Lettie is 3!

We celebrated at the trampoline park and had a great time, even the adults! Lettie loved spending a couple hours with all of her favorite people! 

Measurements:

Weight: 39 lb 2 oz (97th percentile)

Height: 29 in (93rd perenctile)

BMI: 18.12 (94th percentile)

BP: 82/42

Lettie loves to read books and is so imaginative, she loves playing with by herself. I enjoy listening to her talk to her dolls/stuffed animals and hearing the stories she comes up with! 

Serious game of family dodge ball! 

4 Months

Measurements:

Height: 25.5 inches (68th percentile)

Weight: 15 lb 2 oz (44th percentile)

Head circumference: 16.75 in (79th percentile)

3 Months New

Shep is 2 Months Old

Measurements

Height: 23 inches (58th percentile)

Weight: 12 lb (49th percentile)

Head circumference: 16 inches (93rd percentile)

Shep's 1 Month

Two Week old Measurements:

Weight: 7 lb 14 oz (35th percentile)

Height: 20 3/4 inches (17th percentile)

Head Circumference: 15 inches (98th percentile)

4 Day Old Measurements
Weight: 7 lb 8.5 oz (43rd percentile)
Height: 20 in (55th percentile)
Head Circumference: 14.75 in (98th percentile)

Welcome Shep Joseph Taylor

I decided to be induced at 39 weeks so we shipped Lettie off to grandma and grandpa Taylor's. Isaac and I went out to dinner at Baxters for one last quiet dinner along before we became a family of four! We then headed into the hospital at midnight. Pitocin was started and Dr. Dameron came in around 6:30 AM, I was still only 1-2 cm dilated, and she broke my water. I labored for a while on my own and late morning I decided to go ahead with an epidural. I was only 4 cm at this point and was feeling really discouraged. Shortly after 1 PM I repositioned my self sitting up straight in bed. Shortly after that I started feeling some pressure so I hit the RN light to be checked and I was 8 cm! She decided to lay me down on my left side and I just kept feeling contraction after contraction and an immense amount of pressure. She check me again and I was complete, 10 cm!! She had just called Dameron with the 8 cm update and was instructed to start pushing when I was complete! The RN immediately called doctor back and told her she needed to head on in for delivery. I was instructed not to push because baby was so low and they wanted Dameron to make it for delivery! To this day I am not sure how many minutes went by that I was told repeatedly to "just breath through the contractions, don't push." Well let me tell you how NOT easy that is!! In my head I was thinking, "I'm just going to push, I'm just going to push and someone is going to have to just catch this baby!" Nonetheless Dameron got there and just a few pushes later Shep Joseph Taylor was born at 1:58 PM weighing 

8lb 3 oz and 21 in long! 

**I did learn later that my 8 cm cervical exam occurred at 1:30 PM & I delivered 28 minutes later!**

Watching Lettie meet Shep for the first time is something that I will never forget! She is such a good big sister and honestly maybe loves him a little toooo much! 

Belly Pics Baby #2

I was not as religious taking belly pics as I was with Lettie girl but I think I ended up doing pretty well! Second child problems...

This picture was taken the night we went into the hospital to be induced! Look at that belly!