Happy March 31st!

March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, right? March is confused this year.

We woke up to heavy falling snow. A little disheartening considering spring should be here any minute. But we hearty Minnesotans aren't intimidated by a little snow! MOMS went on as scheduled and my own beloved mom drove up from Minneapolis in this crazy weather!

I took a few pics in the car on the way to MOMS group this morning.

The plows were out in full force

This little face will warm my heart on any winter day!

A local Ford dealership - think they sold any cars today?

Lovely roads. Just lovely.

My mom trudging up our driveway

Looking like a wet rat after shoveling a spot for my mom to park in our driveway

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my mom's birthday and we called her this morning to sing Happy Birthday to her. I wish you could have heard Lily singing to her! It was SO cute!

I've talked about my parents a lot because they are two of the most amazing people that I know. My mom is one of my best friends and has been an incredible support system for me my whole life. And I can guarantee that I would not have made the adjustment to motherhood quite as easily without her. She has been up here almost once a week since Lily was born to visit, snuggle with my babies, have lunch with us, let me take a nap, let me run errands, chat about anything and everything, listen, hug us, play with the kids, and just generally be a breath of fresh air around here. SHE IS A BLESSING! And I am so blessed that she is my mother! And my kids are so blessed that she is their grandmother.

A couple things you might not know about her: she loves Old Dutch potato chips, she has celiac disease (allergy to gluten which is in wheat, oats, barley and rye), she actually likes doing laundry, she loves to shop, she makes her bed every morning (I do not), and she is an incredibly talented pianist.

She and my dad lived in South Dakota when my sister and I were born, and her whole family was back here in Minnesota. Mandi and I were 21 months apart and so we had a busy mama! She tells me that she remembers feeling alone those days and doesn't want me to feel the way that she did as a young mommy. She is incredibly thoughtful and such a servant.

Here are a few pics of my mom. There were lots to choose from and it was hard to select just a few! Enjoy!

Lily and Grandma Vicki ~ Easter 2006

A visit to Brookings ~ July 2006

Reading together ~ Christmas 2007

Erin and Steve's wedding/Lily's 3rd Birthday ~ June 14, 2008

My mom meeting Taylor for the first time ~ July 15, 2008

Taylor's first piano lesson with Grandma

A little bonding in Florida ~ February 2009

Global Food Crisis Day

March 11th was Global Food Crisis Day. On that day I was driving Taylor to his appointment with the allergist and was listening to Christian radio in the car. On Air 1 they were discussing the global food crisis and I was captivated by what I heard.

In Haiti people are taking clay (essentially DIRT) and mixing it with salt and maybe a little butter (for flavor), because they don't have anything else to eat. Kids in Haiti are eating dirt. And they're going to bed hungry. And it's happening all around the world.

On March 11th Air 1 teamed up with Compassion International to raise money to feed children. I didn't donate that day. But I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. $13 feeds a child for a month. A month! It's easy to spend $13 on one meal at our favorite restaurant. I just feel like Andy and I ought to be able to find $13 in our budget. Or $26. Or $39. And this is a prime opportunity to love one another, as Jesus taught. And to take what we've been blessed with and be a blessing to those in need.

Colossians 3:12 "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion..."

I Peter 3:8 "Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble."

World Vision is another amazing organization. They are aware of the hunger crisis and are doing their part to feed the hungry. You can donate to World Vision here.

Check out this video and consider feeding a child for a month by donating to an organization like Compassion or World Vision.

This post isn't intended to be a guilt trip. I know that lots of you give to your churches, missionaries and other Christian organizations. And I know that the economy is making things tight for many of us. At the same time, I just wanted to share what's on my heart and give you an opportunity to help, if you feel lead to do so. Thanks!

Here's the sermon that I raved about earlier this week. It's called Refuge: In God and His People and it is excellent! Listen to it!!!

Wordless Wednesday

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Keen Grobag

I recently posted about SIDS and using a sleep sack for Taylor. This blog is doing a Keen Grobag giveaway! So head over there and enter for a chance to win a Grobag for your little one!

