Long over due for some updates??

Its so hard to even know where to start the past 6 1/2 weeks of my life have been some of the most wonderful weeks of my life. From the moment I held Taylor for the first time I knew my life would never be the same. Danny is an amazing father he helps feed her and he even helps with dirty diapers, he has been rapped around her finger since the day she was born. I am so proud of the way he's just jumped right in with me and we're both just trying to figure out everything together, I think we make a good team. We both just enjoy her so much she's are snuggle muffin =). she is 100% girl she love to be held and snuggled, she even screams like a girl and her favorite color is PINK =) ..ok so I made that part up.



BRING HOME THE BABY.........



The first week at home was just a blur, a lot of sleepless nights, sleepless days, diapers and feedings. I had trouble sleeping because I was afraid I would miss something. But I can honestly say I loved every part even the nights that I was so tired and all wanted was for her to go to sleep, when she would look at me with her bright wide awake eyes I couldn't help but love her and be thankful I had a baby to keep me a wake at night. I wouldn't have traded one of those sleepless night for anything. I genuinely love being a mom, as pathetic as it sounds it feels like what I was made to do. I knew I always had a deep love for children and babies but there is nothing like having your own.



OUR ROUGH START........



When she was exactly two weeks old I woke up to feed her at her 7:30 feeding and I noticed she felt warm I walked into the living room to say good bye to Danny because it was his first day back to work since the baby was born and mentioned to him that she felt warm and he told he noticed it too. I instantly knew something was wrong. After going to see our pediatrician me and the baby were headed to the hospital. Danny decided to stay at work while I got me and the baby all checked in since this couldn't have happened at a worse time with it being Danny's first day back after being off for 2 weeks. Everything started to move really quickly and to say the least I was scared to death for my baby. Her fever was still extremely high and they told me they were goes to have to do a spinal tap, draw some blood and start an IV. I felt so completely helpless. I had to endure her getting 3 spinal taps, two unsuccessful IV's in her right hand, two unsucessful IV's in her left hand and then one in her arm, FINALLY they got an IV stated in her foot. All this last a good 3 or 4 hours and I felt like breaking down, she was sick and then I felt like she was being tortured on top of everything. My stomach was in knots and I was filled with fear. They were not sure what was causing the high fever so they started two different broad spectrum antibiotics. While we waited for results. By the time Danny got to the hospital they had finished all the heart breaking torture and I was about to go into melt down mode. I was so glad to see him. The last place i ever expected finding my self with my new born baby was the hospital. They ended up finding out that she had a bacteria in her urine that spread to blood stream -she was a sick little girl. They ended up having to do and IV pick line in her head which resulted in them having to shave her hair =(... which was small price to pay to get my healthy baby back. The doctor working with us said that luckily the infection did not spread to her brain, had that happened we would not have had a happy ending. We spent a total of 12 days at the hospital, it seemed like much longer since I pretty much stayed in the room with her day and night I just wanted to get back home and start enjoying my baby again. We discovered through a test on her kidney's that she has reflex in both kidneys which does maker her more prone for UTI's which could land us right back in the hospital. Some kids grow out of this and that's what were praying will happen. No more hospitals!!!



LIFE AFTER THE HOSPITAL......



The past few weeks have been wonderful I have enjoyed every moment with Taylor, after the hospital scare I was so aware of how I should never take anything for granite. She is growing so fast and it's to think I go back to work in a little over a week. I am not sure how I am going to stand being away from her 10 hours a day at this point is hard for me to imagine being away from her all day but I'm sure I'll find a way to cope. The time I've had with her has been so special and has gone by so fast, I can't get enough of her =)!

Updated PICTURES soon to come =)

Taylor Lynn Raney!!!!

Taylor's Room!

AM I REALLY THIS CLOSE ?!?!?!

I am getting so excited about the fact that I will be meeting my little princess in just a few short weeks. The last time I spoke to my doctor he said if everything continues going well and if I do not have her on my own by the end of the month he could induce me around the 4th. When I saw him last I was 50% effaced and a finger tip dilated- that was at 35 1/2 weeks. I will see him again tomorrow to see if there has been any progress and find out Taylor's weight. I would really like to be at least 75% effaced and at least a couple centimeters dilated before being induced. But overall I am content with where I am at this point in the pregnancy and for the first time the wait doesn't seem so bad- I guess the light is shining ever so bright at the end of the tunnel these days. I go on vacation this Friday and I would be fine if she decides to wait a couple weeks before making her big appearance because it would give me a chance to get some last minute things done-like some deep cleaning,laundry, organizing and try to take advantage of getting some extra rest before she gets here, not that sleeping is a big success these days anyway between being uncomfortable and constant trips to the rest room but I still enjoy trying =). It's weird because all this time I've felt like things couldn't go fast enough but now it's like things are speeding up and I find myself wondering where the time went. I can even begin to express my excitement -if anyone knows me at all they know how much I absolutely love children and the fact that I will be having my own, that I will have my own in just a few short weeks is almost overwhelming, I still can't believe it. I can't wait!

