Oh Where, Oh Where has little Taylor been

You may be wondering where in the world Taylor has been. Well... Taylor has been busy playing at her Mia's while I went back to work. It didn't take long for me to figure out that I missed my little girl like crazy and yesterday started my new job as a stay-at-home mom. I am so excited to be able to stay home with Taylor and watch her grow and change. Thank you Chris for making it work! You are an awesome husband and father to Taylor and I! You will be seeing many more posts again now that I can take advantage of nap time to jump on the computer. I will try to spread out the pictures, but here is some taken of Taylor over the past couple days.

This is part of the unveiling of all our 0-3 month outfits. Taylor just recently outgrew her newborn clothes and I am having way too much fun dressing her up!
Thank you cousin Autumn for this cute dress!

Taylor is starting to really want to look around and be part of everything. She just loves sitting in her BePod chair while I cook dinner or wash bottles. I was playing peek-a-boo with her burp cloth and she decided to hold onto it by herself.

She just loved this cow and couldn't take her eyes off it.

Last, I'll leave you with a picture of the rough life of a Taylor.

Love,

Wendy

PawPaw Bonding

I was going through some pictures from my mother-in-law's camera and found these photos of some bonding between Taylor and her PawPaw. In this picture Taylor was talking to him and Dad swears that she smiled at him. Doesn't she know that Mommy and Daddy are supposed to be the first ones to see her smile?

After a little while we looked over and saw the picture below.

I think Dad found a new nap buddy!

5 weeks old

I can't believe that Taylor is already 5 weeks old today. Time is already going by really fast and I only have 2 more weeks at home with her. I am really going to miss our daily adventures, but only a few weeks back to work and we get to spend another month at home together. Here are some pictures of our adventures today. I never thought I would have so much fun entertaining a one month old.

Morning Nap Time on our Boppy Pillow(aka Mom's chance to eat breakfast)

After a little bit she got REALLY relaxed in her Boppy pillow nap.

Playtime on our activity mat

Not quite sure about all the lights and colors of our activity mat

Lunchtime nap in our new swing. Like my bear ears?
Afternoon nap actually in the bassinet.

Our dear child loves to fall asleep to cricket noises, but if it works I'm happy.
It may seem like she sleeps all day, but it's really hard to get a picture of her while I'm holding her or playing with her while she's awake. Plus I figured in a few years I would enjoy seeing pictures of when she would take more than one nap a day.

Wendy

Pics Galore

Okay, so Chris is home and keeping Taylor content so that I can post some Taylor pictures on here. I know this is a lot of pictures, but she is now 3 weeks old and I've only done one posting of pictures. I have to catch up a little.

This is a picture of the day Taylor came home from the hospital.
She loves to sleep all curled up in a ball like this.On her second day home, she discovered her thumb and started sucking on it.
Check out the sticky-upy hair.

Thank you for the cute outfit Misty!

This is of our first trip that was not to the doctor's office. I think I was more excited than she was to get out of the house!

Working on our sun time.

I just love her feet!

This is the bassinet that she sometimes sleeps in and
gives me a few minutes to brush my teeth or pee.

Our first full bath on 4/28. She did not like it very much.

She just looked too cute in her froggy bath towel after her bath.

Awake Taylor.

My two favorite people.(Daddy-daughter bonding time)

Our first attempt at a picture in her Texas Tech outfit. It's still a little big for her!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

Love,
Wendy

She's Here

And announcing the most beautiful baby(I'm a little biased), here is Miss Taylor Michelle Lambert
She was born Monday, April 14th at 7:25 am weighing in at 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. That would be Chris' finger that she has a hold of in this picture and she's had a hold of that finger ever since! She has a ton of hair, so the nurses made a little mohawk for us. She looks even cuter in the hat that the nurses made for her. Chris told them how excited I would be that she had hair so that I could use all the bows and they made a bow for her hat. Taylor has the most beautiful blue eyes that you can see even better here.

Now, one of the best non-Taylor pictures would have to be of what Chris saw as they were taking care of Taylor in the nursery.

This would be Desha, my mom, Kellie, Jeff, Chris' mom, and Chris' dad all huddled around the nursery window to see Miss Taylor.

This would be our second family photo. The first one was while I was still in the operating room, but this one is much better of us all. This next photo is of Chris and Taylor while we were still in the hospital. She's already his couch buddy and found that perfect spot on his chest to snuggle in and watch TV with him. Poor Chris slept on this couch for 3 nights and was definitely ready for us to be released from the hospital.


