Taylor Jordan

Taylor Jordan was born on December 4, 1995 in Odessa, Tx. She weighed 6 lbs and 12 oz and was 20 inches long. She came out crying and to this day when she cries I can still see that sweet, newborn face.

Taylor has been a blessing to me from the moment I knew of her existence. She is growing up so fast and I'm not sure I'm ready for all the changes and challenges that face her.

Here are a few things I love about Taylor:

1) She is kind hearted! She has so much compassion for others (people and animals). I hope she never loses this attribute.

2) She is dependable! I can put her in charge and know that she will get the job done. She pays close attention to detail and if she's not sure what I meant, she will call me at work...many times if necessary :)

3) She is funny! She can make us all laugh with her grown up sense of humor. Her timing with her humor has improved and she can really bowl us over! She can always cheer Andrew up and she was first person he asked for after his surgery.

4) She is such a beauty! She has great hair, beautiful eyes and a great smile! Best of all she doesn't care much about what kind of clothes or shoes she wears and has been able to realize that clothes don't make a person better than others.

5) She is a great big sister! She was almost 7 yrs old when Andrew was born. That's a long time to have the spotlight all to yourself. She has loved him from day one and continues to play with him, care for him and tolerate him when he gets into her things or he ninja fights her without warning. A short story, Taylor couldn't wait to be able to feed Andrew a bottle. When I stopped nursing she got that opportunity. One day on the way to Lovington she told me, "I wish you were still nursing him because my arm gets tired holding this bottle!"

We love Taylor so much! I can't believe the time is drawing near when she'll be out from under my wing and facing the world head on while we stand behind her instead of in front of her.

Happy birthday, baby girl!

This week's headlines....

Here is a picture of Andrew taken today which is 10 days after his surgery! I think he's looking pretty good. The stitches are absorbing and the bruising is going away nicely. We had a bit of a scare on Monday. Marc picked AJ up from pre-k and a "stitch" was hanging down about 2 inches below his eye. This is completely normal we found out after a trip to the ER. It was part of the running stitch that normally will fall out or will dissolve. After a call to the surgeon and consultation with the ER doctor the thread was snipped and we were on our way. It was good to know that his incision is completely healed. Side note: He's not as sad as this picture makes him appear!

Taylor had a birthday on Tuesday! I will do a special post for her later. We celebrated with Chinese food and cake and presents. She was not feeling well and missed school the next day due to a bad cold.

Andrew also missed school on Wednesday because he started vomiting at 4:45am and did so at least once an hour until 5:30pm.

Both kids had visit to the doctor. We got high powered cough syrup for Taylor and phenergan suppositories for Andrew. Let me tell you, he was not impressed with the route this medication needed to take! It did help and he only vomited once after that.

Everyone is much better today! We are hoping (and praying) for a few days without any drama or illness!