The Taylor Family

Sweet baby, you’re one year old today. An entire year! You look so much older, too – I can hardly believe you’re the same baby I held for the first time on September 8, 2008.
There is so much I want to remember about this time, but I find it so hard to record it here. [...]

Yesterday you turned 11 months old. You have changed so much since your days as a “burrito,” as your papa would say – all wrapped up in your swaddling blanket and barely opening your eyes. You are a little person now, crawling everywhere and getting into everything.

ou’re 10 months old!

You turned nine months old yesterday, which means you have spent more time as your very own separate person than you did as part of me. I look at you now and find it hard to believe you were ever small enough to fit inside me.

You turned 8 months old yesterday, and I didn’t blog about it. You’re growing so fast, and these “birthdays” are here before I know it.
Right now you are hopping in your Jumperoo, watching me and laughing at the dogs. You love your dogs, and they make you giggle like nothing else. I’m so happy you’ll [...]

You have learned so much in the last seven months. It’s absolutely awe-inspiring to watch how quickly you grow and learn.
You don’t crawl yet, but you roll and scoot and are constantly on the move. I put you to sleep with your head close to the right side of the crib, and every morning [...]

Six months. You are half a year old today, and that’s just crazy. It seems like we were just anxiously awaiting your birth. I can still snuggle you close in one arm, but you’re getting so big.
We’ve had a lot of firsts this month. You’ve perfected the art of rolling – rolling onto your tummy, [...]

Wow. Five months!
This month you and your daddy watched the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. I feel so good knowing that you will grow up truly believing that the presidency isn’t limited to just white men. While I would encourage you not to become president, I certainly hope you [...]

Today I want to tell you about your grandpa. You’ve met him a few times so far, and you’ll get to know him more as you grow up. I don’t know what memories you will have of him, but I do know what memories he would like to you have. So I’m going to tell [...]

Dear Cadie,
Four months old! You have grown so much in the last month. You’ve started giving us big smiles, and it is the most wonderful thing I’ve ever experienced. You used to fall asleep with your bedtime bottle, but now you want to stay up and do squats and grin at me.
You still love your [...]