Things are about to change as we know them.

I'm finally nearing the end of the pregnancy. At this point all I can eat, sleep and think about is "get this baby out of me=)"! I just can't wait to see Taylor and be a mom. Not too much longer now. Although it will be strange to think of myself as a mother and the fact that I have a child. But I look forward to the road ahead. It still seems a little unreal at this point but I am sure once I hold Taylor for the 1st time reality will set in. It seems like time moves so quickly sometimes. It's crazy to think how much has changed since I 1st meet danny. I was dating danny, getting engaged, getting married, and starting a new life together. Now Danny is done with school focusing on his career and I'm pregnant about to have our 1st child. It's so crazy to see how many changes have taken place since I first meet Danny almost 6 years ago. It seems life is constantly changing. Well I see my Doc today =)! I'll post an update about how things went later!

Almost 35 weeks =)!! A lot of Random updates.

I am almost 35 weeks, so in just a few short weeks I will finally get to meet Taylor =). Just saying that makes me smile. I've started to get quit nervous about the whole birthing experience. Danny and I took some birthing classes and I can honestly say I think that just made me more nervous. As a matter of fact when they got to part of our class that actually showed women in labor I had to leave early because I felt like I was going to hyperventilate. I guess I'm just one of those people that is better left to just experience it for myself with little knowledge of what exactly I'm in store for. At this point I try not to think about it too much because the more I think about it the more nervous I get. I would consider myself a fairly strong person but at the same time I can be such a chicken. I guess that's when I just have to remind myself that God is in complete control and not to mention 100's of 1000's of women have survived labor.

Taylor's room is pretty much ready for her and I love how it turned out. I actually impressed myself this past weekend because I made her curtains, tie backs and valance and they actually turned out quit well and match the room perfect! I will try to post pictures of her room shortly.

At this point sleeping is starting to become more and more difficult thanks to my big 'ole tummy, and if it's not discomfort it's the constant need to got to the bathroom that keeps me up. Not to mention lately I've been taking forever to fall asleep it's like my mind won't stop racing and then when I wake up to go to the bathroom it's takes me forever to fall asleep again. The other day I woke up at 4am and didn't even feel like trying to fall back asleep so I just did some laundry and watched TV till I had to get ready for work. I guess that's God's way of getting me ready for some sleepless nights in the near future.

I've had a couple doctor's appointments since I updated last, two weeks ago I was told Taylor was almost 51/2 pounds and in the 75% -what a chunker. Also my doctor said that she is practicing breathing and if I went into labor or something happened where they had to take her early there is nothing that doesn't point to a happy healthy baby girl! Which is relief!! I've started seeing my doctor weekly, and started getting ultra sounds weekly so over all she is doing great and growing and we can't wait till she's here!

I know it's probably way too early but I've already packed Taylor's diaper bag and hospital bag. It was so much fun getting her all ready. It got me so excited as if I needed any help. The other day I had Danny put her stroller together and I probably looked like a crazy person because I put her car seat in it and strolled around the house pretending Taylor was inside and I felt out of my mind until the next day Danny started doing the same thing. I think new baby stuff does that to a person, you can't really just put it together without acting out the part.

Taylor's Cousin is finally here !!

I was a mess all day Tuesday because I had to be stuck at work. All I wanted was to get in my car and wait at the hospital till Isaak's arrival, instead I called Amick or anyone at the hospital that would pick up the phone to keep me clued in on any and all updates. Finally 5 o'clock came and Danny and I went straight to the hospital. Around 9 pm we heard that Christy was almost 10cm and would begin pushing soon. We all waited outside her room with great anticipation.

I will never forget the relief, excitement, anticipation and pure joy I felt when I saw them take that beautiful baby from Christy's room to the room next door where they cleaned him up and weighed him. The sound of his first cry was so over whelming! My eyes quickly filled with tears of joy. I looked at Danny who was making sure to capture everything he could on video and noticed a glazed looked over his eyes we were both so amazed by the miracle that we had just witnessed. Isaak was perfect! I will never forget that moment. Praise Jesus for life, praise Jesus for Amick,Christy and their beautiful new son Isaak!