2 Year Anniversary

Today is Sara and Robb's 2 year anniversary. It is hard to believe that it has been 2 year since they tied the knot. Time has really flown by, as it has been a great 2 years. They have been blessed to have a healthy family, a baby boy, and great careers. They are spending the evening together with Jeremy enjoying each others company.

Today was also a day to clean up from the Christmas holiday. Sara and Jeremy spent the day packing up the Christmas decorations and returning the house back to normal. When Robb got home from work, it was his job to move the boxes of decorations up to the attic.

We are getting ready for New Year's Eve, looking forward to starting a new year with Jeremy. Robb is looking forward to watching the Blackhawks game as they play in the Winter Classic against the Red Wings in Wrigley Field on New Year's Day.

Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Taylor Family. We apologize for not posting for a few days and keeping you in limbo since Christmas morning. But we have had a busy few days. We have included a number of pictures of Jeremy and the rest of the family for your enjoyment.

Jeremy was allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve, and he picked a good one. Jeremy received the book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, from Charlie and Dee. Which if you look at one of the pictures below you can see how happy and excited he was about getting that book. He was so excited that he got up early on Christmas to open the rest of his presents. So Sara and Robb got up at 7am to help him with the rest of his gifts. His other favorite gift came from Santa who put The Dark Knight in his stocking.

Sara, Robb, and Jeremy stayed in Tucson on Christmas day, and spent the day as a family trying to start new family traditions. The afternoon the Taylor's went to one of Sara's co-workers house for Christmas dinner. They called it an early night and went home to pack for their weekend trip to Grandma and Grandpa Doubek's house in North Scottsdale.

The weekend was great in Phoenix. Jeremy had a wonderful time with Grandma and Grandpa, but he was too tired from opening presents the day before that he missed opened presents with them. Sara stepped up and opened his presents and it was Robb's job to make sure that all the presents, along with Sara, Jeremy, Charlie, and Dee all fit in the car for the drive home. On Saturday, Robb and Sara went to downtown Phoenix and was one of the first people to ride the new light rail system that was years in the making.

Oh, one last picture and comment. We were able to have a white Christmas here in the desert. Friday afternoon in Scottsdale it started snowing, not a lot, but enough to cover the ground. Jeremy was sleeping when it started, but he enjoyed looking at it when it had stopped. Enjoyed looking at it from the warmth of the inside. Enjoy the pictures. We hope you all had a great Christmas or Chanukah.

Almost Christmas Time!!!

Christmas is almost here and the excitement has been building around the Taylor household. Jeremy is starting to get into the Christmas spirit by dressing in his holiday gear and wrapping presents for his parents. He is making sure he sleeps a lot now, so he can get up early on Christmas morn and awake his parents to open gifts.

Sara has been busy preparing the house for Christmas. Making sure that all the decorations are in the right place, the gifts are placed neatly around the tree. She is also baking Christmas cookies to share with family and friends and to make sure we have the perfect cookie out for Santa Claus when he stops by.

Robb has been busy with work and also helping with Christmas preparations. He has been taste testing the cookies to insure that each batch is cooked to perfection, especially the batch made for Santa. Just like always, Robb is still scrambling for some last minute gifts, trying to find the perfect present for his lovely wife and his perfect son.

Dee and Charlie are excited and confused about the new decorations around the house. What is this big green tree doing in the house and why are there lights all over it? Why does this box smell like a rawhide and why can't I get to it?

The count down is on and it is only a matter of hours until Santa Claus comes for Jeremy's first Christmas. We hope that you all have a wonderful holiday and get all the gifts that you asked for.

With love,

Robb, Sara, Jeremy, Charlie, and Dee

Robb's Home

On Friday, Sara and Jeremy waited patiently all day for the arrival home of Robb from the frigid north of Minnesota. Despite a small flight delay he landed a little before midnight. Jeremy was so excited that he could not stay awake and slept through Robb's arrival. Sara was very happy to see Robb as she was at her wits end from a long day with Jeremy.

The first weekend the family had together was a great time to run some last minute holiday errands and a chance to relax together. Jeremy's favorite thing to do is sleep, so he did that, and did that well. Sara and Robb worked on things around the house, holiday decorations, snacks and food, and wrapping Christmas presents. Jeremy received his own Christmas Stocking from Grandma Taylor during Thanksgiving. Here is a picture of all three stockings, a family made, and Taylor family holiday tradition.