Time goes by

I've told you about this phase and we are right in the thick of it. This darling boy is having a heck of a time falling asleep for naps and bedtime now that he knows how to sit up in his crib! Argh! It is Suuuuuuuper frustrating. But it helps that I remember going through this with Lily and I know that it won't last forever.

In the mean time he's up several times (again!) in the night because he doesn't just lay there and fall back to sleep. He needs help laying back down and sometimes gets pretty mad when I lay him down. Last night he woke up around 11:30 and was so worked up that he didn't go back to sleep until after 1 o'clock in the morning!

And my darling hubby, bless his heart, got up too and spent some time cuddling Taylor and trying to settle him down. These are the moments when I am exceedingly thankful not to be a single parent. I have so much respect for single moms and don't know how they do it!

Anywho, you can pray that this phase runs its course quickly and that Taylor gets back into a nice routine of sleeping well both at night and for his naps!!!

Besides that he's doing really well. Eliminating eggs from my diet has helped his skin immensely. He's had a terrible spot of eczema on his shoulder that is looking so much better, his back has cleared up and his face is looking wonderful. I'm so glad! It's definitely an adjustment for me to have to read labels so closely but it's good practice for when Taylor is old enough to eat "people" food himself.

He started clapping on Sunday and he's been doing it a lot today. It Is So Cute!!! His adorable, chubby little hands (which I LOVE) make the sweetest little clapping sound. It's absolutely precious.

He's doing great with baby food and cereal. He's tried some new ones this month including mangos, apricots and squash. He tolerates the veggies and really likes fruits. He has also started to like the Gerber puffs recently. And I like that because he can feed them to himself and they keep him busy while we're trying to eat! =)

Lily is doing great. She is just growing up so fast and I can hardly stand it! We're planning to enroll her in preschool in the fall and we're gonna make some decisions about that this week. Scary. And surreal. I know that she's ready for it and will love it.

She's in a major want-to-be-with-friends phase. Almost every day she asks to have a friend over, or if we can go to someone's house or if someone can play with her. She loves to play and loves her friends.

Today after MOMS we had lunch with a group of gals and their kids at my co-leader's house. Lily did not want to leave. And I wasn't surprised. And she asked if she could come back tomorrow. And this happens pretty much every time she has a friend here or plays with friends somewhere else. She just loves it.

Swimming lessons are going superbly. In just a few weeks I can tell that she is so much more comfortable in the water. It's a lot of fun and I'm glad she's enjoying it. Last week she didn't want to leave. This is starting to be a theme with her! =)

Here a few pics from the past week!

Getting so big. How cute is he standing there??? And he's got his cool cargo pants and polo shirt on.

Love this baby!

Isn't he sweet?!

Beautiful blue eyes and chubby little fingers

We went to Lauren's 5th birthday party on Saturday

The theme was Disney Princesses - right up Lily's alley! Here she's clapping for Lauren for blowing out the candles. Check out that cake!!!

In her glory with cake and cotton candy ice cream!

Lauren and Lily's little brothers

Dylan (16 months) and Taylor (8 months)

Keep praying!

MckMama hasn't posted any updates about Stellan since 9:40 this morning. The situation seems quite serious, so please be praying for him throughout the day! Our God is The Great Physician and this is not a problem for Him. He is in control.

Also, my cash back has posted to my Ebates account and I've earned $21.52 for my recent shoe purchases. That's real money, friends! And I'm looking forward to getting that check in the mail!

If you're interested in signing up for Ebates and earning cash back on your purchases, pease use this link so that I receive $5 for referring you! Thanks!

Pray for Stellan

I wrote my Not Me! Monday post last night before bed. And then this morning I went to MckMama's blog (she's the creator of Not Me! Monday) to see if hers was posted yet. And found something completely unexpected.

Her four month old son Stellan was admitted to the hospital last night. Head over to her blog to get the specifics from her and please say a prayer for little Stellan today!

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

For starters, our Pastor is not doing the most wonderful sermon series on the book of Ruth. Yesterday's sermon was not awesome, and I did not say "AMEN" aloud numerous times! His sermons are not available online and I will not post this latest inspired installment when it becomes available.

You should definitely not listen to it at your earliest convenience! You would not be edified, enlightened, or encouraged by the story of Ruth. Trust me on this! No.Way.

