Ten years ago today, Taylor Brooke was born at 10:03 am. She weighed TWO pounds, SIX ounces. I had extreme pre-eclamsia and was rushed in for an emergency c-section nearly losing my own life. In this picture, you can see Shane's wedding band by Taylor's hand. It could fit all the way up her arms and her legs as well to give you an idea of how small she was. Taylor was a miracle baby. She was only on the ventillator for about a day and a half. She breathed on her own at first but then needed that extra help. Tay stayed in the hospital for a month and a half and came home in the three pound range. Taylor has always had a sweet spirit. She is amazing to her dad and I. We call her our little mommy because she is so good to her little brothers. She has no effects of being a preemie and today is a bright, beautiful light in our lives. We love you Tay-Happy Tenth Birthday!!!!
We still have this big bird to remember how small she was!
We were able to start feeding her bottles in the hospital
Before we could feed her bottles, we gavage fed her breast milk. Can I just say that nursing is sooo much easier than pumping!!!
This is Taylor at her preschool graduation. She had an AWESOME teacher!!!!
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade (Baptism dress)
Third Grade
Fourth Grade-Current
We still have this big bird to remember how small she was!
We were able to start feeding her bottles in the hospital
Before we could feed her bottles, we gavage fed her breast milk. Can I just say that nursing is sooo much easier than pumping!!!
This is Taylor at her preschool graduation. She had an AWESOME teacher!!!!
First Grade
Second Grade (Baptism dress)
Third Grade
Fourth Grade-Current
6 comments:
wow! what a tiny baby! I knew she was a preemie, but I don't think I knew how small she was. Glad she grew into a healthy beautiful girl! Happy Birthday. Oh, and to answer you ? on our blog, yes we know the Wadsworth. They are in our ward. They are such a fun family.
How FUN! Sometimes I forget about the rough start you had as a first time mother. I bet that was soooo scary. She is a beautiful girl and I am so glad we get to see her often!
Toxemia is not fun! I had it with Conner too! I can't believe how tiny she was. I thought Conner was little weighing 4 pounds 15 ounces, but she was super tiny! She is a beautiful girl! Maybe if we play our cards right we could set her and Conner up when they are old enough to date! haha!
What a beautiful girl! How fun to see the pictures of her now and then. You have such a wonderful family. Taylor was so tiny It is an amazing miracle to see how well she has done.
She is so cute!! Oh the life of a preemie...it makes everything interesting..trust me I know..haha. I would love to do a run!!! Just let me know the info. Email me or something...alyssalarsen11@gmail.com
What a doll! It's amazing how fast they grow up without permission.
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