Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Family Picture

We recently had some family photos with Gabe taken. We were pleased with the results and got several pictures we really like. Thanks to Ron for taking the photos!

Family Pictures!

Gabe's Blessing

Just a reminder to those who are planning on coming to Gabe's blessing:

We will be blessing him on Sunday August 31st. Our church starts at 9:00 AM. Call us or email us if you need directions to our church. We will be having a brunch afterwards at Mom & Dad Taylor's house. We'll see you there!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

I love this baby!


He is starting to smile and laugh a little. Thanks to Rochelle for getting out the camera at a very choice moment.
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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Smiley Baby


This is Gabe snuggling with his Daddy in the morning. He hasn't smiled a ton except for when he is half asleep, but each week he is smiling (big, dimpled grins!) more. He is also trying to figure out how to laugh, but he isn't quite there yet (he is ticklish!)- I read somewhere that babies learn how to laugh anywhere between 2 and 6 months of age. They aren't born with a sense of humor per se, but they are always watching those around them, and they learn to mimic what they see. I can't wait to catch some more of Gabe's grins and eventually some giggles on camera!

I passed!

I'm an official Registered Nurse! I took my board exams on Thursday and found out this morning that I passed them! Yay! What a relief!

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Four weeks old... tomorrow

So, does four weeks make a month? Or to call him a month old, do I need to wait until the 7th (since he was born on the 7th of last month)?

He is one month old, and he is thriving. I tell Rochelle that he is eating us out of house and home, but that doesn't really make any sense in this context I suppose. He has been a delight though. We have had a lot of fun with him. He is finally bigger than he was when he was born. He lost a pound in weight shortly after he was born. Although losing weight is normal, a pound was a bit much. We hypothesize that he was storing some water on him just like mommy was, and after he was born, he lost the excess. And for a little while, he didn't quite having the eating thing down. He wasn't quite sure how to get all of that going, and although he wasn't starving, he didn't gain quite a quickly as we would have hoped initially. However, as I said before, he is now thriving. He is gaining an ounce a day, and by my rough estimates, he is drinking a pound of milk a day. Rochelle feels at times that she barely finishes one feeding by the time he is ready for the next. But he sure is cute. We love him to bits. And it's a good thing too, because in our relative sleep deprived state we are in, who knows how we would take all the feedings, diapers, and the inexplicable way he seems to wake up every time we start to drift off. ;-) I don't think Rochelle and I have any complaints. He is a normal baby doing normal things, and yet we somehow feel like we have been blessed with the best baby there ever was. In short, we are proud and happy parents.