Taylor doesn't Love her daddy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7y7I0eG5oc

7/2/10 Our Little "Mowgli"

She just turned 6 months old and has been doing all kinds of fantastic yoga moves lately

As easy as One, Two!

Many of us are familiar with the classic nursery rhyme One, Two, Buckle my Shoe. I recited it for Taylor recently and she thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. Later I listened in on Adam's version and I thought to myself "I better remember this because it is worth writing down!".

Adam's version:
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, buy some more
Five, Six, burn some sticks
Seven, eight, stay up late
Nine, ten, skin a hen
Eleven, Twelve, Play with an elf
Thirteen, fourteen, eat some shortening
Fifteen, sixteen, fry some chicken
Seventeen, eighteen monkeys mating
Nineteen, twenty, Your'e my honey!

Classic version:
One two buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a big fat hen
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting
Nineteen, twenty, my plates empty

Taylor likes both versions but mommy LOVES daddy's version best!

No more of this garbage!

I'm so excited that in a few short days, Taylor wont have to be woken up by a giant garbage truck right outside her apartment window that lets out an exasperated sigh when it parks and then that grinding mechanical sound when it reaches its arm down to pick up the large metal trash bin and then the rattling clanking sound of the bin as it is repeatedly banged against the truck, become louder and louder as the garbage is released into the truck because the bin becomes emptier and hollower. Then the grand finale: a thunderous bang as it is plummets back to the concrete ground. Did I mention I'm excited to move into a house? Yay!

May 19, 2010

After years of full-time work and full-time school, here comes my favorite part of all... FULL-TIME MOMMY. It was a long day for Taylor who came up on stage to receive the diploma with me, but she was so good the whole time.

our little family :)

Uncle Bill, Aunt Jody

my friend, Kathi and Taylor

with my parents

with Adam's mom Barbara

Uncle BIll, Aunt Pam, the graduate, Adam

C-ya CSUN!

I spent years of trying to pass math classes just to get out of Pierce college for my associates degree, then on to CSUN for my Bachelors degree. The time has finally come. Yay!

Taylor tells Daddy "I love you"

4 month old Taylor barely woke up just after Adam left for work so we sent him this video. If you listen closely, you'll hear her say "I love you". Genius I tell ya.

Sigalertary

It was a Friday evening and the notary was on his way to sign the time sensitive loan documents to our new house. Adam who calls me his "sigarlertary" often calls me to check sigalert.com to help him choose the least congested route home. The notary was supposed to arrive at 7:30pm and at 7:25pm, I receive a phone call from Adam. "So.... not good," he says. "Traffic?" I ask. "I'm the traffic," his downtrodden response declared. My busy hard working husband forgot to fill the hungry gas tank of his GMC and there he was neighboring the fast lane on the 405 freeway at Sunset Blvd with traffic flowing all around him except for miles behind him because the 405 was his new parking spot. AAA took 30 minutes to assist him, but that was better than OnStar's hour quote. That was the longest 30 minutes I have ever felt. What a blessing to find out that he was safely moved off the freeway and nobody rear ended him and nobody else got into an accident because of it. It's not everyday that Adam has his own traffic alert on sigalert.com. I had to show the notary so he would understand why the long delay!

Shake it babeh

So, I'm cooking dinner and Taylor tells me she must get hooked up to her only source of milk so Adam so graciously takes over. I'm in the glider feeding our wee one and Adam is stirring the sautéed onions and asparagus, heating up the spicy Turkey meatballs and preparing the penne pasta to be covered in Trader Giotto's tomato basil sauce. Well, Taylor is calmly drinking to her heart's delight and then in the kitchen we hear "Pop! Sizzle sizzle sizzle! Doht! Good one Bergmann! Hehhehheh hahahaaahhhhh.... Honey I think this one is worthy of a picture!" Apparently he forgot that he loosened the cap on the marinara sauce. He began shaking it and heard a peculiar rattling sound which encouraged him to shake it more to discover the reason of the rattling. Pop! went the top and splat when its contents landing on the burner (sizzle sizzle sizzle) and all across the floor, the cupboards, the rug, all over Adam's shirt, neck, ear- you name it. Somehow it slid down the front of the cupboards as well as inside. There was sauce on the trash bags inside the cupboards. Everytime we thought we were done cleaning marinara, another splotch of it revealed itself. We even had to remove the knobs from the stove to clean behind them. In our dinner prayer, after thanking Him for the food we have, I made sure to thank Heavenly Father for the funny things in this life. I'm grateful for a husband who helps me cook dinner and helps me laugh in the process.

2 1/2 months old... first giggle while awake

Taylor laughs in her sleep all the time which is the cutest thing, but this was the first day she laughed while awake. Even cuter :)

I think she was excited!

Her first white dress...

Taylor's blessing day 3/7/10

Feb. 21, 2010

Taylor has a new cousin Mackenzie. They are just 2 months apart. So sweet!

Jan. 8th 2010 -- 1 week old Taylor smiles on command

gilly soose

2weeks old, 3days

my newborn: Always smiling

She loves her daddy

One week old

Taylor's first car ride. On our way home from the hospital. 1/1/10

Taylor Leigh Bergmann has arrived!

Adam Taylor Bergmann & Andrea Leigh Bergmann present their beautiful new arrival: Taylor Leigh Bergmann :) She was born 12/30/09 @ 5:50pm weighing in at a healthy 7 lbs. 8oz. and a lengthy 21 inches. It was a rainy wednesday morning when I was getting ready to go with Adam's mom and sister Heather to meet Aunt Pam @ 11am so that we could spend the day at the Huntington library. While on our way, I noticed that I was having painful contractions at a significant frequency. Heather began writing them down to keep track. I figured that if this was really labor, it would be hours and hours before any baby was ready to come. So, we decided to get some Thai food for lunch in Pasadena. I was in and out of the conversation because the contractions were demanding more and more of my attention. By the time lunch was over, my contractions were 6-8 minutes apart and we decided to postpone our outing to the Huntington Library. By 3pm we were at my apartment getting my birth bag just in case, but we still planned to hang out and play games at Pam's house. I was expecting a long labor and didn't want to go to the hospital until I absolutely had to. We got to my place just in time for my water to break, so we had to postpone the games too. Aunt Pam drove us to the hospital and by 3:30pm my contractions were 3 minutes apart. Luckily Adam wasn't in too bad of traffic and he met us at the hospital a few minutes after I arrived. The hospital staff was lollygagging big time b/c they didn't realize that I was in full blown labor. I began showing signs of delivery before the first nurse was even able to do the routine check -in exam so I was rushed into the delivery room. There Adam gave me a blessing that said I would have a quick and safe delivery of our daughter. I wanted full awareness of my bodily functions during birth, so I opted out of any pain relief options. Iv'e never worked so hard and experienced such severe pain in my life, but after only 2 hours from the time I was admitted into the hospital, and ten minutes of pushing, Taylor came into this world quickly and safely. Everybody including me was shocked by her speedy greeting! Before the hospital staff weighed her or bathed or her or anything, they gave her right to me and I was able to hold her skin on skin for several minutes. Adam and I both agree that she is the most beautiful baby we have ever seen and that life is truly miraculous. We are so grateful for the blessing it is to have our baby girl. The sleepless nights are here and we welcome them. She's everything we ever hoped for!