The jury is still out on 2010

January 2010 has not been a stellar month for the Taylor house by any means. There have been some really great things that have happened this first month of the new decade but there have also been some really devastating things. We'll start with the good.

• Holden started crawling while my mom was here. It was pretty neat that someone else was here (besides Jeremy and I) to see such a milestone since we dislike that we are so far away from all of our family.
• Holden is pulling himself up onto things and starting to walk along furniture. We already lowered the crib to the lowest setting. Purpose for the quick crib setting change: Holden learned to pull up on stuff Friday. Sunday we find him standing up bawling in the crib and trying to step on the bumpers. Quick study.
• Holden has figured out the sippy cup finally and he has learned to accept some texture in his meals without gagging anymore. Two very big pluses for mom.
  

Now for the not so good, well the really bad.

• Malachi passed away a couple weeks ago as you might already know from an earlier post
• Our home was burglarized on Friday. The punks didn't take much but the feeling of helplessness and violation is hard to get over. Not to mention the pissed off angry feeling.
  

Even though the beginning of 2010 has really tested our stress levels and resilience, I am forever grateful and thankful for my wonderful husband and beautiful baby boy and very supportive friends and family. I'd share a cute photo but the ass wipe that broke into my home stole the camera.