Here is one last picture. We realize that it is not Halloween, but we have one last picture of Jeremy dressed up. Robb picked up a Poison T-shirt while he was in Minnesota and since we are all fans of Bret Michaels we decided to dress Jeremy up as Bret Michaels. Jeremy decided to give us his motorcycle look as we snapped pictures. Notice the binkie, we know, it makes him look bad-ass. Enjoy.

Christmas is almost here!

Jeremy and I are all ready for Christmas...we are just waiting for Robb now. The presents are wrapped, the house is decorated, and the tree is up and shining bright. Jeremy is very excited about Santa Claus coming next week, and I can't blame him. He is going to be a very spoiled baby!!!

Robb gets home on Friday night and will be home with us for 2 weeks before heading back to Minneapolis. We can't wait to spend some time with each other. We are going to enjoy Christmas together here in Tucson and then head up to my Dad's the day after Christmas for the weekend. The only thing we are missing for Jeremy's first Christmas is some snow--although it is snowing up in the mountains as we speak. Supposedly there is almost a foot of snow on top of Mt. Lemmon. We would drive up there and see but you have to have chains on your wheels to get all the way up. Hopefully next year in Chicago Jeremy can enjoy some snow for Christmas.

I'm sure we will be posting more often when Robb gets home, since he is pretty much the one in charge of this thing anyway. We will definitely have lots of pictures to share of Jeremy in his Santa hat and PJs. Keep checking Webshots for new pictures. Merry early Christmas!!!

TGIF

Today was a nice and relaxing Friday for both Jeremy and I. We got caught up on things around the house and prepared ourselves for a visit from my friend Erin. She is getting into Tucson tomorrow and will be here with us until Tuesday. We are really looking forward to having her. She hasn't been out to visit since we moved here and has never met Jeremy, so it will be a fun time. I think she is most excited about the warmer weather and lack of snow! Hopefully it will stay nice for her trip.

After Erin leaves, Jeremy and I only have 3 days to wait until Robb gets home for Christmas!!! We are so ready to have him home, even if it's only for a couple weeks. Definitely better than spending it alone. Robb and I will be celebrating our 2-year wedding anniversary while he is home and he supposedly is working on a surprise for me. I can't wait to see what it is!! I can't believe it's been 2 years already...seems like yesterday. Except that we have a baby now...ha!

I took a few pictures of Jeremy today and uploaded the rest of them on the Webshots page. There are also pictures from Thanksgiving on Webshots, too. Enjoy!

2 Months Old

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I was pretty sick this past weekend and am just starting to feel better. Thankfully, Jeremy has not gotten sick and hopefully will not get sick. Robb was able to come home for a day on Saturday but ended up taking care of me and Jeremy, so we didn't do much but watch football. It was definitely good to see each other, though. He will be home for the holidays on Dec. 19th, so we are really looking forward to the 2 weeks we will be able to share together.

If you can believe it, Jeremy is already 2 months old! We had his 2 month well check at the doctor's this morning and he is doing great. He got his first set of vaccines--3 shots in all--and I heard a scream come out of him that I had never heard before. It totally broke my heart, but he did really well. I gave him some Tylenol and he has been resting for the majority of the day. He is in the 90th percentile for both weight and height. 13 lbs 1 oz and 24 inches long. He's a big boy!

We are going to work on some Christmas shopping tomorrow and the rest of this week. Jeremy is very excited about Christmas and can't wait to see what Santa will bring him!

Catching up

I'm so sorry I haven't written in the past week. Jeremy and I have been very busy. Last Wednesday we flew to Chicago for Thanksgiving, where we met Robb. We were able to spend some good quality time with Robb's family until we flew back to Tucson on Monday night. Thanksgiving was wonderful and Jeremy had a great time seeing all of his relatives. I think everyone was equally happy to see him. Unfortunately, no turkey for him--but maybe next year!

Now Jeremy and I are focusing on Christmas. He helped me decorate the tree and hang up stockings. This afternoon we are going to head out and do some Christmas shopping, and then later tonight we will wrap presents. Tomorrow night Robb is flying in from Minneapolis. We are really looking forward to having him home, even if only for a few days. He flies back Sunday afternoon...short but sweet visit.

Jeremy is still smiling up a storm and "talking" when he is happy or interested in something. He is the most talkative after he eats and has a fully belly and clean diaper. We have this undersea activity gym for him that he just adores. I put him under there and he will talk to himself for a long while. There is a beach ball he can kick now (his legs finally reach it!) and fish rattles he likes to hit with his fists. There is also a mirror that hangs above his face and when he sees himself in it he giggles--it is so cute.

