Cutie Bug

Zach is getting so big!

After seeing a few pictures of Raegan and Sadie Zach sure looks big. We weighed him the other day and he weighs about 10 pounds. He still is being a stinker about sleeping but he is getting better. We were told the swaddling really helps and some friends in our ward sugested getting a swaddle wrap blanket. Ever since we got one he is sleeping so much better at night and he will actually sleep in the bassinet for a couple of hours. Before we had to hold him all night long.
Zach also loves bath time. He will often calm down when we take off his cloths and diaper and just let him lay there. We don't like doing that for very long because he usually soils everything!

I just love sleeping pictures....maybe it is becuase it seems like those sleeping moments don't come very often. :)
I just thought this picture was kind of goofy.

Little Cowboy

This outfit used to be Marks when he was a baby. I think the shirt is cute but the little shorts are so hilarious. It makes his bottom look HUGE. I was laughing so hard when I put this outfit on. Apparently Zach was feeling pretty bad that I was laughing at him.


I love these pictures of Zach punching Mark in the eye. He always sticks one of his arms straight up in the air. It is kind of funny. He will just leave it in the air for awhile before moving it and bending it.

Zach sure loves playing with his Daddy.



Zach has been so fun. He is sleeping better and crying less. HURRAY. We love him. I never realized how wonderful it would be to have a little baby. It is hard work but the joy definitely outways the hardness.

Our Perfect Little Baby

Just looking at this cute little baby.... You wouldn't believe he spends most of his time doing this...

Zach has been crying so much lately. It is driving me nuts. I feel so bad when I don't know what is wrong and I can't help him. It is also hard because I don't get much sleep. The only time he will sleep is ( I have to feed him to get him to sleep first) when we are holding him walking and bouncing, in the swing ( he has to be a sleep first, he won't just fall asleep in it) and in the baby carrier. I hope this little stage will pass by quickly. Hopefully it was just a bad week and he will get better. But despite all of that he is a joy. I love being a mom and careing for him. I guess i can handle all the crying. It is worth it.

Pictures

On Monday we took Zach to the zoo. He had lots of fun. After about 30 minutes of screaming we gave him a bottle and then he slept for the rest of the outing. We had lots of fun though. This zoo we went to is free so it was fun to get out of our apartment and be outside for a little while. ( although I did a little paranoid about germs. )

My two boys.

I love this pictures of Zach. He discovered his thumb.

We have been faithful about giving Zach tummy time every day. He may not always like it but look how strong his neck is getting.

Zachary Mark Taylor

Sorry I don't have any time left on the computer so I will have to write about the pictures later....at least I got picutures up right???

"Mail" Shower

Can I just say that I have the BEST sister ever!! Jami, thanks so much for the surprise "mail" shower. It was really fun for me. I had no idea Jami was going to do this. Although, now that I think about it she did keep asking me questions about baby stuff and asking when the next time we were going to see Mark's family.


This is a picture of all the goodies I got. Notice the hand crocheted (sp?) blanket and beanie Jami made. I want to learn how to do that. It is so cute. Mark's mom was really impressed and loved it. I got so many cute and fun thanks. Thanks again to everyone who sent stuff.

On Monday Mark's family came to visit us for Memorial day and surprised me with tons of gifts and a little baby shower. Thanks for everyone who sent gifts. It was really fun for me. It felt like Christmas. Along with all the baby gifts that were sent Mark's side of the family all gave us a little bit of money to spend on baby stuff because we live so far away (they all live in Utah). Mark's mom (Mark went with her) went to the store and bought gifts with the money so it would be a surprise to me and so we wouldn't just use the money on diapers. With that money she got a car seat, baby tub, and a changing table (which was broken, so we have to return it :( ) Mark's mom also quilted a baby blanket for us.

Below are a few pictures of my shower. Sorry they are all of me. Mark took the pictures. :) Mark's mom also brought a little lunch and dessert for the shower and had blue plates, cups, and forks. It was so fun. I wish you all could have been there.

You can sort of see my baby belly in these pictures but I don't think they do justice. I'll have to post a picture of my baby bump while I'm standing up. You can see it better.


We all loved this card! It was so cute. I can't remember who gave it to us but it was so adorable that you opened it up and the baby would swing.


A little pregnancy update:

I'm feeling really good these days. Tired but good. I'm having a hard time sleeping at night but every couple of days I get a good nights sleep. I have also noticed that my thighs are really really sore. I don't know if this is normal or not but it isn't from working out because all I do is walk, bike, and a little bit of weights, nothing strenuous enough to make me sore. It is kind of annoying. I can't believe I only have 3 weeks left. I'm feeling more than ready. I'm just waiting for the baby to drop and things to start happening. I do have contractions quite often but they aren't hard, long, or regular.

My biggest fear is that my water will break at work or while I'm at the bank or post office or somewhere embarrassing. Seriously, what would i do??? Call Mark and just wait? Find a bathroom? What if I'm at the post office, where there isn't a public restroom? Do I just walk around downtown with drenched pants? Or yell out that my water broke so that everyone would know? Scary thought.

We are getting really excited. I think I have everything ready except we don't have a dresser or changing table so we might just have to pill cloths and stuff on the floor for a while.