted Tinkerbell.

So as everyone asked her what she wanted Santa to bring, it slowly changed to Ariel and then more specifically an Ariel with the little Flounder.  I started to panic thinking that Santa would not be aware of this change and made sure he had her updated wish list.  I even had all my Christmas shopping done too!  Then over the weekend my little dear’s Santa wish changed back to Tinkerbell and then to a Tinkerbell castle.  Another BIG panic set in and luckily Chris was able to help me let Santa know of the change but I’m still not sure what Tinkerbell castle is and Santa doesn’t either.  When I saw this comic yesterday it made me laugh.  I have always loved Family Circus and Baby Blues, but truly appreciate the humor now that I am a parent.  I can’t wait to see what future years bring us, but also can’t wait to tell Taylor this story when she becomes a parent.

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

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Elizabeth was very excited about her new bow over the weekend.  It might take her a few years to grow into it, but Daddy can't complain about it being pink ;)

Announcing Elizabeth

After much debate, I decided to do an announcement for Elizabeth separate from our Christmas card.  We put them in the same envelope to avoid double postage, but I wanted Elizabeth to have her own time to shine on a card.  Plus I just love how her pictures turned out!  So here is our announcement for little Miss Elizabeth: 

Merry Christmas

I would love to send each and every one of my blog followers a Christmas card, but since I can’t I thought I would share it here with you.  May this holiday season bring you love, joy, and faith!

Taylor Tuesday

This isn't the clearest picture, but I had to make it our Taylor Tuesday.  Taylor couldn't wait to see her cousins this past weekend and I took this picture without having to ask her to smile.  She didn't want to let go of Johanna's hand as soon as they arrived.  I love to see her enjoying her cousins as much I as do mine.  Now let's just hope that Nana's house has recovered from three(and an infant) granddaughters!

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I have been trying so hard to catch Elizabeth smiling on camera, but she can go from smiling and cooing to a full blown fit in a matter of seconds so I often just enjoy those sweet smiles/sounds while they are happening.  Here is one of my attempts to catch a smile.  She is actually looking at me but I was holding the camera away from my face so I could get her to smile.  And yes... I am one of those parents that will do any sort of strange thing to make my kid laugh/smile.

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I still have 30 minutes until midnight, so it's still officially Tuesday right???  Onto our picture of the week... Taylor is getting into the holiday season and decided that she wanted to be a nutcracker the other morning.  I'm not sure what about this makes her a nutcracker, but I love the imagination and creativity.  She even had to where her ensemble in the car on the way to school.  Little sister was not as enthusiastic about the getup when Taylor stated beating the pan in the car.  It will be her turn someday.