Do you want cheese with that?

Tay has been doing this cute little cheesy smile lately that just melts my heart. He scrunches his little face up and gives you this sweet little grin that you can't help but laugh at. I tried to get it on video this morning and he did it a couple of times but he was still pretty sleepy. You get the general idea though:

You can't always get what you want...

Taylor has never been so interested in the kitchen now that we have a baby gate up to keep him out. He gets so mad when the gate is shut and I'm in the kitchen. Not that I blame him; the kitchen has lots of fascinating things to explore - cabinets full of heavy cans and toxic chemicals, tasty cat food, and a smelly liter box. It's so cute when he crawls over, pulls himself to a stand, and gets up on his little tiptoes trying to somehow defy the laws of physics and fall over the gate and onto the linoleum floor of the kitchen. Once he even crawled over to the gate while I was doing dishes and started meowing like a sad little kitty. As much as he begs, the kitchen will continue to remain off limits for his own safety and my sanity.

My first official Mother's Day

Yesterday was my first Mother's Day as a mommy and it was great! Sean attempted to make breakfast for me (hey, it's the thought that counts) and he and Taylor gave me a cute card and a flirty apron (that's really what they're called) from University Mall. We had a fun time visiting with family and it was fun to have everyone wishing ME a happy Mother's Day this year.

Here's a picture of me in my apron, rolling my eyes at grumpy Taylor:

I just love being Taylor's mommy. I've never laughed and cried more in my life than I have the past year and I'm enjoying every second of it! Okay, so maybe not EVERY second, but pretty dang close.

Silly, silly boy

Taylor was playing on Sean's laptop and Sean turned on the webcam. Taylor thought it was so amazing to see himself on the computer screen and started babbling non-stop. It was so funny and Sean was able to record him through the camera for all to enjoy. So, without further introduction, my silly kid:

Houston, we have a tooth!

Well after almost 9 months of teething on and off, baby Taylor FINALLY got his first tooth! It cut through the gums on May 1st, just 20 days before his first birthday. He's still pretty miserable because the other bottom tooth is coming in as well, but Sean and I were so excited to finally see his tiny pearly white poking out. He's no longer our little gummy piranha, and we won't have to buy him dentures for his birthday.

My first 5k

As most of you know, I was signed up to participate in the Rex Lee run earlier this year and couldn't go because I injured my foot and was told by my doctor to rest it. Unfortunately my "recovery" time turned into just plain old "lazy" time and I stopped training all together. Luckily I have an uncle who is an avid runner and invited me to run with him in a 5k that a co-worker of his put together to support the deaf community. I didn't have much time to train, but with his encouragement (okay, it was outright abuse) I was able to run almost the entire race and finished in just over 34 minutes, an average of about 11.5 minutes per mile, which is pretty good for me.

Amazingly that was the push I needed to get back into running, and I'm now running an entire 3.1 miles every day. I set a goal to run a complete 10k by the end of the summer, so I really need to start getting serious about training every day. It makes me feel much better and helps work off any tension or stress I have. I love it!

Doba Dot

Sean works for a company called Doba, and every month they give out "Doba Dots" for exceptional service to the company. In order to get a "Dot," three or more employees must nominate you for that particular month. Well this month Sean received 4 nominations and was awarded his first Doba Dot at their all-team meeting on Friday. Sean has worked really hard at Doba and was so happy to receive recognition for the effort he's put forth, even during his chemo treatments. I'm so proud of him!

CONGRATS HONEY!!!

ps> Yep, his hair is growing back. Yay!