This week I did not get my first ever Seaweed Wrap at a local salon and spa. Two dear girlfriends did not bless my socks off with a gift card to said salon and spa after Taylor was born! And I did not FINALLY use it 8 months later.

It was not a wonderful experience, nor relaxing. It also did not require me to be completely nude, nor did I find that the least bit liberating! My nose did not begin to itch whilst my arms were wrapped tightly next to me! Despite the annoying itch which did not happen, I did not thoroughly enjoy my wrap experience. Not me!

I did not purchase SIX pairs of shoes this week including two dress pairs (silver and black), two casual pairs (both brown) and two pairs of flip flops (tan and pink)! IMPOSSIBLE! And I am not a little bit embarrassed to admit it. Ebates was not having Shoe Week and I did not take full advantage of my cash back opportunity and big sales to totally overhaul my shoe wardrobe. I did not then go through my closet and find several pairs that had served me well and donate them to Goodwill. Nope!

I do not heart shoes. And I do not enjoy the fact that they always fit even when my clothes do not! Not me!

I did not go to Old Navy with a $10 off coupon fully intending to purchase a t-shirt for myself, and then use the aforementioned coupon to purchase something for Lily instead. This does not happen to me all the time!

I do not enjoy shopping for my kids. And I know my fellow moms could never understand!

And finally, in all seriousness, my period has truly not arrived. And I truly have not taken any more pregnancy tests. Truly. (A little much with the trulies???) Because my guess is that since I'm still nursing, that first period was a fluke. And I may not get another one for awhile. And that'd be just fine with me.

Because this extended vacation from feminine napkins, bloating, cramping and irritability has not been nice. Not even a little bit. Not even at all.

They love each other, they really do

Sometimes Lily likes to hold her brother. And sometimes he's not in the mood.


That's better.

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PRECIOUS! They really do love each other. It does a mother's heart good.

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Swagbucks and Traveling Tikes

So I know I've talked about Swagbucks.com before. But I'm a total believer! I've been signed up for several days and have accumulated 10 swagbucks just for my normal online activity! FREE gift cards, here I come!

Here's a link to use if you're interested! http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-register&rb=404368 TRY IT! It's so easy!

Also, I don't know if any of you are in the market for carseats. But Taylor just graduated to his "big boy" carseat and we bought a Britax. I've done my research, and basically Britax is the Cadillac of carseats. They get GREAT reviews and are supposed to be the gold standard of safety.

Of course that means that they're also pricey. The best deal I've been able to find so far is from a website called Traveling Tikes. They sell a variety of carseats made by Britax (and other brands). They have good sales and have the BEST prices I've seen anywhere. And another bonus is that they offer FREE SHIPPING!!!

So that's that. For what it's worth.

Go sign up for Swagbucks. Then search for Traveling Tikes from there and start earning your free bucks!!!

Houston, we have a problem

Taylor is really good at putting himself to sleep. And by that I mean that I lay him in his crib with his pacifier and he falls asleep. It's a routine that's been working well for all parties involved. Until yesterday.

My baby has learned how to go from laying down to sitting up all by himself.

I laid him down for nap just the way I always do. And it was quiet for a few minutes. And then I heard talking. And I peeked in his room to see this

and this

Oh boy. We're entering a whole new phase! And I clearly remember Lily going through this exact same thing at the same age - 8 months! It's like they figure out that they don't have to just lay there, so they don't!

So in the afternoon I laid Taylor down for another nap. It was quiet for a few minutes. And then I heard jabbering. And I walked into his room to see this

and this

Houston, we have a problem! It's time to lower the mattress!

Tonight he was tuckered out and fell asleep while Andy fed him his bedtime bottle. So precious.

His wonderful, chubby little hand

And his sweet little feet next to Daddy's big foot

It boggles the mind to think that his feet will be just as big someday!

I think the real problem is that he's growing up way too fast.

Everything's amazing, nobody's happy

My friend Jen posted this funny video from You Tube on her blog and it made me laugh out loud. And I love to laugh. So I decided to share it with you. There are a couple parts that are a little crude but for the most part it's funny and true!