Anyway, here are some pictures from our trip to Chicago last week. Enjoy and hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

Smiles!

There's really not too much to write about tonight, but we did have some exciting news...Jeremy is starting to smile a LOT!!! He smiles at me when I get him out of his crib in the morning and when I talk or sing to him. He was even smiling at the sound of Robb's voice on the computer this evening. Sooooo cute! Enjoy the picture, and of course there's more on Webshots.

Jeremy's First Babysitter

Yesterday was my company's Staff Appreciation Day. Dr. Hurtado took everyone from both clinics out to a nice lunch and then to see the movie "Twilight." The movie was great and everyone had a really nice time. Brooke's husband Doug offered to watch Jeremy so I could go with everyone else from work. They have a 2 year old son, Tyler, so Doug definitely knows what he's doing. I dropped Jeremy off at 1:30 with a full arsenal of formula, diapers, and and extra change of clothes...just in case. Brooke and I got back to their house a little after 7:30 and Jeremy was passed out on Doug's chest. Doug said he did great and was a prince the entire time. That made Mommy happy!

It was nice to get out of the house for the afternoon and have a break from Jeremy, but equally good to see him again at the end of the day. I missed him!

Today we are having a nice, relaxing day around the house. Jeremy is taking a nap right now, but when he wakes up we are going to take the dogs for a walk and then run some errands. We are getting ready for our big trip to Chicago for Thanksgiving. Jeremy is excited to see his Grandma and Grandpa and aunts and uncles and cousins!

Thursday...

Look at that handsome kid!! Today Jeremy and I started the day off with my doctor's appointment. They were running behind so we ended up being there for over an hour and Jeremy was not too happy about it. Lots of fussing and crying, but we got through it. All of the nurses adored him and my doctor said we made a good lookin' kid. Obviously... :) My doctor also said I am all healed and back to normal and ready to pop out another one....haha, just kidding on that last part...

After a rough morning we came home, made lunch, and passed out for a couple hours. It was nice to relax with each other and get a good nap in. Naps are the best part of my day, and I'm pretty sure the dogs and Jeremy would have to agree.

It sounds like Robb is having a good time up in Minneapolis and all is going well up there. We definitely miss him more and more each day and are looking forward to seeing him on Thanksgiving! We get to chat with each other every night so that is nice. I know that the time we are spending apart will go by fast but sometimes it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. At least I have good company in the meantime.

Charlie says hi. She is a good babysitter.

Busy Monday!

Yesterday Jeremy & I took Robb to the airport for his big expedition to the artic north, or Minneapolis in other words. It has definitely been lonely without him here but Jeremy and I are doing well by ourselves. We pretty much just bummed around yesterday trying to catch up on sleep.

Today, however, has been busy! After we woke up, we took the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood. It is a sunny 83 degrees (sorry to rub it in, Robb) and it has been an absolutely beautiful fall day. Jeremy took a nice nap after our walk and I was actually able to get a workout AND a shower in! We also ran some errands at Target and went to my work for awhile so I could get some paperwork/ordering done. All of the clients that got to meet Jeremy today loved him and couldn't believe how calm he was. It was nice to see some of the owners I haven't seen since the beginning of October or even end of September.

Jeremy has been napping for the last couple hours and I have been able to get some things done around the house...laundry, dishes, organizing, taking the trash out, etc. Sounds boring, but I love being productive! :) We are looking forward to hearing from Robb tonight to see how his first day of training went. Until tomorrow...have a good evening. Love from Tucson.

Robb's Last Night

So today is the last day/night that Robb is in town before he heads up to Minnesota. We have spent the day together, since it will be some time since we will all see each other again. Jeremy has been a perfect child tonight, no surprise, not sure he is ready for a period of time away from Daddy. Sara is dreading the morning as she hates to see Robb leave town. Sara knows that he will be home soon, but is always sad when he leaves. Robb is excited to go, excited to start a job, but doesn't want to leave Sara and Jeremy. It may seem like a long time away, but he will be home soon enough.

So far all these blog entries have been about Jeremy, and Dee has started to get a bit jealous of all the attention. So to make her happy I am including her in this blog along with pictures. Hope that make her happy. Enjoy all the pictures. Don't forget to check the webshots website for more pictures of Jeremy, and Dee.

Ladies Man

So Jeremy has been a busy, busy boy the last few days. He has had lunch dates for the last two days. Two of Robb's former co-workers from his last job have been asking to meet the young Jeremy and he cleared his schedule to meet them for lunch. And just like any ladies man, he made sure that he had a date on each day. Both of the women enjoyed meeting Jeremy and showered him with compliments. All of which he took in, because after all he loves compliments.

