Tayt is 7 months today.. already. Every time i turn around she has grown, started to sit, started to talk, started to eat, cut her first two teeth or has some new sickness. Since I am not watching for each milestone like we did with Trenton, she sure seems to reach them so much more quickly! This poor gal has had every sickness under the sun, thank God nothing serious, in the 7 short months she has been alive. As of last week she is no longer taking any medication (knock on wood). Just for memory sake she has had Acid Reflux, RSV, ear infections, pink eye, cough & cold, thrush, yeast infection, diaper rashes, drool rash and eating/supply issues.. to top it all off the chick STILL won't take a darn bottle. She took one briefly when she was a couple months old but now will scream and refuse.. So, i quit my little part time job and am at her beckon call. All she wants is Momma. I shouldn't complain.. she is so darn cute but has been so much work! She is eating solids now which has relieved me slightly. She is loving sweet potatoes with cinnamon, banana/avocado and her baby oatmeal. She babbles and cruises around the house in her walker just like her brother did. Thank goodness for the walkers.. i know they are 'outlawed' in some states but I don't know what I would do without it. They love the freedom and i love my hands, well my freedom :) She so enjoys to watch her big brother. He can pull her out of crying fits and make her belly laugh. It is the cutest darn thing to see the two of them love on one another. They lay together in my bed and hold hands.. I mean really!? Trenton is so good with her and tells me everyday that he loves his sister and that she is HIS baby. Every morning when he wakes up he looks around and says where is my baby!? with a frown on his face like we hid her from him. She keeps her eyes on him all day, watches him and giggles at almost anything he does.
Trenton has such a sweet soul like his dad and grandfathers. He is turning into such a little person before our eyes. He is SO rough and tough with other kids but with his little sister and his momma he is such a little angel. He is so polite, uses his please and thank yous, says he is sorry, cuddles someone when they are hurt, apologizes when he does things wrong and is very patient for a two year old. He befriends everyone who crosses his path (even homeless people) and makes everyone laugh everywhere he goes. His face is so animated, it is hilarious. His vocabulary is very impressive, especially for a two year old boy and it grows each day. He is learning to be a little more gentle with his 'buddys' and how to deal with his emotions but 2 is just a really hard age.. to parent and watch them go through. He is learning, growing and observing so much its amazing to watch but it is also difficult to slow the train down and break bad habits. He goes to Sunday school and Mops 'church class' and is loving it now. He had a hard time separating from mom at first and quite frankly I was scared for the other children if i left him in there, but he is doing great and the woman who watch him say that he is really well behaved. That is the best thing to hear in the world.. makes me so proud. Shaun and I really feel so blessed that the Lord gave us this perfect little soul.. he is just right for us. He is a TON of energy, a HUGE personality but the most thoughtful and intelligent little person. We cannot wait to see who his sister turns out to be when she is 2.5. Trenton never loved being thrown in the air as a baby but Tayt giggles and LOVES it. She loves to be held upside down and thrown around. We think she will be our risk taker. Trenton is still very cautious, doesn't like slides or climbing to high.. yet will be the first to throw a punch. So silly.
These kids bring us so much happiness and amaze us everyday. We just want to give them the best life possible. We are currently selling our house in hopes of getting our offer accepted on a house in Dana Point. It needs a lot of work but it really is an amazing opportunity for us to live a mile from the beach and live the lifestyle we have wanted. We love our life but have just always felt a little far from home here. We have heavy hearts as we accept an offer on our beautiful home that we are so comfortable in and have had both of our babies in. This house will forever be a special part of our story, but there are too many signs for us to ignore that we needed to take this leap of faith. We were not ready for this and it didn't make much sense, yet at the same time it makes all the sense in the world if everything falls into place. So, here we are again, almost exactly 2.5 years later (we moved in when Trenton was about a month old) trying to move into a house that is barely livable with two babies.. yikkees! life is crazy but we are excited about the opportunity and what that will mean for our children in years to come. We are anxiously awaiting an answer on our offer and are looking forward to what life has for us ahead. The years just keep getting more and more exciting!!
