Sorry It's Been so long

I can't beleive Cash is almost 5 months old. Sometimes I still feel pregnant. Right now Cash is making lots of noises. He squeals, grunts, and has a very deep and interesting laugh. He is also grabbing faces and noses and especially hair! Sometimes he wont let go. At our last doctors visit he weighed 15lbs 15oz. He is getting sooo big! He is already wearing some 6 month clothes. He started solid foods awhile back and some of his favorites are carrots, apples, and bananas. He does not like peas. It is so funny to watch him eat. He likes to take a bite then put his hand in his mouth and suck. It doesnt make for a clean baby but it is funny to watch. We think he is starting to teeth because he is drooling and biting on his hands and anything he can. He loves the outdoors and he likes to watch the dogs fight. At least the dogs are coming in handy for something! Haha. Hope you like the pics, I will try to update sooner next time.

CASH TODD TAYLOR

So happy to have my little guy!

Yay its over!

My favorite picture! This was right after birth!

Todd cutting the cord...I still cant believe he did it!

My little man is soooo spoiled

The day he came home...I had just finished nursing and couldnt resist taking a pic!

Holding his paci already!

One happy family!

Welcome to the world Cash! Finally Cash was born on January 15, 2010 at 10:03 pm. He weighed 6 lbs 6.5 ounces and 20 inches long. He is doing great just a little jaundice that the doctors arent too concerned with, they told us just to sit him in front of a window that was letting in a lot of light. He is such a cutie pie and mine all mine! I love just snuggling with him and loving on him. He is already spoiled rotten and cant handle it if someone isnt holding him. He is breastfeeding well and gets better and better every day. He only wakes me up a couple times a night to feed, but he has been sleeping in between meals. He's only awake a small amount of time during the day. There have been a couple of times when he is a little fussy, but we can calm him down pretty well. I love being a mom and dont know how I am supposed to leave him in 6 weeks. I dont know how well that will go over, i wish I could just stay at home with him...but I enjoy eating and having a roof over my head so I guess I have to keep a job in order to pay the bills. I will update again soon.

Update

Well I guess I will update that on the vaginal exam yesterday the doctor said that my cervix was closed up tight. Sad days...I was hoping I was dilated a least a little. I know it doesnt mean much but I was still hoping. We go again on tuesday for another weekly check up. I know its not really a week but when you make appointments a week at a time you really dont have much of a choice when we can only take afternoon appointments. Good thing its exam week. Hopefully we will be even closer to bringing the little guy home. So excited and can't wait!

38 Weeks

Wow time has flown by. I can't believe he will be here so soon! I can't wait, but I also can because I know my life will change so much. I'm still planning for my classes next semester...I wish I had started earlier. I never knew it would take so long to plan. I guess I'm trying to make sure the Sub knows everything about my routine and I'm trying to give my kids as much dancing as possible and to do that I had to find videos to teach them choreography and technique. I've been reviewing videos the entire 2 weeks I was off and made lesson plans. Hopefully I will finish soon, because he can come at any time now. We have a doctors appointment tomorrow. They will begin checking me to see if I'm dialated any and to make sure Cash is ok in there. I think he is fine though because I still feel him move all the time. Todd wants the doctors to tell us we have to go to the hospital. But i doubt that will happen. I havent been having any contractions or pains. I am actually feeling really good. I can't do too much because I have a lot of body to move around now...but I can move just fine. I danced a little this week just to keep in shape a little. I'm hoping since I've been active my entire pregnancy that I will have an easy labor...but I'm not expecting it. Here are a few pictures and I will update tomorrow if there is any news.

34 Weeks

On December 4 at 33 weeks and 3 days. On thanksgiving day at 32 weeks and 2 days

We are now 34 weeks going on 35...which means Cash will be here very soon. We are so excited and can't wait to meet him. I have one more week till I'm off for Christmas break and I cant wait. I'm hoping that I will make it through the end of the semester which is January 15th. I would really like to meet my students for next semester so I can let them know what my expectations are and how I run the class. I'm hoping to finish all the National board stuff soon...I've mapped out most of the entries...just have to write the written part and put the videos together...I'm hoping I can get most of it done before Cash arrives so that I can spend as much time with him as possible before I go back to school. I only plan on taking 6 weeks...but I know it will be harder to leave him than I expect. But Todd will have some good bonding time with him while I'm working...and I'm sure the rest of the semester will go really fast...I'm hoping anyways. Then I'll have all summer with him. I only wish I could be a stay at home mom...but I'm glad I have a job and a career that I love doing. We go to the doctor the week of Christmas then we start going every week...We plan on taking the tour of the hospital then too. I am just so excited I can hardly wait...but i know he will come when he's ready. Todd really wants him to come before the new year so he can write him off his taxes...but I can wait. I want him to be healthy so we can take him home asap.

33 weeks

We are at 33 weeks now and going strong. Everything is looking good...I only gained .6 lbs at last weeks doctors visit so that is good. The baby bump is at just the right size according to the doctor and his heartbeat sounds good too. We almost have everything we need from the first baby shower...we have plenty of diapers and wipes for sure. We got a few outfits for the baby and some other goodies. We have the bedding and mobile. It's really starting to look like a babies room now instead of just a blank slate. We take our childbirth class this saturday. I'm looking forward to it, maybe it will prepare me a little more or ease my mind about the process of giving birth. I have to keep reminding myself that tons of other women do it all the time so I can do it too! And of course the miracle of giving birth and the fact that my little man will be here when its over is always good enough reason to not dread it too bad. I have picked out the first name just dont know the middle name. His first name will be Cash and it may be Cash Todd Taylor, but I'm not quite sure yet. Todd says he doesnt care so he isnt deciding. I've been calling him Cash for a few months now just to see how I like it and it seems to be growing on everyone else. I even got a onesie with a guitar on it and Cash written across the chest (for Johnny Cash). So it seems to be a sign that his name must be Cash. If you dont like the name I dont care...its not your baby. I'm tired of people saying they dont like Cash...if you want to name a child have a baby and you can choose the name. I dont expect to please everyone with the name...there will always be people who wouldnt choose that name for their child but it's not their problem. So if someone tells you what they are naming their child...dont be mean and say you dont like that name...cause its not really up to you its up to the mother and father. And whether they will tell you or not it does hurt their feelings (or make them mad) for you to say the name they like isnt a good name or you dont like it. Sorry about the rant...its just been that way for us with some people in the family. We are very excited and we cant wait for baby Cash to get here!

29 Weeks...Only 11 more to go!