Birthday

Last week was my 33rd birthday! I can't believe I am 33!!! On Friday morning, the 17th Abby and I went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate my birthday with my friend Stacey and her daughter Ashlyn.. Abby thought it was so funny that I got a birthday sticker and tokens! :) Of course I gave them to her.. That night, Stephen and Abby took me to HB, our favorite Japanese Restaurant.. It was quite yummy! Then, they surprised me with a new watch! I needed one so bad! On Saturday, Grammy kept Abby for the night.. Stephen and I stayed in, rented movies and ordered take out and did nothing. It was wonderful. On Sunday, we headed over to pick up Abby. She was so excited to see me bc she had helped make me a birthday cake. It was the best birthday cake I have ever had because she made it! She was so happy... so it was a great day! Whataburger and Chocolate cake!!!!!

School Pictures!

Here is Abby's preschool picture! What a doll!

Happy Birthday Brady!

Abbey Grace and Abby

Amanda, Abbey Grace and Abby
Abbey Grace and Abby

I was very blessed to have had a wonderful next door neighbor when Stephen and I lived in our rental house. Bridgette, Nick, Abbey Grace, Josh, and Brady became like family to us! Although we have moved.. but only a few streets over, we still see each other ALL the time! This past weekend little Brady had his first birthday party. How fast this year has flown! Abby had a great time visiting with her friends.. especially Abbey Grace!!! I will post the pics of Little Brady when I get them.. he is a cutie!

First Haircut

Abby and Mrs. Sandra

Checking out the hairdryer

I'm getting verrry sleepy.

Trimming the sides

Sitting still

Before pic..

For some reason, my sweet Abigail does not have much hair. People ask me all the time if I cut it that short. NO!! Poor thing wants LONG hair sooo bad. I told her it would be long very soon. It was growing kind of funky so I took her in while I was home in Mississippi. Sandra, the lady that used to cut my hair when I was little, just happened to have some time Sunday morning for us to drop in before our flight back to Houston.. So we loaded everyone up in the car to take the 5 minute drive to the hair salon. My Mom was able to come with us for her daily walk since it was so close to the house. I am so excited she was there with us for this. Since she lives so far, she misses alot of Abby's firsts. Abby was sooo excited. She sat very still the entire time. Now her hair has a little shape to it. hehehee... Maybe by the time she starts kindergarten she will have long hair. She wants to wear a ponytail like Mommy.

What a weekend!

Abby and Papaw

Abby waiting for Londen and checking out the flowers

Peekaboo... Abby met a little friend and rode a ride with her

Weeeeeeee.. Abby and Londen
Abby and Granpa Mike

Abby and I flew to Mississippi this past Thursday. My Mom called earlier in the week to let me know she was going to be admitted to the hospital for surgery. My Mom had two arteries that were 99% blocked to her heart. She had surgery Thursday morning and received a stint and balloon in each. Abby and I arrived late Thursday with my Dad patiently waiting for us at the airport. My Mom usually comes with him and I could tell he was a little nervous. I was very anxious to get to the hospital on Friday.. Abby was so excited to see Mamaw and Papaw and of course Parris and Londen. My Mom was able to go home that weekend. Thank goodness she is ok. While she rested, we took Abby to the fair. Thanks to my Dad, I was able to go. My doctor told me I could not over do it on the trip, so my Dad rented me a Scooter for the fair! It was nice and I sat the entire time I was at the fair. Thank you Londen for riding all of the rides with Abby! She had a blast!!! I sure wish we could have stayed longer! I am now not allowed to travel until after the baby is born. So the holidays will take place at our home this year. Sunday night Abby and I headed back to Texas and Stephen and his Dad met us at the airport. Abby enjoyed getting to see Grandpa Mike for a few days! I am exhausted and will take some time to rest the next few days!!! Oh.... and Monday we had an ultrasound and Baby Wyatt is getting big! He is getting close to 2 pounds! WOW! Dr. Friedman says there are no signs of pre term labor and I may end up going all the way this time!

Wyatt's Room

A girl is coming over soon to paint Wyatt's room. Stephen is actually painting the walls for me this weekend, but someone else is coming to draw the airplanes on the walls. I can't wait to see it.. Here is what it will look like.

Just Because

The other day Abby and I decided to bake a cake. For some reason, this time being pregnant I am craving chocolate quite a bit.. so a cake sounded great! Abby is very helpful and loves to put all the ingredients in and then use the hand mixer.. she is getting quite good at it. Her favorite part... licking the bowl... It was a yummy cake and gone a couple of days later.. I wonder who ate most of it.. :)

Getting back to normal!

WOW! The past two weeks have been crazy! First, we started remodeling our new home, moved in, and then 2 days later, a hurricane!!! Luckily, we did not have any damage to our home.. but we have been without cable and internet for 2 weeks! THANK YOU COMCAST for coming this morning! We are getting settled and Abby loves her new room. We moved her into a full size bed and she stays in there quite a lot! I am doing good.. I have almost reach 23 weeks and started my "fun" weekly progesterone shots. Dr. Friedman is keeping a close eye on me this time around. We are also working on baby Wyatt's room.. I think that is his name. We both like it and agree on it but Stephen has a hard time calling him Wyatt until he sees him so he just says "the baby"! hehehe! Anyway his full name will probably be Charles Wyatt Taylor and we will call him Wyatt. Charles is my Dad's name and we are honoring him because this will be his only grandson. He is going to have a vintage airplane theme room in honor of Stephen's grandpa who was an airplane pilot. As soon as I get some pics downloaded, I will post those too...

What a BIG GIRL!!

We were so lucky to find Grace Preschool last year. She started in their toddler program and is now in the 2's class with Mrs. Mikie and Mrs. Teri. They are so sweet and I know she is going to have a great day. She has 7 girls in the class and 3 boys. Me, on the other hand, was so sad.. It broke my heart dropping her off. I can't believe she is almost 3! Abby's biggest fear today was having an accident since she is now potty trained. She wanted to make sure a potty was near by and who she was supposed to tell.. It was so cute! She had her backpack on ready for her day!