Taylor Turns Two!

We celebrated Taylor's 2nd birthday this past weekend with a family cookout at our house on Sunday. Taylor was SPOILED by everyone...and we have tons of fun stuff to play with now (aka tons of stuff for Mom to clean up!). Andy and I thought it would be a great idea to get her an easel, since she likes to color so much. She loves it, but is a little over zealous with the dry erase markers. We will need to get new carpet in about 60 days at this rate.



Monday was Taylor's actual birthday, and we tried to make the day just a little different than regular days. We all went to a park and played on the slides and swings for about an hour. Then we went to dinner at McCallister's...one of T's favorite places because they apparently have killer mac 'n cheese. (Their kids' meals are like $2.00 too, which is awesome!) We even had a pink-colored bubble bath when we got home. Yes, I am still trying to get the pink out of the tub.


All in all, it was a great couple of days. Both Andy and I went to bed feeling very lucky, and very tired, to have such a fun, sweet little girl.

Connor's experience at the park.

She loves to swing.

On the big girl slide (the swirly one).

No thanks, daddy. I do it by myself.

Two Weeks Later

We've made it two weeks now as a family of four...and I won't say it's been all roses. BUT - we are getting the hang of things and all of our adjusting is starting to work out. Taylor really loves Connor, but still struggles with the fact that I'm not available for her all the time anymore. She also is still waking up some evenings when Connor wakes up, and she wants to "hep me". So, we change diapers, make bottles and try and get Connor back to sleep together...in the earliest hours of the morning. It's actually a really sweet gesture, but we sure are tired!

Aunt Steph and Uncle Bryan sent Connor a little sister shirt to wear -- we tried to get the girls' picture together, but Connor isn't so good at showing her whole shirt when sitting in Taylor's arms.

Taylor engulfed in one of her favorite pastimes...reading cookbooks.

At Connor's two week appointment, she weighed in at 8lbs 14oz. And her stinky belly button finally came off! Everything is great with her, now I will go feed her again and hope to get some sleep.

Connor Anne

Connor arrived September 3rd, at 9:36 pm. She weighed 8lbs 13 oz and was 21 inches long. She is the easiest baby ever - which is almost scary. When I'm not so tired from her big sister, I will update more about Connor's birth day, etc.