Taysia Noel Dawson

Well, it finally happened! We now have two kids!!! (wow it makes me feel really old to say that!) We went into the hospital Thursday night at about 10:00 where I found out that I wasn't much further along than I was two days earlier at my doctor appointment. I was still only dilated to a three and 80% effaced. I was told to go for a walk around the hospital and come back in 45 minutes. Determined to make the most of this, I decided to take the stairs and push it along a little faster, however after one flight of stairs and a few contractions later, I said heck with it, slowed my pace and tried to not double over with the pain of every contraction. 45 minutes later I was dilated to a 5 which was good, but not exactly what I wanted to hear. I was hoping I was more like a 7 because I felt like I should be at least a 9.
I think I was just worn out from trying everything like walking and stairs all day Thursday to try to make myself go into labor, because to me the contractions felt so much stronger than they ever did with Jarom. I was hoping that everything would go super quick and I could do without the epidural like I did with Jarom, but as the contractions kept getting worse, and I knew I still had a long ways to go (and a lot more pain to go through) I finally babied out and requested an epidural. I don't regret my decision though because it made it so that I could relax which made me progress about twice as fast. In the 20 minutes that it took for the epidural to kick in I went from being dilated to a 5 to an 8, and 2 contractions later I was ready to push, so I had to blow for about 7 minutes until the doctor could get there. Three contractions later, at 12:50 am, Taysia Noel was born. She weighed 7 lbs 10 oz (which is pretty good for being nearly 2 weeks early) and was 19 inches long. She is truly a beautiful baby!!!




Jarom was so delighted to meet her, and wanted to hold her and hug her and give her kiss after kiss. He is definitely excited to have a little sister, and goes around constantly saying "Tayta! Tayta! every time he sees her.

We're finally home after our 24 hour stay. It feels so good to just be home and spend time with my little family. I feel like I have just recently witnessed the most beautiful miracle. I believe that every baby is a miracle, but just holding my little girl and looking at her perfect little face and fingers and toes, and knowing that she is finally here, and that she is healthy and strong and that there weren't any complications or problems is amazing to me. There were so many opportunities for complications to have arisen throughout this pregnancy and at her birth, and yet here she is, as perfect as a baby could be. I feel like I have witnessed the greatest miracle of all, and I know that I will feel that way every time I hold this precious child of God in my arms, and thank him for entrusting such a special spirit to me and Thayne. We have truly been blessed and I thank my Heavenly Father for it.