The last couple of weeks have been busy with preparations for Taylor's 1st birthday and the party that goes along with it. You might think, "Two weeks to prepare for a baby's birthday party?! That's ridiculous." Well, do it when you and the baby are sick, overcoming jetlag, still unpacking from your international vacation, and keeping up with all your regular activities.
But sadly, the number of guests has dwindled to about four - my parents and Mark's sister and her husband. Everyone else was either struck hard by the snow storm or sickness. So, I am tailoring the menu and decorations accordingly. It was going to be a fabulous monkey themed soiree, but instead it'll be a respectably modest event for a child who will in no way remember it. ::sigh::
Taylor and I are doing well on our antibiotics, feeling almost completely better. Thank God for modern medicine and His healing mercies.
In an attempt to slowly wean Taylor out of family bed mode I moved her crib into our bedroom a few days ago and converted it to a Toddler Bed, which means it looks like a day bed with little gates attached to prevent rolling off. Taylor has taken a couple of naps in it already, but unfortunately in her sleepy wakefulness she crawled right out of the opening between the gates and tumbled on the floor. She wasn't too happy. I'll have to better "roll proof" our setup.
New things Taylor has been doing:
- Crawling inside drawers
- Wrapping cords around her neck (Eeee...)
- Flipping to favorite pages in her books
- Using "food" sign regularly, and frequently!
- Eating all different kinds of meats
- Responding to lots of words/phrases (Where's Phoebe? - "Dah!", See you later! - ::waves::, I'm hungry - ::shows sign for food::)
- Mimicking sounds and words (well, her version of them) more readily
- Nursing less frequently during the day
- Falling asleep without nursing more frequently
- Hugging, kissing us or Phoebe
- Taking 2-3 steps at a time
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