Growing Up SO Fast!

Cheeser!

New Buddies!!

Lunch with Mimi at Gunther Toody's

Helping mom do laundry

Out for a walk

Playdate!

We had a playdate at my friend Toni's house yesterday! How cute are these kiddos?

Kieran (sp?), Mimi, Tristan, Taylor, Gavin & Xander

Our friends Mackenzie & Mimi

4 Months!!

Taylor is 4 Months Old!!!! We had our pediatrician appointment on Tuesday and we have a healthy growing baby! She had to get her 4 month shots but did amazing! She cried for a couple of seconds but that was it. I had a second nurse come in to hold her so I didn't have to see the needles (a little phobia of mine!) so I did good too. No passing out!
Taylor is now 11 pounds (skinny little baby). She's only in the 10th percentile for weight but there's no concerns. Just her body type. She's in the 50th percentile for height at 24-1/4 inches. She's going to be a tall, skinny girl! She's such a sweetheart. She loves to smile, laugh, cuddle, jump, play on the floor, sit in her exersaucer, etc. I don't know how we got so lucky!






Some other fun pictures...

Christmas In South Dakota

Hope you all had a great Christmas and that the New Year has started out with a bang! We enjoyed our Christmas with our new little family. We did lots of traveling to see family and friends in South Dakota but Taylor was a little trooper so it made life much easier. We started out with a 9 hour road trip to my grandparents house in Chamberlain. Taylor only got fussy a couple of times but never cried. We stopped twice to feed her and then continued on our way. We couldn't have asked for a better trip (unless we could change the scenery...Nebraska ain't very purty!) We spent a couple of days with my grandparents and family then continued on our way to Pierre to see John's family. We had a great time with everyone there. Lots of eating, playing games, golfing, 4-wheeling adventures (poor Toddy Vik!), etc. Good Times! After a couple of days there we finished our trip at my parents house in Spearfish. We were hoping for a couple of relaxing days while we were there but we thought wrong. It felt like we were running constantly to go see friends and family and we still didn't get to see everyone. Taylor got to meet John's grandparents and lots of new friends while we were there. By the end we were all exhausted. The little bug was a trooper through it all. We had a great time seeing everyone but we were very happy to be home and back on a semi-schedule. :)
I wasn't very good at taking pictures on this trip but here's a few....

Sadie & Sara under the Christmas Tree

Taylor with Great-Grandma Reuer

Grandma's lap is a popular place!

4 Generations

Taylor with Grandpa & Grandma Great
Grandma Patty & Taylor with cousins Madison, Kelsey, Ali, & Abby
Grandma Patty, Ali & Taylor
Aunt Tracy, cousin Aiden & Taylor
Aunt Tracy & Taylor
Cousin Abby & Taylor

Taylor with Aunt Jenny
Taylor with Cousin Ali

Great Grandpa & Grandma Ainsworth

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Ainsworth's!!!

We're scrambling today to get ready to leave for South Dakota tomorrow. We'll be gone for 10 days and are really looking forward to a nice vacation. We're headed to my grandparent's house in Chamberlain tomorrow and then to Pierre on Friday to see John's family and then on to Spearfish on the 28th until the 2nd. Lots of car time! Hopefully Taylor does well. Could be an interesting trip with 2 dogs, a baby and all the stuff that goes along with them. It's amazing how much stuff a tiny little person needs! :)

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Lots of love,
The Ainsworth's

HO HO HO

Taylor got to meet Santa last night. We went to Symphony in Lights at Northfield and stopped by to get our picture taken with Santa. Taylor loved looking at all the lights. It was such a beautiful night. It was almost 60 degrees so it was perfect to be outside. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Such A Big Girl!

Our little Taylor Grace is getting so big. She is now 3 months old! So hard to believe!
She is at such a fun stage right now. She's interacting with us and smiling all the time. She's so strong. She loves to sit up and stand up as you'll see in the video (I've been meaning to post this video for a couple of weeks now). She'll do it almost completely on her own and takes me by surprise daily. I really have to watch her.

She has recently discovered the tv and is amazed by it. She'll sit there with her eyes completely glued to it. No matter how hard you try you can't peel her away from it. If she's on the floor facing away from the tv she'll turn upside down so that she can see it. It's pretty funny! What habits we are starting at such a young age. :)

A little tummy time!
Sitting up all by myself
Our little couch potato
Just some other fun pictures

Sadie thinks she needs a picture every once in awhile