Growing

I think it's time to retire the 12-month Gerber sleepers. What do you think?




Ahh, much better!

Okay, so I know I'm getting carried away with the video clips, but he's just so darn cute, I can't resist!

Crawling?

Okay, so Malachi has made a new attempt at crawling forward. He now tries to wiggle all four limbs at once while balancing on his tummy. It's too cute, although not entirely effective! :)

A few days ago, Malachi started sucking in his bottom lip and then bumping his gums. It's so funny, and he does it off and on all day.

My Boys

Sorry for the lack of posts. We began transitioning Malachi to daycare this week, so we've been away a lot during the day.

My boys...
Rough-housing already!
Smiling during his bedtime bottle.
Playing with Mr. Octopus. He's been a favored toy this week.

Hermie the Elf

Let's start at the beginning. So, Kevin was studying to be a physical therapist before deciding to become a dentist. A little unusual, yes, but a great decision in the end.

When Kevin started dental school at UNC, he let his hair grow out. Around Christmas time that year, students, family members, and friends started to see a resemblence between Kevin and the elf named Hermie. Hermie starred in the classic Christmas claymation movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as a "misfit" because he wanted to be a dentist instead of a toymaker. Thus, there appears to be more than just a physical similarity between Kevin and Hermie. As such, we've been the recipients of these two adorable Hermie dolls that move and sing.

Malachi is absolutely fascinated with these two dolls. See for yourself!

Play Time

G.G. (Great Grandma Whetzel) gave Malachi this animal train set. He absolutely loves it!

He hasn't quite figured out the pop-up toy (lower left-hand corner) yet, but he's getting close.

Happy Baby

Malachi "hyperventilates" when he is excited. His little eyes flutter, his arms are straight out in front of him, and his breathing quickens. It's the funniest thing ever!

Apparently, the messier the meal, the happier the baby.

Okay, so I love to watch him sleep. Here are a few pictures I've taken throughout our time with Malachi. The pictures start with a few from our time in Ethiopia and progress to the past couple of weeks.

Visit from Grandpa and Grandma

Kevin's mom and dad visited this weekend to celebrate Brian's (Kevin's younger brother) birthday and to meet Malachi.

Malachi ate lunch at Brian's and then we headed out to find lunch for ourselves, do some birthday shopping, and make a quick stop at the driving range before a home-cooked meal at Brian's and cards at our house. Malachi did really great with all the running around. He seems to like being out and about--he must be a Taylor! :)

(We're loving this booster seat that Mike, Courtney, and Nate gave us!)

Malachi is hamming it up for the camera with his Grandma.

And now with Grandpa.

Three generations of Taylors.