Monday, December 15, 2008
Prayer Time
The other night when we were getting ready for family prayers, we said "prayer time" and Jacob ran over, knelt down and folded his little hands together. What a little sweetie! He's pretty awesome!
Family Pictures
We got our family picture taken for the year and some other fun shots. We went to JC Penney and they actually did an ok job. When we got there, though, they were way behind and we had to wait for about 45 minutes. Not fun with 4 kids and nothing to do. We made it work by playing hide and seek in the clothes racks. It was pretty fun for the kids, but maybe not for the employees. Oh well. Put a playplace in there or something for those that have to wait. Duh! 
Friday, December 5, 2008
She's Here!
We had our baby! She decided to come 3 weeks and 2 days early! All of our children have decided 40 weeks is way too long to stay inside a belly. They can't wait to see the world and have to come out 3 weeks early to experience it! I don't mind one bit!
So, now for the labor story. This is mostly for my benefit so I don't forget, or maybe I do want to forget! Anyway, I started to have contractions at about 10:30 p.m. but figured it was too early for her to come. I mean, I didn't have a bag packed, her room was not finished, and it was time to go to bed! We counted contractions every 5-7 minutes for about an hour and then they stopped, so we went to bed. At about 1:30 a.m. they started up again, only this time they were a bit more intense. I woke up Michael and said we'd better get ready to go to the hospital. He said to just go back to sleep! I reminded him about last time and how I knew he didn't want to deliver this baby at home. So he called his parents and I frantically packed things while breathing through contractions.
His parents came and we left for the hospital. Thank goodness for family to help out, or my friends would've gotten a rude awakening! Anyway, we got to the hospital at about 2:15 a.m. and I knew I was pretty close. They wheeled me into the delivery room and I started throwing up, the tell-tale sign that I'm almost to 10 centimetres dilated. I hurried and got my gown on, hopped into bed and then they checked me. I was at a 9 1/2 and my water still hadn't broken. The contractions were pretty intense by then until they broke my water. Then all that pressure was released and I hardly felt the contractions after that. Then it was time to push. That's when it got ouchy. I pushed a couple of times and she was starting to come, then she got stuck. Her shoulders wouldn't come out. I pushed a couple more times and Michael said the doctor had to bear down and really yank on her head to get her out. He was scared because she was pulling so hard. When she came out, she wasn't moving her left arm. After about an hour or so, she was moving it and everything was fine.
She was born November 12, 2008 at 2:54 a.m. She was 6 pounds, 11 ounces and 20 inches long. After a day and a half, we named her Mia Rae Taylor. Mia is another form of Michael, and Rae is her grandma and aunt's middle name. She had hair on her ears, shoulders and back and was bruised from her nose down to her chin. Poor little thing. It's amazing they come out in one piece! What a little miracle! We feel so blessed and thankful that she got here safe and sound. Now let the fun begin!
So, now for the labor story. This is mostly for my benefit so I don't forget, or maybe I do want to forget! Anyway, I started to have contractions at about 10:30 p.m. but figured it was too early for her to come. I mean, I didn't have a bag packed, her room was not finished, and it was time to go to bed! We counted contractions every 5-7 minutes for about an hour and then they stopped, so we went to bed. At about 1:30 a.m. they started up again, only this time they were a bit more intense. I woke up Michael and said we'd better get ready to go to the hospital. He said to just go back to sleep! I reminded him about last time and how I knew he didn't want to deliver this baby at home. So he called his parents and I frantically packed things while breathing through contractions.
His parents came and we left for the hospital. Thank goodness for family to help out, or my friends would've gotten a rude awakening! Anyway, we got to the hospital at about 2:15 a.m. and I knew I was pretty close. They wheeled me into the delivery room and I started throwing up, the tell-tale sign that I'm almost to 10 centimetres dilated. I hurried and got my gown on, hopped into bed and then they checked me. I was at a 9 1/2 and my water still hadn't broken. The contractions were pretty intense by then until they broke my water. Then all that pressure was released and I hardly felt the contractions after that. Then it was time to push. That's when it got ouchy. I pushed a couple of times and she was starting to come, then she got stuck. Her shoulders wouldn't come out. I pushed a couple more times and Michael said the doctor had to bear down and really yank on her head to get her out. He was scared because she was pulling so hard. When she came out, she wasn't moving her left arm. After about an hour or so, she was moving it and everything was fine.
She was born November 12, 2008 at 2:54 a.m. She was 6 pounds, 11 ounces and 20 inches long. After a day and a half, we named her Mia Rae Taylor. Mia is another form of Michael, and Rae is her grandma and aunt's middle name. She had hair on her ears, shoulders and back and was bruised from her nose down to her chin. Poor little thing. It's amazing they come out in one piece! What a little miracle! We feel so blessed and thankful that she got here safe and sound. Now let the fun begin!
Asia's Window Mouth
Asia had a loose tooth for about a month. About a week after her birthday I asked her to show me her loose tooth. She had been wiggling it for about a month and it was really starting to get loose. I asked her if she wanted me to pull it out. She was very nervous about that and didn't want me to do it. So I just continued to wiggle it for her and tried to pull it out gently. It almost came out, but Asia freaked out when she heard it come loose. I said we'd have to take her to the dentist and have it pulled if she didn't let me pull it. She remembered what Ethan had to go through with that whole process and decided to get me a tissue and let me pull it. I gave it one last tug and it was out! She could taste blood and could feel a hole and started to panic. I just made a big deal about how the tooth fairy was going to come now and how she would get money. Then she thought it was pretty cool. She put her tooth in the tooth fairy pillow and the next morning she found a whole quarter in the place of her tooth. Now she has a cute little window in her mouth to match her top tooth gap. She has fun sticking her whole tongue through the gap!
Asia's Birthday
Now that I've taken more than a month off, I figured I'd better start updating what's been going in our crazy lives! Asia did have a bithday. It seems like a million years ago! She turned 5 and was so excited to be the same age as her friend Mara. We had a family party with the Taylor's at Russ and Joy's house. We celebrated Russell, Logan and Asia's birthday since they are all within a week of each other. Then, on her real birthday, we celebrated with our little family. We ate what she wanted to eat; cheeseburgers and fries. We made burgers and red potato fries in the oven. Then we opened presents. 
On Friday she had her friend party at Blast Off. She invited some of her friends from dance and preschool. It was a "blast" indeed! They played in the huge jungle gym thingy, played make-believe with dress-ups, had pizza and cake, opened more presents and played the video games for tickets and lame prizes! That was their favorite part!
I don't know what it is with kids and lame dollar store prizes! Anyway, then she got a chance to catch balloons and win prizes. She was a little unsure about it at first, but Ethan reassured her that it would be just fine. What a good big brother. She was able to catch 5 balloons and win free stuff to redeem there at Blast Off. I think she had a great day or week I should say!
On Friday she had her friend party at Blast Off. She invited some of her friends from dance and preschool. It was a "blast" indeed! They played in the huge jungle gym thingy, played make-believe with dress-ups, had pizza and cake, opened more presents and played the video games for tickets and lame prizes! That was their favorite part!
I don't know what it is with kids and lame dollar store prizes! Anyway, then she got a chance to catch balloons and win prizes. She was a little unsure about it at first, but Ethan reassured her that it would be just fine. What a good big brother. She was able to catch 5 balloons and win free stuff to redeem there at Blast Off. I think she had a great day or week I should say!
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