Sunday, June 26, 2011

Well said

I would like to share an article that Rich (Kelly's Father) shared w/ us. While I don't always agree with her as a politician, and would probably never vote for her, I am impressed with her message here.
Take a look!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Holy Time Warp Batman!

Today marks Taylors 2 month birthday. I can't believe that it has been 2 months already! While it is already difficult to remember what life was like BT (before Taylor) it still seems like we brought her home just a few weeks ago!

Taylor has not exactly been idle these last 2 months either. She is doing very well mastering her exercises, and it really shows on her muscle tone. I swear she gets stronger everyday. Soon we will have to start testing her formula for steroids or creatine.She is also growing like a weed! She is already at 9lbs and 22i long! Her other accomplishments include looking cute as hell, the ability to make complete strangers coo at her, filling diapers at lightning speeds and developing a pen pal in Germany.

This weekend we are very happy to welcome Ken and Melanie back to our house. They will be staying with us for the next couple weeks to get some quality Taylor Time (seeing us is just an added bonus). On the 7th we will also be joined by Chris, Kevin and Ashley who will come up to see Taylor for the first time!

Time is sure flying, seems like we learn something new everyday about Taylor and ourselves and what it means to be parents. Before I know it we will be writing this update for her 2nd birthday!

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Fathers Day

Today marks my first of many Fathers Days to come. I am currently sitting in my living room, watching the news as my daughter sleeps in my lap. It seems unreal that my life could have changed this much since this time last year.

While I am looking forward to the years that Taylor will help me celebrate this day, I couldn't think of a better way to start my first Father's Day. Last night, I was thinking about what I would write today, and came up with some witty sayings and was determined to find some great quotes. However, nothing I could come up with or find online could truly express the fierce Love, gratitude, and humility that I feel today.

So I will just leave it at this. Happy Fathers day to all the Fathers out there. May you live up to your title as protector, champion and hero of your children.

Monday, June 13, 2011

I'm A Big Girl Now

When did our baby girl get so big? Taylor is now 8 pounds, 3 ounces! Goodbye newborn clothes, hello size 0 to 3 months.
We were guessing that she has been going through a growth spurt when she started to eat every other hour and fuss a little more often.

You would think that eating all the time would keep us up all of the night, but...Taylor is sleeping pretty much through the night! We are only waking up once in the middle of the night to feed her and it is fantastic! Erwin is pretty happy about it too since he wakes up every time we get up to feed her.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Tears

Today I cried happy tears.

It is the first time since Taylor has been born that the tears have been out of joy.

There have been tears of fear from hearing her heart rate drop during labor.
Scared tears after finding out that I was going to have an unexpected c-section.
Tears of utter grief after learning immediately that Taylor has Down Syndrome.
Tears that ripped my heart out from thinking about all the dreams and hope that we had for her were going to change.
Tears of heartache thinking that people might look at her differently instead of just a normal baby.
There have been the tears of frustration because I was tired from waking up in the middle of the night.
Tears of feeling like I wasn’t doing a good enough job.
There were just so many tears.

But today, they were happy tears.
Because I realized just how many people love her.
Because she amazes me every day with how much she can already do.
Because I love her more than I can ever put into words.
Because when she looks at me, I feel like this is what my life was meant for. To be her mommy.
Because my life feels so much more complete.
Because she is so beautiful.
Because my hopes and dreams for her haven’t really changed, just tweaked a little bit.
Because I get to spend the rest of my life being in utter and complete love with Brian and Taylor.