Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Weekend

What a fun filled Valentine's Day we had...one of Brad's past students got married on Valentine's Day and we were able to make the trip to Ft. Worth to attend. This was Taryn's second wedding, the first was her Aunt Julie's, and she did great! We sat at the back of the chapel, just in case of a hurried exit, but to our surprise, we never had to get up. The reception was full of people who just flocked to her to tell us what a cute baby we had...of course we already knew that ;) We enjoyed getting out of the house for the day and I think Taryn had fun too!

Taryn said mama!!!!! I almost thought I was hearing things, but she very clearly said mama last night! I started crying...haha...Of course, I'm sure she did not realize it, but you never know...I immediately scooped her into my arms and started raining kisses on her head...I can't imagine how my heart will feel when she says it the first time and really realizes that she's calling for me...oh, what a wonderful feeling! All of those sleepless nights are really starting to pay off....well, maybe some of them anyway...In addition to saying dada and mama now, she can say baba and ahhhh! and she makes T sounds too...so cute! We are really enjoying listening to her expanding vocabulary. She still has not sprouted any teeth yet, but that's definetely ok...

DADA

Taryn said dada on Sunday and Brad gloated! She did not know or realize what she had said, but she said it...Brad informed me that he had won, won what? well, the challenge that I'm sure all parents discuss...which will be their child's first word, mama or dada, but, I have not given up completely...when she says it and knows what she's referring too, then we'll see who the "winner" is... It was a memorable moment for us both and just another of the many milestones ahead...

6 Month Well Check

So, we made a recent trip to the doctor for Taryn's 6 month well check and she's doing great! Her doctor said that she is right on track and developing as she should be. She has stayed in the 75th percentile, so a little bigger than average, but she's our "little" girl. She weighs 16lbs and 15oz and is 26 1/4" long. She had to get 6 shots this time, which hurt me as much if not more than her, but she did great...I was so proud of her. She started crying on the 3rd one, but as soon as they were done she was fine...she started kicking and laughing and it was like nothing had even happened...she really is a great baby! To my amazement, I was told that she will probably be crawling within a month...YIKES!!! a mobile child, but we are really looking forward to it...everyday really is so full of changes and developments.

6 month portraits

I took Taryn to Sears this past Saturday to have her 6 month portraits taken and she had a blast! She loved the camera and really liked showing off her new skill of sitting up...of course she had to roll over a bunch too, just to show off! She's just an amazing and wonderful little girl...

Christmas

Christmas was such a joy this year! We celebrated with both our families and really had a wonderful time with Taryn. She did really good, considering all the late nights she had. Too bad she had no idea what was going on...lol, but next year will be a different story.