We got home last week and have been enjoying the new adventures of parenthood. Taylor has definitely kept us on our toes, but has truly been a wonderful baby so far. We've survived one week now and I think she's going to keep us. I am starting to find a balance to my days and Taylor managed to sleep for an hour so that I could get this posted. Here are some things that I have learned to appreciate after one week of motherhood:
- I never knew I could love someone as much as I love my husband
- I still can't believe that they let us take her home from the hospital without signing our life away like we had to for the dog at the Humane Society
- I couldn't do this without all the support from Chris and our family. Thanks Mom for stocking the fridge and cooking! Thank you Terrie for coming over every morning to help us move downstairs!
- That I won't break Taylor and most of the time I can reposition her while she's sleeping and not wake her.
- The diapers don't bother me like I thought they would.
- Daytime TV isn't all that great
- Our dog has been wonderful with the baby and checks in on her when she cries
- Naps are most treasured now than they were in college

Off to go spend some time with my precious girl.

Love,
Wendy

Last Email Update

I just sent out our last email update to friends and family about Taylor. I may do one more post before she gets here, but thought I would go ahead and post the update on here too:

It's our final update before our baby girl gets here and we cannot wait for that day to get here! It has been such a wonderful journey and an experience that I would not trade for the world.(Even when my ankles are so swollen that I could barely walk or when any smell bothered me in the first trimester) I have truly enjoyed every moment of pregnancy and look forward to all the moments of motherhood that will fill the rest of my life. If you wish to follow Taylor and all our parenthood adventures you are welcome to subscribe or read my blog at www.wendys-whims.blogspot.com It won't be updated a whole lot in the beginning, but I will try to update at least once a week for a while.

Now on to the doctor appointment.... Taylor's heartbeat was in the 130s-140s and still strong. My blood pressure is still low and no dilation at all. The doctor could tell that Taylor is still breach and we are still going forward with the C-section. Someone had their baby early, so we were able to be moved to Monday at 8:30am. The doctor will do a quick ultrasound prior to surgery to make sure that she's still breech and if she is then we will proceed with the C-section. If she has flipped then they will send me home and make me wait until 40 weeks before they induce labor. The doctor doesn't think she'll flip if she hasn't at this point. Our little girl should be here around 9 am if they get started on time. We will do our best to let everyone know as soon as possible how everything goes. I wanted to thank everyone for all the kind thoughts and support throughout the pregnancy. It is so wonderful to know how much this little girl is loved and she's not even here yet! Only 4 1/2 more days until she is!!!

Here are two of the pictures that Chris took of me tonight. Don't laugh too hard at my HUGE belly!


Just as a comparison, here is a picture of my from two months ago in the same shirt:

I think I've reached the limits of this shirt today!

Now quit laughing!

Love,

37 Week Update

Quick update for you...
Went to the doctor yesterday, Wednesday, for my weekly checkup and Taylor and I are still doing great. Taylor's heartbeat is around 150 and my blood pressure is still very low. My swelling is still just in my feet and ankles, but the doctor is still not worried about it too much. I don't think Taylor has turned, but they will do an ultrasound before the C-section to make sure that she hasn't. The doctor is hoping that there will be an opening at the hospital on Monday the 14th so that we can bump my C-section up, but as of right now we are still on for 11:30 on the 15th.

I realized that I didn't share the picture of Taylor from last week's ultrasound, so here is it. It's pretty hard to tell what you are looking at since they were having to take the picture from across my belly and Taylor's pretty swished in there right now. Turn your head to the left and look for the white blob in the center. That is her nose and lips and the dark spots right above it are her eyes. I think her arm is covering part of her face. Don't worry if you can't find her face right away, it took me a few minutes to figure out what I was looking at. I almost wondered if it was like looking at those 3D photos where you have to cross your eyes to see the image.

Here are some interesting facts about Taylor and my pregnancy that you might enjoy:
Taylor is very active after I have lemonade
She stays on the right side of my belly and kicks me when I try to sleep on my right side
We thought her head was her butt until we had the most recent ultrasound
I've had strawberries to eat almost every day of the pregnancy
She's always active around 9:30-10:30 at night(must get that from her nightowl father)
Taylor normally starts to be active in the mornings after she hears Chris' voice
My belly is large enough that I rest the Nintendo DS on it while playing(Chris got it for me so that I wouldn't get bored while trying to keep my feet up and swelling down)