And, have any of you ever gotten your nails done at a little salon owned by Vietnamese women? I've gone to a couple such places near here - Angel Nails and Nails Sophisticate - both run by the sweetest Vietnamese people. Anyway, the comedian in this video does THE BEST impression. It is right on. And, I've had a pedicure done by a gal named Tammy!!! No lie!

Shoe Week

***UPDATE*** I bought three pairs of shoes from shoes.com and saved more than $25 with the coupon code. I should also get more than $10 back from Ebates!!! And if any of the shoes don't work or if I don't like them in person, I can ship them back to shoes.com for free!

It's Shoe Week at Ebates.com. This week if you make a purchase from Shoes.com through Ebates you get 10% CASH BACK. (You should search for Ebates through Swagbucks and earn free bucks too!!!) Plus 20% OFF your order using the code MSAVE. And there's always FREE SHIPPING and free returns.

Also, for you Piperlime fans, you can get 3% CASH BACK (not great, I know). And on FRIDAY ONLY you can get 15% OFF using the code SECRET when you check out. And if you spend $100 or more you get a FREE TOTE BAG using code EXCLUSIVE. And if you spend $125 or more you get 20% OFF using code EBATES20PL. And Piperlime offers FREE shipping and free returns.

It's like a little shoe miracle!

Go forth and shop for shoes!!!

Wordless Wednesday

(I can't resist a few words. These weirdly wonderful towels are from Ikea. Fun!)

An interview with my 3 year old

I posted this on facebook, but it was such a hit that I thought I'd share it here too.

This is my Interview with Lily. And I wrote down the first thing she said.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Stop it!

2. What makes mom happy?
Hugs

3. What makes mom sad?
Knocking towers down

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Saying boo!

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Brianna!

6. How old is your mom?
3

7. How tall is your mom?
Bigger enough, like a giant head

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Maybe take pictures

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Find me

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
playing basketball

11. What is your mom really good at?
At playing basketball (what?)

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Um, playing basketball (that's more like it)

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Cleaning up toys

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Chocolate milk (not)

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
because you clean up toys

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
a basketball player

17. What do you and your mom do together?
color

18. How are you and your mom the same?
just 5

19. How are you and your mom different?
actually the same

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
because you're proud

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Disney World.

NOTE: I asked her these questions while she was playing basketball. Can you tell? =) Maybe shoulda waited til she wasn't distracted. =)

Feeling the pinch

This economy is in bad shape and if you haven't lost your own job you probably know someone who has. My husband and I are certainly feeling the pinch and looking for ways to stretch our dollar further.

I know you're all capable of doing your own google search for coupons and deals, but I thought I'd do some of the work for you and let you know about some helpful websites for finding good deals and saving money.

Swagbucks.com is a search engine that allows you to earn bucks simply for searching the internet! You can then use your accumulated bucks to buy gift cards for places like Amazon, Target, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Starbucks, and many more.

Ebates.com allows you to earn cash back by buying from tons of online stores through their website. I believe you get $5 just for signing up. I've earned $39.24 by making a few purchases through Ebates! That's real money! Yessss!

Mr. Rebates is similar to Ebates. My friend Becca shared this one with me. =) You earn cash back by making online purchases at more than 1,000 stores through their website. You also get a $5 bonus just for signing up. It's a no brainer! If you're going to make the purchase anyway, why not see if you can do it through either Ebates or Mr. Rebates and get a little money back???

Baby Cheapskate lists all the best baby sales online. And they have a quick link to the week's best diaper and formula deals.

BabySteals.com offers one deal a day. The products are often offered at 50% off or more and sometimes sell out fast. You can also get on their email list to be notified about each new deal.

MamaBargains.com is similar to Baby Steals. A daily deal at a nice discount.

The Freebie Blogger lets you know how to get your hands on tons of FREE things. Lots of it is junk, but once in awhile I find a treasure - like a really great coupon or something. This site also lets you know about the weekly deals at Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid.

Pinching Your Pennies lets you look up stores in your area and lists items that are on sale.

Never Pay Retail Again has miscellaneous coupons, deals and free stuff.

And finally, Retail Me Not has coupon codes for online purchases. I wanted to buy a few things from Gymboree and searched for a coupon at Retail Me Not. I found a 20% off coupon code and saved several dollars on my purchase! The only downside is that there are lots of expired coupons so it can be hit or miss.

