The Taylor's Triumphs

Another of Lizzy's favorite things these days....biting our feet and pants legs. She will bite and hold on for dear life! It's kind of funny because if she has a hold on your pants leg and you try to walk, she'll just let you drag her everywhere. She growls in her little puppy growl and holds tight!

Another love of Lizzy is laying out in the sun. She loves our sunny Spring days where she can just lay out in the grass and be lazy! She likes it even more when she and Gypsy are out there together!

Today is not a good day for me.

Today marks one year since my first-ever positive pregnancy test. What a crazy feeling that was a year ago today. I remember feelings of shock and unbelief, as well as a little relief and assurance. What a crazy mixture! I'll never forget telling David. I actually left all 3 tests that I took on the bathroom counter, so when he awoke and went in there, he'd see them. Let me just say, he never did mention them until I did. When I asked if he saw them, he simply said "well, are you?" It took him a little while to come around to the whole "I'm gonna be a daddy, again" idea. Once he did come around, oh my. We were both so excited! I fell instantly in love with that little creation inside of me. It seemed that was all I could think about. I was constantly reading my What to Expect book, and checking to see what was growing on our baby that week. I caught myself looking in the baby section when I was in a store and wondering if I would buy pink or blue one day. Although, in our hearts we really felt pink. We already had a game plan for where we'd put certain baby gear items in our home. We had dreams for our baby. We just knew she'd be born with very little hair, eventually have David's brown eyes and complexion, and have a few curls on her head by her first birthday. She was due on December 4, 2008, but we figured she'd probably make her appearance a little closer to Thanksgiving. We'd love on our little girl her first Christmas morning. Our hearts would be bursting with love and joy, rather than tears during that Christmas season.

I never dreamed that we would only have 3 1/2 weeks of enjoying that little life. I guess there was always that possibility of miscarriage somewhere in the back of my mind, but I think we all have the "it won't happen to us" thoughts also. Those days after we found out were some of the darkest days of my life. I wouldn't change them though. That was the plan God had for us. He allowed us a brief time with that precious baby, so I could see how precious life really is. My eyes were opened a little wider because of our loss. If it's in God's plan for us to experience pregnancy again, not one second of it will be taken for granted.

So, today isn't that great, but tomorrow I'll be better.

If you've not read MckMama's blog, go read and see what the latest updates are on baby Stellan. When he was in the womb, he was diagnosed with several heart problems. However, at birth, he was born a healthy baby boy. Now he is having problems similar to those he was having in utero. Please go to MckMama's and read the full story with details. You'll fall in love with the whole family very quickly.
Please pray for Stellan and his family. God has shown them healing before and if we all get on our knees for this baby, He can surely do it again.

I had to take Lizzy to the vet yesterday. Her front legs looked a little funny and she seemed to be favoring one of them a tiny bit, so we decided she needed to be checked out. Dr. Stacy could find absolutely nothing wrong with her other than she looks a little bow-legged(sp?). I just couldn't figure out why she would all-of-a-sudden be like this. Then, they weighed her. We took her to the bet 2 1/2 weeks ago for a round of shots and she weighed 2 pounds, 6 ounces. Y'all, she weighed a whopping 4 pounds, 4 ounces yesterday! No wonder the crazy, biting, active little thing is bow-legged!!!! Needless to say, her food bowl is now being taken up when she walks away from it. It was good to find out that nothing serious was wrong with her. On another note, she and Gypsy now get along. Gypsy isn't nearly as hyper-active as Lizzy, but she tolerates her now and even chases and plays with her. It's too funny to hear them running through the house. I'll post a new picture of her on my next post so you can see how much she really has grown.

I had the flu last week. That was the first time I've had it in years. It was horrible! Luckily, David hasn't shown any signs of getting it. (Him being sick is worse than me being sick. He's such a baby!) Cloie was supposed to come last weekend, but we suggested she wait until this weekend since I was sick. She quickly responded with "I don't want the flu!!!!" We missed her and it seems like forever since we've seen her, but she'll be here this weekend and get to stay for a whole week since it's Spring Break.

Amongst my two trips to the doctor because of the flu, I was also due to have my monthly blood work to check my HCG levels. I had that done and they were at 2 this week (0-5 is considered safe, for me). So, things are still going well regarding that and hopefully, we'll get the go-ahead in July to start trying again for our baby. I can't wait!

Oh, and go over to this blog and meet Abby. She did a super cool week of giveaway's and I won one of the day's prizes. It was a duo of a custom onesie and burp cloth. She sent me a pic of the custom design she made for my onesie and it is so cute! As soon as I get it in, I'll be sure to post a pic of them. Her work is just too cute! I'm so excited to add these two new items to my little "baby collection" that we have. When we were pregnant in April and then again in July, I bought a few things for the baby, but sadly, had to put them away. I'm looking at things a little more positively now as we count down the next 4 months when we can start trying again.

Hope you all have had a great month since I last blogged. It's been a busy one for us!