Sick...

Well it has caught me!! I am down and feeling miserable. I am so glad that Taegan is still her loveable, happy self because this is no fun. I have had a fever off and on, sore throat, headache, neck is sore-really just feel gross. I am doing my best to make it through the days at school to head home and be worthless all night. Which, may I add, is tough with a 6 month old. I guess the good thing about getting it now is that I should be well for Thanksgiving. Or that is my goal at least!

I do have some really cute pictures of Taegan in her bath(sitting up and playing) that I will post when I get home and have energy! She is loving being able to sit up now on her own, we bought her a bath mat that prevents her from sliding around and she is having a ball. She still continues to rock back and forth and wants so bad to crawl. I am guessing the week after Thanksgiving is the time she will start. Look back for pictures soon-and pray that I get over this crud soon.

Nothing much...

Not a lot going on here, but a cranky little girl on our hands. She is just being very whiny and crying more than usual. I am not sure if she is teething or what is going on. She goes through rough parts of the day and then is okay. She is not sleeping the best at night due to a stuffy nose and is needing to sleep more upright....it has been a long last two night for Mom!!! We have been bonding a lot at 4 in the morning.

Justin and I were lucky enough to get away for a night on Friday and spend an evening with our friends. We went to a KSU basketball game and then hit Aggieville!!! We had a ball and I paid for it the next day-not to mention I have not been feeling well either. So needless to say, we are staying in tonight and trying to get better. Pray that we have a better night-Taegan and Mom could both use it:)

Really???

We had a lot of fun last night just the three of us. We did a craft project-which I can't talk about because it is Christmas presents, made dinner, read books, and played in Taegan's room!! I know we sound like a family of nerds, but it was so nice to have time together with just us and nothing to worry about. We had a ball reading her books and watching her try and eat each page. Although she is getting better about sitting on your lap and looking instead of trying to eat them! She is loving the chance to figure out how her sippy cup works with juice-she got to do that while we ate dinner. Not to mention thta she is LOVING the juice. Not too much though, we don't want her to want that instead of formula or food. She has really taken off this last week in what she is eating. She is starting to eat a lot more-piggy! But the big news from last night is:

She is starting to get up on all fours and rock back and forth!!!!! WHAT??? Trying to crawl-I am not ready for that at all. She did it quite a bit while we were playing in her room and she was ending up scooting backward once she put her weight down. Justin and I could not believe our eyes...she grows up so much everyday.

Peek-a-boo!

Taegan has discovered how to play peek-a-boo! It is her own little version of the game, but it is quite cute! She started this Sunday night and we weren't sure if she was really doing it and would remember it. She surprises us again and did remember it, she hides her head and you keep saying "Where is Taegan" and she will pop her head up real fast and laugh at you. She will do this over and over until she gets too excited and she won't wait for you to ask the question-she will just pop up! What a ham she is-I can't believe how fast she is growing and changing before our eyes....

Is that me???

Taegan found a very fun place to play while Mom is folding laundry. It is so fun that she can sit there for 30 minutes and play and play. She loves laughing at herself and hitting it!! What a hoot! It was a nice relaxing weekend with nothing much going on. Which was great because this weekend is very busy with KSU sports. I must add that I am glad to see Prince go-and ready to find out the new coach. Time will tell if we can turn this around. I hope so-I miss the "good days".

We had Taegan's 6 month checkup last Thursday and it went great. She now weighs 17.5 pounds and is 27 inches long. She did a great job of showing off her sitting ability and talking ability. The doctor said she was doing great and to start baby food for 3 meals a day. She also said we could do 2-4 ounces of juice a day. She is starting that in a sippy cup and loves it! She is in the 95% for height(we still are not sure where this is coming from) and the 75% for weight. She had 4 shots(one was the flu shot). This is the first time it made her cranky all night and she ran a low grade temp. Still waiting for those teeth to show up. We also had a constipated little girl for a few days. I have never seen her cry in pain like she did trying to poop. Luckily we have found some strategies that seem to be helping that!!!

Have a good night!

Pumpkin carving...

Well we love carving pumpkins and decided that we would let little Miss Taegan join in the fun and see how she liked it. She loved it...she was not too sure of it at first, but once she realized it was not going to hurt her she loved it.

This is the outcome-they turned out great. The big one is Taegan's-it is Ariel. The middle one is Justin's. And the little one is mine-gotta love it:)

Tinkerbell...butterfly???

She was Tinkerbell by night....
And a butterfly by day!!!

We had a ball going around and visiting family and friends on Halloween. Taegan has so much fun that she decided it would be fun to stay up until 9:30 at night....needless to say she slept for 3 hours on Saturday. During the KU/KSU game-that was AWFUL.