9 Month Update

Well here we are at 36 1/2 weeks, or just a little over 9 months, and less than a month to go. Taylor and I got a good but interesting report at the doctor yesterday. We first went in for an ultrasound to see how big our little girl is getting. By the way, she is a little girl and we reconfirmed that! First off, she is being stubborn and is currently breech. For those of you unfamiliar to pregnancy terms like I was before this, that means that she is head up right now and in the wrong position for birth. Next, the doctor informed us that she is approximately 7.25 lbs! She truly is the little hippo that Kellie keeps calling her. See attached pictures and you'll realize that she has grown. I didn't even realize how big I've gotten until looking at the side profile of myself tonight. Holy cow! Back to the doctor visit. After the ultrasound we went down to see my OB. My blood pressure is still low, weight gain normal, and my swelling feet didn't seem to bother her. Due to Taylor's breech status we had to make a decision last night about whether or not we wanted to try inversion, or a process where they push on the belly and try to get the baby to turn. We've decided to not go with it and so the doctor had us schedule a C-section for 39 weeks. Taylor is now scheduled to be born at 11:30am on April 15th. She's going to love being a Tax Day baby! I am hoping that she doesn't wait that long to come since she's getting really heavy and now I know why! We are ready for this little girl to come. Her room is ready and now we just wait until she's ready. The past 24 hours have been a little overwhelming as we let it sink in how big Taylor is and that I'm pretty guaranteed to have a C-section unless she randomly turns between now and then. I guess our little girl is preparing us for what will be a very overwhelming next 18 years...25 years....not sure it ever ends. Our parenthood adventures begin now! For now I will leave you with the entertaining(they really are since I am just HUGE) pictures to go put up my swollen feet. I will save you the pictures of those just yet. We go back to the doctor every Wednesday until Taylor comes, so I'll email more about Taylor next week.


Love,

Ta-Da

It's the long anticipated pictures of the nursery.....

This is the view as you reach the top of the stairs and round the corner towards Taylor's room. The frame straight ahead is from my Fort Worth shower. The mat is signed by all my family and friends and is just waiting for Taylor's picture.


As you enter the door this is the view. You can see the new curtains on the closet(Thank you Terrie aka Mia!). Also you can see my new rocker recliner that will get tons of use and is super comfy! That will make all those feeding s at 4am much easier and I'll try not to fall asleep myself!

As you look to the left of the closet you see a better view of my chair, sorry Chris, our chair and the purple curtains on the window. Another thanks goes out to Mia on those too. Thank god she helped do the sewing for the baby's room because I'm not sure how a pregnant Wendy behind the sewing machine would have been. The bassinet in front of the window will actually be going in our bedroom for Taylor to sleep in for a few weeks.


This is the shelf that we will be storing Taylor's breakables on until she figures out how to climb the crib and reach across to it. I'm sure all those stuffed animals will be tempting for her to play with, including her dad's Champ Bear Carebear. Yes that's right, Chris has a Carebear.


You've seen the crib in previous posts, but we hung the quilt above the crib so that you could see all the cute sea animals.


While I'll be in the chair, this is where you will find Chris after Taylor is born. :) I love how soft the changing pad cover is! By the way... in one of these drawers is where all the precious bows are stored!
You've also seen the bookshelf before, but I'm sure it looks a little different now. Taylor has started her collection of books and stuffed animals to start her off. On the top left corner of the bookshelf is the frog that kept Chris company in a previous blog. So far Sadie hasn't touched a single stuffed animal in Taylor's room. I wonder how long that will last.

So I know you've been wondering what was behind those green curtains and it's more than just the closet organization system that Chris put in. It's FULL of little girl clothes, blankets, diapers, bath supplies, toys, bottles, and all kinds of baby items that our friends and family have given us. I think I've bought 2 outfits for Taylor so far . Keep in mind that the closet goes back to the right and left for a few feet! We truly are blessed to have been given all these wonderful things. I hope Taylor knows how many people love her!

Well that concludes the tour of Taylor's room. I hope you've enjoyed it and if you stop by to visit after she is born, please don't expect it to look this clean!

Love,

Bows, Bows, and More Bows

So if you've been wondering where I've been instead of posting the pics that I promised a week ago then take a look at all these cute goodies I found for Taylor on Friday.


I loved wearing bows as a little girl and plan on making sure that Taylor has bows to go with all the cute outfits that we've received. My intentions were not to buy bows Friday, but to find a hat for her to wear home from the hospital and I came home with both. I have found a website that shows me how to make bows and I'll be attempting that later on, but these were too good of a deal to pass up on. All Chris could say was 'No Bows, No Bows, No Bows!' as I showed him all my finds. But how can you resist the cute strips and polka-dots??? Guess it's a girl thing. I figured Taylor may not want to look girly when she gets older, so I only get a few years to get these in there!

The picture doesn't do these quite justice, but they are all your bright spring colors like lime green, hot pink, turquoise, and lemon yellow.

Now I just need the baby to put them on.... 26 days and counting down.