Whee! Fun!

Taylor's new phrase is, "Whee! Fun!" It's SO cute! He has just exploded with new words in the last couple weeks. It's tough to tell which ones are actually in his vocabulary, because he can copy (and does) pretty much anything.

Here are some of his newer words that I can think of off the top of my head:
water
puggy (this is our word for pacifier)
durdur (burger)
fy (fry)
sure (shirt)
arm
co (cone)
beeyu (spoon)
puddo (puddle)
button (belly button)
Sam (Samson - Mandi and Bryan's dog)
low (loud)

I just can't say enough about Taylor. He is just the dearest baby! He's getting more and more independent, and like any toddler can have a fit with the best of 'em, but a majority of the time he is so cooperative and so easy going. He has a great personality and he's just so fun to be around.

When it's time to go somewhere I ask him to get his shoes or coat and he runs off to get them. He loves to "help" zip up his coat and also hangs it back on its hook when we get home.

He's trying to figure out the buckle on his carseat. He tries to buckle himself in - it won't surprise me a bit when he figures it out.

He loves busses and trains. He points to any bus or train with great enthusiasm and repeats, "Bus!" or "Choo choo!"

His favorite movie is Monsters, Inc. I wouldn't believe it unless I'd seen it. But he will sit and watch most of it. And he's absolutely captivated.

He loves his daddy. He loves his mommy. His loves his big sister. He loves his grandparents. He loves babies and so we're hoping he'll love the baby that's going to be living here permanently!!! =)

He really enjoys playing outside. If he ever figures out how to open the door we may have a problem!

He helps transfer laundry from the washer to the dryer and likes to push the buttons.

He has become a wild man in the tub and loves to splash!

He has started to sing along with whatever CD we're listening to in the car. He doesn't know all the words, but he sings the ones he does. And it's usually the last word of each phrase. Stinkin' adorable.

He takes a great afternoon nap - usually about two hours. Sometimes longer. He's a much better napper than Lily was. And she was done with naps when she turned three, so I'm hoping that T won't be!

Tonight I rocked him before putting him to bed and I cried. Tomorrow night he and Lily are spending the night at some friends' house because we have to be at the hospital so early on Tuesday morning. So this was my last night putting him to bed as my baby. Very emotional for me! I clearly remember putting Lily to bed the night before Taylor was born, and how life was forever changed. And I know that life is about to change again.

I'm so thankful for Taylor. The last 22 months have been absolutely incredible. I can't wait to see what he'll be like as a big brother and what big things God has in store for his life. Thank you, Jesus, for Taylor!

Taking a moment to smell the "roses"

Mmmm. Yogurt.

Trying on shades at T.arget

He put his rainboots on (on the wrong feet) and then climbed the stairs to his room, picked out a book and climbed into the glider to read. Seriously cute.

About 48 hours before meeting his baby sister.