Birthday

Taliyah lounging by the pool

Jayla's new suit...I thought it was too cute!

This Saturday was my birthday and I'm so happy that I was able to spend the whole day with my family. We went swimming in the morning. Taliyah's gift to me was that she slept in the stroller so that I could get in the water. I'm happy that I actually felt like I could get into a bathing suit and look decent. Jordan made me a wonderful dinner and asked our friends to watch the kids while we ate...it was weird being in a quiet house. Then our friends came over for cake and ice cream. I love that my birthday is around memorial day...I always get a 3 day weekend! Thanks for planning it that way Mom!! For my birthday I got some things for my cricut and dance dance revolution. None of us are very good at it but it's fun to try it.

Jayla playing dance dance revolution

Everyone says the more kids you have the less pictures you take of them...I'm going to try to not let that happen! I love that I have a nice camera and I can take pictures of her here at home. I know that they aren't professional but I'm still proud that I took them! She is such a good girl...as long as you are holding her!! The newborn stage is very special but there is a reason why it doesn't last too long, it wears you out!!!

2 Weeks already!

Taliyah is already 2 weeks old. I've enjoyed having her with us. She's such a sweet little girl. She went in for her 2 week appointment today. She weighs 8 lbs 3 ozs and is in the 50th percentile for everything. What she loves...to be held, swaddled and to look around at everything. She hates to be in the car and to be set down.
We are loving having Grandma Houseman around this week, we can't believe the week is almost over. Jayla isn't going to know what to do when she leaves. They play all day long. Jayla follows her around like a shadow. That little girl has a huge imagination. She pretends to be princesses, dogs, kitties and anything else she can think of. I don't know how I'm going to keep her entertained when Grandma leaves!

Quote of the day from Jayla, " I'm a beautiful Woman!"
Yes you are Jayla, but please stay our little girl a little longer!!

One picture...many more to come!!

I'm sure I'll be taking lots of pictures...but here is one that I really like. That newborn squished face is starting to go away. She's been such a good baby. She only wakes up once a night (normally I wake her up) and she'll sleep for 6 hours. On Monday she went to the doctor for a 4 day old check up, she weighed 7lbs 9 ozs. That's only 1 oz less than her birth weight so we are really happy with her gaining it back. It took Jayla a long time to get back to her birth weight. So far these girls look alike but are different in a lot of ways. Jayla didn't sleep much and wasn't interested in eating (still isn't!!) and Taliyah sleeps well and loves to eat. We feel so blessed to have this little girl with us!

Our Baby Girl Is Finally Here!!

On April 29th at 2:13 am Taliyah Lynn Houseman was born!! She weighed in at 7lbs 10 ozs and a little over 20 inches. She is a happy healthy little girl. Jayla is being a good big sister. She sits next to her, kisses her and pats her on the head. Little Jordan was invited to spend the weekend with some friends. He got to hold Taliyah a few times at the hospital and at home. I think he's starting to feel alittle out numbered! He's going to be wearing a lot of crowns and makeup in the near future!!

Our Baby Story.........
I was supposed to be induced on Friday and we were just waiting around for that to happen. Since I was induced with Jayla I didn't think that I would go into labor on my own. On Wednesday around dinner time I started to feel some contractions. They weren't too bad and they weren't very regular. Little Jordan had a pack meeting and while we were there I continued to have contractions. They were about 10 minutes apart and didn't seem to get any closer together, so we still didn't know for sure if this was it. By the time we got home and put the kids in bed, I called my midwife and we decided to head to the hospital. The contractions still weren't very close together but they were starting to get a little more intense. When we got to the hospital I was dilated to 4 centimeters and they said we could stay, this was about 11:oo. They started me on an IV to get some fluids in me before they could give me an epidural. So alittle after 1 when that was done they checked me again and I was already at a 9!! They let me rest for awhile and then after about 20 minutes of pushing our baby girl came. It all went by so fast! We are so happy that we decided to go to the hospital instead of waiting it out. My midwife asked Jordan if he was going to help with the delivery, we were both thinking she meant cut the cord. Jordan actually did most of the delivery. My midwife did the head and Jordan got to deliver the rest of her body. I think he was as scared as I was! It was a great experience for him and I'm so happy that he was able to be involved. This delivery and recovery have been so much different than the last one. I think giant baby Jayla paved the way for her sister!! We are so happy and blessed to have our little girls!