Happy St. Patty's day!

$5.00 coupon

I'm a big fan of Huggies wipes because they're thick! Coupons.com has a $5.00 off coupon for Huggies Gentle Care Wipes!!! I bought a package of 320 wipes for a little over $3! I don't remember the exact amount and I threw the receipt away, but it was a good deal nonetheless! Just thought I'd share!

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I did not find out on Wednesday that my 8 month old son is allergic to eggs. I did not seriously consider quitting nursing immediately at the thought of having to forego my favorite egg-containing products.

I also did not get online and start looking for egg free recipes and cookbooks! (I would not love any suggestions you might have!)

The power did not go out at 7 am on Thursday and stay out for more than SIX HOURS on a day when the high temperature was 20 degrees! Impossible. The fans running in my sleeping children's rooms did not stop working, waking them up immediately! I was not convinced that they'd have slept at least another half hour. And I wasn't just a little frustrated at the potential loss of 30 precious minutes of sleep! Not me!

I did not then pack up my kids and go stay with my parents for a couple days! And my hubby didn't have to come home from work to manually open the garage door so that I could leave! Nope!

Upon realizing that Taylor wasn't well enough to go to church yesterday I did not stay home with him and consequently spend the entire day in my jammies! I do not LOVE jammie days!

While he napped I did not spend a couple hours listenig to music on playlist.com and having my own mini worship service! I did not stand up and rock out to a little Mary Mary and Yolanda Adams! And I did not enjoy some old school Petra, Michael W. Smith, or Sandi Patty! Never!

My darling husband did not take Lily out for a daddy/daughter date after church to Space Aliens. He did not then take her to Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone! Nope! He is not a wonderful daddy and Lily is not a daddy's girl!

And finally, my period is not late and I did not take a pregnancy test this morning! That'd be crazy! And I am not just a little bit relieved that it was not negative. =)

They're the best

I spent the past couple days in the cities visiting my parents. Thursday morning I got a wild hair and decided to pack up the kids and drive to Minneapolis. An additional piece of motivation for me was that our power went out around 7:00 that morning and was still out when I left shortly after 11:00. It was starting to get cold in our house (53 degrees in our kitchen) and I had no interest in sticking around to see when it would come back on.

An unexpected bonus is that my sister and her hubby flew to the cities (he's a pilot) to spend the night at my parents' on their way to Rochester to visit Bryan's grandpa in the hospital. It was such a fun surprise to see them! Lily and I picked them up at the little St. Paul airport and got to watch them land which was really exciting!

We spent a couple of days at my parents' house doing not much and sometimes it's really nice not to have much to do!

Taylor wasn't feeling well and slept TERRIBLE while we were there. Which means I also slept terrible. So my parents expect me to take naps while I'm there. And I got a couple of really wonderful naps. Thank you, Jesus.

I know I talk about my mom and dad a lot. But they're so fun to be around and I'm just so thankful for their servant hearts and their involvement and influence in my children's lives. And mine!

Last weekend my parents came up here to visit for a day which we always enjoy. We usually do lunch and then hang out for awhile. And sometimes I run errands while they watch the kids. And sometimes they even send me and Andy on a date!

This last time they let me take a nap and cleaned while they were here! WHAT?! As if they don't already do enough my mom vacuumed our upstairs carpet and did some laundry and my dad vacuumed our steps! Vacuumed.our.steps. Wow. They have blessed my life in so many ways and continue to demonstrate their love for me in meaningful, relevant ways at this stage of my life - with two little kids, lack of sleep and a house to keep. I am so grateful! Thank you, mom and dad!!!

Here's a little video I caught of dad vacuuming the steps. Enjoy! Oh, and our power did come back on around 2 in the afternoon on Thursday. Nice.

Also, I'm sure you've noticed, but I've added a playlist to my blog. So make sure you scroll down and pause the music before playing the video. Thanks!


Sam vacuuming from Dawn Becker on Vimeo.

We have an egg allergy

Today I took Taylor to an allergist for the back prick test. The test confirmed what his blood work told us, which is that he has an allergy to eggs. I'm feeling pretty bummed about it. And on the other hand, it's such a minor thing and overall he's so healthy. Other people have really sick kids so I feel bad for feeling bad.