Yesterday we stopped into Sara's work to see everyone there. While there we weighted Jeremy to see what he is clocking in at these days. At 5 weeks old Jeremy is weighing at 11 pounds 6 ounces. He is growing as he should and is still healthy. He is still rocking the double chin and if you ask him he is in no hurry to get rid of it. He knows the ladies dig the double chin.

Professional Photos at JCPenneys

So this morning Jeremy had an appointment to get professional photos taken at the JCPenneys Portrait Studios. The photographer was great, she had a lot of great ideas and poses. Things were going well, Jeremy was naked and was being supported by both Sara and Robb, when all of a sudden he decided he was going to pee. So in a few of the pictures there was a pool of pee in Sara's hands. Another pose had Sara hold Jeremy up to her chest, again things were going well, until Jeremy decided to throw up down her shirt. Oh yeah, good times at the portrait studio. The pictures actually did turn out great despite the few bodily blunders.

Tonight however Jeremy was hanging out and decided that he wanted to try to stand up. Not on his own, but with the assistance of both Sara and Robb. His legs are getting strong enough to where he can stand up with one of us holding him. Soon enough he will be crawling and then shortly after start walking. We realize that is still months away, but he is doing a great job so far.

Photo Blanket

A few days have past since Jeremy turned 1 month old and he continues to grow and do well. On Sunday Sara had a trial run at handling Jeremy all by herself. Robb was out helping his friend Spirit move into his new house and was gone the whole day. Jeremy and Sara had a good day as they ran errands and enjoyed the day without Robb. Also Sunday, NBC had a TV special about the Paralympics. While the piece was put together well, it failed to mention the USA Women's Team winning the Gold Medal. Robb was disappointed that they were not mentioned, but that seems to be the way.

So we wanted to have a great keepsake of Jeremy. We had received a gift certificate for a place that turns pictures into blankets. We decided that we wanted to have a picture of Jeremy made into a blanket. The blanket was got back was far better than what either of us imagined. Below is a picture of that blanket. A blanket which now makes it home on the family room couch for all to see.

One Month Old

Today we celebrated a big day, Jeremy turned one month old. As you can tell from the picture above, he was surprised to find out it was his one month old too. We took this day to reflect on everything that has happened and he has experienced in his one month alive. He was able to witness the election of the first African-American President, the winning of a World Series (unfortunately not by his favorite team, the Cubs), a televised home Blackhawks game (something no one has seen in many, many years), and his father finally getting a job. He is now an experienced flyer traveling to and from Chicago, he is a great traveler even when running errands, and he knows how to deal with 2 dogs that are always at his side at attention. So here is to you, Jeremy, enjoy the milk and formula. We love you and cannot believe that you have blessed us for a month already.

Nike Sponsorship

So I am not sure if you heard, but Jeremy got his first official sponsor today. We were out and about, you know, doing our thing and we were approached by a representative from Nike. He told us that he has never seen such a good looking baby and would like to have Jeremy rep Nike gear for him. We sat down with the rep and listened to what he had to offer. After hours of negotiating we came up with a great sponsorship deal. As long has he wears a Nike bib when he eats and we take pictures of it and post it on the Internet we have held up our end of the agreement. In return they will supply us with one bib and one pair of shoes. Damn, we got a good deal.

Just kidding Jeremy doesn't have a sponsorship deal, but with a picture like that he should get one.

Lounger

During the day we continued to do work to make the house more Jeremy-friendly. Rearranging some of the things in the family room to allow for Jeremy's loungers. He really enjoys the red rocker that Sara's boss gave to him. Who can blame him, it has a built in vibrating seat. I think everyone would love a lounger like that. Luckily when he is having a rough day a little time in the lounger knocks him right out.


We went for a drive tonight to see where Robb's new job is. The new Target warehouse is about a half hour from the house, south of where we live. It is a nice drive out there, but could be a long drive depending on traffic. We were not able to go in the warehouse, but we have learned that it is over 1 million square feet. Robb should have a lot of fun working there. He leaves for Minnesota in 10 days for training. Sara and Jeremy are not looking forward to that day, but understand it is only temporary.

Lazy Day Tuesday

Today was a lazy day around the house. Sara and Robb were able to get some work done around the house, including some much needed house cleaning. Jeremy slept on the couch and stayed out of the way. Jeremy decided he wanted to dress up today, and choose to wear his polo shirt. He is one sharp dressed man.

