The Hunt family had a wonderful day enjoying the great weather, grilling dinner, watching fireworks from home, and lighting a few of our own sparklers to celebrate the occassion. Here are a few pictures of our day together!

Sparkler fun in the front yard. River is amazed. :)

Watch me go!

My talented husband!

Every day Taylor is growing stronger and trying new things. This was her first ride in the swing.

It wasn’t long before she was fast asleep. :)

And here is Taylor having some play time action with River.

Taylor is getting lots of practice these days with her expressions. Here are just a few that we captured recently:

Taylor is still on her apnea monitor and is continuing to struggle with weight gain- she is now below the curve for babies her adjusted age in terms of weight- but we are hopeful that with time she will be right where she needs to be. Her next doctor appointment is next week with the lung doctor and he will decide whether or not she needs to remain on the apnea monitor. The following week Taylor will get her four month well baby checkup and she will also get part of her second immunizations. Mom and Taylor are enjoying the summer together- spending most of the day cuddling. Life is good. :)

This past week Jeff’s mom came to town and has been a tremendous help. Here are a few pictures from her visit thus far.

Glam grandma. :)

Taylor and Grandma napping together.

And three generations of Hunts.

Last week Taylor had several follow up doctor appointments. Although Taylor is still gaining weight the pediatrician would like to see her gaining more. She’s just under 6 1/2 pounds- still at about the bottom 3% of babies her age. On a better note, the eye doctor says that all signs of ROP – an eye disease common in extreme preemies -are gone! Praise the Lord!  Taylor also saw several specialists about her finger. It has healed remarkably well and Taylor seems to be using it without any pain. The doctors will continue to follow it’s growth, however, to make sure that there are no complications and that it grows as it should. Please continue to pray for complete healing and recovery of Taylor’s finger. Thanks for checking in on our little fighter and for your prayers. We are so proud of her!

This past week Taylor received her first visitor- her Grandma Darlene. Mom and Dad were more than happy to have an extra set of hands to help as they continue to adjust to having Taylor at home. River was happy to have one more person to play with her! Grandma was a HUGE help and we were very happy to have her for the week. Here are a few pictures from Grandma’s visit.

As you can tell Taylor liked napping with her Grandma. :)

Look at that happy baby :)

Three generations!

Everyday Taylor grows stronger. She is eating more than she used to and developing well. We are all very proud of our little fighter. I know we are partial– but really — isn’t she just adorable?!