The doctor we saw today made it seem like a much bigger deal and gave us a prescription for epi pens! I must have had some bad proconceived ideas about those because I'd always assumed they were for kids who were in anaphylactic shock. Apparently not.

So now I have a dilemma. I need to eliminate eggs from my diet completely or quit nursing. I'm surprised that I feel this way, but I don't want to be done nursing. So I have to do some thinking and praying about that.

While at the doctor's office today I found out that he weighs 21 pounds!!! He's put on nearly three pounds since his six month well child exam six weeks ago! Crazy. But last week he had a visible growth spurt. He was eating like it was going out of style. I can't believe how much bigger he looks.

He got his first two teeth on the bottom and they're so cute. He's a big fan of teething biscuits, but I am not. Those things are SO messy! I have to watch pretty closely because as he gets toward the end of it there's just a little nubber left and I take that part away. He doesn't know how to chew it and I don't want him to choke. The other day I took it away and he had his first tantrum! He was sitting in his high chair and threw himself back and wailed! His face was beet red and he was MAD. It was crazy! I couldn't believe he was throwing his first fit! I might have laughed if I hadn't been so stunned to see my not-quite-8-month-old-son being angry!

I've also figured out that it isn't green beans he doesn't like. It's my homemade, not perfectly smooth green beans he doesn't like. He's texture person, I guess. So he'll eat green beans as long as there are NO clumps or chunks. I've tried to pull one over on him, but he knows! He gags and gets mad at a hint of a chunk.

He's trying so hard to pull himself up. Any day he'll do it. But he can stand next to furniture and hold himself there. It's incredible how fast they learn to do things like that! 8 months ago he was in my womb. And how he's standing. What?!

Lily's doing great. Her conversation skills keep getting better and better. She's so fun to talk to.

She has an absolutely amazing imagination and can pretend that anything is something other than what it is. You follow me? Coasters are cookies. Blocks are bars/brownies, spoons are flowers, etc. I love her imagination.

Today at the doctor's office she said the following things:
"I have a boyfriend." The doctor asked her who her boyfriend was and she said, "Taylor!"
When asked what her favorite food was she said, "Fries. I'm going to turn into a french fry if I keep eating french fries."
"My grandma's name is Vicki. And my grandpa's name is Sam. They have ice cream magnets and a pie magnet at their house."
When the nurse told her that his daughter's name is Olivia she said, "Another Olivia! There are lots of Olivias."
She's a riot!

Well, I guess that's the update from us. It's COLD here today, but is supposed to be in the forties by the weekend. I hope so! Our friends Chad and Megan are on vacation at Disney this week - I'm a weensy bit jealous. =)

Here are some pics. The past several posts have been a little "Lily heavy" so there are more pics of Taylor this time. (I have a cute video of Taylor that isn't working right now, but as soon as I figure that out I'll post it.) Enjoy!!!

I left his onesie and jammie shirt on his head while changing him one day. He couldn't have cared less and went about his business of chewing on the diaper cream. He's such an easy goin' kid!

Now he cares!

Standing and holding onto his exersaucer

This boy loves to pull his socks off =)

Yanking on the other sock

He got this toy from Mandi and Bryan for Christmas and he's starting to enjoy it

I love that gummy smile and I know it won't be around much longer

It's like he knew it was funny to have something on his head

Lily was reading and Taylor was listening...

...until he decided to eat the book. This is what he does with books. It's so funny to us because from the time that Lily was six months old and could sit up on her own she would use her little pointer finger and turn pages and look at books. It was amazing. And it seems even more amazing to us now because Taylor couldn't care less about looking at books. When I try to read to him he's just trying to get the book in his mouth.

This is Lily at about 9 months old. Sadly, the pictures I have of her reading at six months old aren't on the computer because that was before we had our digital camera!

Swinging at Rainbow

Taylor's first time in a swing. I posted a video of this last week.

I promise this is the only time he's ever sat in a tote!!!

More standing on his own and being the fun baby that he is

Giggles in the High Chair from Dawn Becker on Vimeo.