We have been posting a few pictures here in this blog, but we have posted all the pictures we have taken of Jeremy on another website. While you have this site saved in your favorite, also save this site in your favorites to see pictures, which are added almost daily. The website is http://good-times.webshots.com/album/568196579iZEknI.

Venturing Out Alone

Today Sara did something she hasn't done yet. She went out with Jeremy to run errands, ALONE. With Robb leaving for Minnesota to train for his new job at Target in about 2 weeks, Sara decided she was going to try to do things on her own. Robb was off helping Spirit move things into his new house, Sara decided she and Jeremy would run some errands. Knowing that Robb was just a phone call away, just in case something happened she bravely ventured out. Just as he has been so far, Jeremy was a little angel while running errands.

We have started to add to his nightly bedtime routine. We have been given some great books as gifts, and have started to read Jeremy bedtime stories after his bath, while he is eating his before bed snack. Though he may not be able to understand the stories, we both have enjoyed some of the stories we remembered from childhood. If anyone has any books we should read, please let us know and we will add that to his book list for bedtime stories.

First Wheelchair Basketball Game

Today we went down to the University of Arizona campus as they were playing host to a wheelchair basketball tournament. Robb's former team, the Phoenix Banner Mercury were in town for the tournament, so we went down to show our support. It was also a chance to see Emily, Robb's former roommate. It was great seeing old friends and watching the game, unfortunate Phoenix could not pull out a win.

Jeremy again was well behaved as we were out and about. He slept at the gym, even when the gym got loud from all the whistles and horns. Tonight we went out to dinner with Emily and again Jeremy slept and was well behaved at the restaurant. It is nice to know that we can go out and he will be great.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from the Taylor family!!! We hope that everyone had a fun, safe and candy filled Halloween. We decided not to go out tonight with Jeremy, instead stayed home and handed out candy to all the trick-or-treaters. We did however dress up Jeremy and the 2 dogs. Enjoy this picture of our 2 pumpkins and Joe Cool.

Jeremy enjoyed being dressed as a pumpkin for the second day in a row, although he got tired of the pictures and attention. His way of letting you know he has had enough is by pooping on you. And that is just what happened to Sara as we were getting ready to take his last picture. However we were able to capture a nice picture of him sitting in a chair with Robb before the incident occurred.

Halloween at Monument East

It was Halloween time and at Monument East Veterinary Hospital the staff has a theme where everyone dresses the part. Since Sara is on maternity leave, she did not have to dress up this year. But since the staff was dressed we decided we would stop by. The theme this year, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. We dressed Jeremy up in his Halloween outfit and brought him in. We struggled to find a costume, but dressed him as a jack-o-lantern.

He was a big hit with all the tech as they loved to have him around. Most of the dwarfs were represented, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, and Doc, Snow White and the Evil Queen. Snow White took some time out of her busy schedule to hold Jeremy and feed him a bottle when he got hungry. Snow White was played by Amanda the lovely receptionist at Monument. After a short visit we took our little pumpkin back home where we grabbed the dogs and went for a nice walk around the neighborhood.

Tomorrow is Halloween and we have not yet decided whether we are going to take Jeremy out around the neighborhood. Perhaps we will just take him to our friends houses around the area so they can see our little pumpkin and we can share the holiday with them.

Dinner at the Bosses

We had a good day today. Jeremy took the day nice and easy. More of the same, laying around sleeping, eating, and pooping. You know a packed and busy day. Tonight however we had dinner plans at Sara's bosses house. Brooke, Doug, and their son Tyler, had us over for dinner.

Just as Jeremy had been all day and the times when we have taken him out, Jeremy was well behaved. He slept through dinner, which allowed us to have a delightful meal with the Roops. it wasn't until after dinner that Jeremy woke up and joined us. The Roops gave us a new rockin' chair that Jeremy loved while he was seated in it.

It has been a long day and we are starting the process of getting Jeremy ready for bed. Bath, put on pajamas, eat, and change the diaper, then off to bed. Hopefully tonight will be a restful night for everyone.

Bath time!!!

Running Errands

So today we decided we were going to take Jeremy out and about and run some errands. A run to Target, a quick stop at Michael's and grocery shopping at Albertsons. Jeremy was a big hit at Albertsons as the ladies in the deli section had a field day with him. He was well behaved and slept the whole time so he did not hear all the compliments that we being thrown his way.

The rest of the day was a lazy day around the house. Plenty of naps and rest time.