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Hey all 2 new videos of Taylor to watch

The first one he is showing how he is almost rolling over! Click on the picture to view the video.


The 2nd video he is hanging on to a ball :)
You will hear my friend Lisa in the background talking to Taylor.
Click on the picture to view the video.






:)

Lots of fun!!!

Happy Baby: the Yoga Pose

I can remember going to yoga classes and doing the pose "Happy Baby" and thinking... really?
How did they come up with the name for this pose? Kinda weird.... but today I have seen the proof! Taylor has just found his toes in the past 2 days and he looks just like the yoga pic. It is so hilarious watching him grab his toes like a little contortionist! Amazing!!!

change is the name of the game

Each day Taylor changes.... everyone always says that is what happens but when it is happening before your eyes it just has a different effect on you. He is more alert and engaging.
Smiling at us and starting to giggle. He loves to stand on your legs and wiggle while he tries to catch his balance. It is truly and amazing adventure.

Activity Mat: Who is it really for?

The activity mat is a great entertainer for Taylor, he loves to stare at the lighted singing sun, grab for the toys that hang around him and get his arms and legs moving! It is also a great place for Lulu to hang out. In the past 2 days we have found her "hanging out" on Taylor's activity mat just chillin. It is like she REALLY wants to be the baby again!

Big boy

Here is some of the latest baby video.... he is just too cute!

Houston we have head control

Just this week Taylor has been starting to hold his head up while he is on his belly.
It has been amazing to watch the changes in him and they happen day to day.
He really smiling now and talking up a storm.
We think he is speaking Farsi, so we will have to wait to try to understand him. :)

Children of the Corn

An evening at the local corn maze will bring anyone back to their childhood or their fear of corn!
Tonight we spent an hour getting lost and trying to find our way out of the Denver Botanical Corn Maze. Taylor took the lead telling us which way to go.
We had a great time and we even got a little bit spooky!

The Sound of Music

So I have been feeling a little like Julie Andrews lately because I find myself singing to Taylor ALL THE TIME about random things! It is funny how anything can become a song.... some of my latest diddies have been

"Good morning Monkey" something I found myself singing the other day as I brought Taylor upstairs in the morning

" Calling all the wood gnomes of America" a song that I have been singing when Taylor is wailing about a diaper change or that he is hungry

" Are you mad are you glad are you sad?" a diaper changing song

It appears that this is not just a "Jill" thing as I have been polling my friends who have had babies as well and asking them.... did you find yourself singing to the baby about mundane chores? diaper changes? crying? and other random things? They all have replied YES!

Chief Kicking Chicken

Don't all new babies get a nickname in the first 3 weeks?

Well Taylor is no exception.... we have dubbed him Chief Kicking Chicken for the way he winds up and kicks his legs during almost every diaper change, and another addition to the kicking is the wailing .... it is really a sight to see!

Taylor Frazer Coln

Wow! A lot can happen in one year!
Move back from Spain, get married, adopt a puppy, turn 40 and then.... have a baby!

I was just telling Jonathan the other day that I have had enough "BIG" things happen this year so let's slow things down.

Our newest arrival announced himself in the middle of the night on 7.24.09 a little more than 2 weeks early. I woke up to some back pain and then figured out soon after my water had broken. 22 1/2 hours later we got the best present in the whole world a healthy baby boy.

Taylor Frazer Coln arrived on 7.25.09 at 1:36 am, weighing in at 7.1 lbs and 20 inches long. The hilarity has already begun and it is only Day 3. We will post lots of fun pictures and stories over the coming months.
Hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Coming out of the closet

Ok, so we are finally coming out of the closet and letting folks know we are 3 months pregnant! Although many of you already know cause I can't keep a secret for all it's worth.

and dont' think I don't know you are doing the math right now.... 3 months... they got married in October..... 1, 2, 3....

Let me kill the suspense...we got pregnant about 6 weeks after the wedding. :)

Yeah us Coln's we like to make things happen FAST!
So their calling the due date at Aug. 10th.
We have some 192 days to go. Boy that sounds like a long time..... Anyway we are excited and looking forward to another member of our family.

This post officially starts the baby blog!!!!!