I am very excited to update you on the last several months of Miss Taylor and share fun memories from her 1st Birthday yesterday. But today we are celebrating another day.....
Today was the first day I got to meet and hold Taylor. I had a big surgery to deliver this little lady and I didn't wake up until the following day. Thankfully, Joe was able to be with her (Poor guy was running back & forth to make sure we were both okay) You dream of what it will be like to meet your child and with Taylor, I was thankful she was alive.
I will celebrate this day forever and hopefully it will be a time that Taylor and I can share together. Today we will probably just play toys and giggle but the whole time I will be so thankful for these moments.
I thought I would get in an update about Jayden before I start celebrating Taylor for the next week or so. (Yep, baby girl is 1 tomorrow)
Jayden is hilarious and even though you may think he isn't listening....oh boy he is.
Grocery Helper-
I finally asked Jayden if he wanted to use the kids version of the cart at Whole Foods. He was very excited.
He walked through the store and asked about a lot of items and if we needed it, if I said yes, he placed it in his cart. He had so much fun.
The best part was when we were almost done and he looked in his cart and said the following.
JJ-"Mommy we need one more ingredient"
Mommy-"What would that be?"
JJ-"Hmm (as he scratches his finger to his temple), ice cream".
Our Whole Foods makes their own ice cream and has a little shop right in the store....dangerous.
We love Daddy-
JJ had a fun Sunday this past weekend with Daddy while I traveled with Taylor. He looked at his daddy and said "I want to be like you when I grow up" When Joe told me....the smile on his face said it all. Then , JJ climbed into bed with me today and we talked about how Daddy went to work. He then said to me " I want to like daddy when I grow up" Oh my goodness, makes me melt. I wonder what else is in that little head.
Birds, Birds, Birds-
JJ loves birds. It reminds me of when he started to like Thomas the Train. He memorized all the train names and organized them. He does the same with birds. We have two adult versions of bird books and we go to multiple sites online to talk about birds....are they male/female, where do they live, and other features.
We have a place called the Tracy Aviary (or bird museum as JJ calls it) and we go at least once every two weeks. He loves it. He has memorized most of them and loves to see them.
Below is a video I was able to take. Usually we move so fast from one exhibit to another but in this wetlands area, they provide a sheet of the bird information, so we always discuss it. He also uses the adult version, they provide a kids one but he does not like it.
Silly JJ-
JJ found a scarf in my car....I went to get him out of the car and this is what I found. Always making me laugh and smile.
Thomas-
JJ loves Thomas and his grandparents got him a subscription to a Thomas magazine. This is a frequent sight in our car. Joe and I always laugh because we don't know where the leg cross came from.
First Day-
JJ had a big day on Monday. His first day of 4K. He loves to learn and I hope that continues. I got that smile on the first shot! He was ready to go.
