Introducing...

 Here is our little Taryn Voris. She was born April 27, 2012 at 4:32 pm. She is our new bundle of joy.

I guess I will give a little background as to what happened. On Wednesday, the 25th, I went to the doctor to make sure all was okay. I wasn't dialating. I was barely at 1 cm. He was asking me about being induced and we were going to set it up for that next Monday. As he was checking everything, he noticed she wasn't head down. I started tearing up because I knew what it meant and I was scared. I didn't want to have to get her turned. I have heard so many horror stories about how much it hurts. He told me we would set it up for Friday. They would give me an epidural and then turn her. I was glad I would be numb for it.

We arrived at 6 am at the hospital. At 7, they finally came in to give me my fluids. At 7:30, the doctor arrived to check on her. She flipped back down! I was so relieved. The doctor went ahead and broke my water to make sure she would stay down. That was something I don't want to have happen again while I am not numb. It was not a pleasant feeling. It didn't help being in so much pain anyways.

The nurse gave me the petocin at 9 am because I hadn't started contractions on my own yet. At 9:30, I got my epidural ( I'm not very good with pain lol). I finally started dialating and was able to sleep a little bit. About 3:30 pm, I was starting to feel a lot of pressure. I called the nurse and she came to check on me and I was at 9 cm. She called the doctor to let him know I was ready. He was driving from another hospital so I had to not push. It was so hard not to.

The doctor finally arrived at about 4:20 and she arrived at 4:32 pm. She was 6 lbs 5 oz 19 inches long. She has dark hair and blue eyes. She is so beautiful and we love having her here in our family.

Cameron loves his little sister. I was so worried how he would react. He wants to kiss her and hold her all the time. We have to tell him to give her space so she can breath lol. I am so glad he loves her. I just hope he continues to.

Easter

This year for Easter was a little bit more fun. Cameron is older so we can start having more fun with him. On Saturday, our neighborhood had an Easter egg hunt. It was hard when there are so many kids his age in a small area, but he got a few eggs. Hopefully next year he will do better. He keeps talking about finding the eggs so that is a good start.

We were able to dye eggs that night. I got an idea off of Pinterest to help Cameron dye eggs and it actually worked! You put the egg in a whisk and put it in the cup. That way you don't have to worry about them dropping the egg and it breaking (even if it is boiled). We also used kool aid to dye the eggs. It wasn't too bad. It was harder to get perfect colors, but for 20 cents each, not too bad.

Sunday morning, the Easter bunny left a trail of plastic eggs leading to the Easter basket. Cameron wasn't sure what to think until he saw his basket and it was full of candy. I think the Easter bunny might be a little more tricky next year. That afternoon we went over to Shad and Brittany's for dinner and was able to spend time with them. Always nice to have some family close by to spend time with. I hope next year will be a little bit more fun with Cameron being older.

33 weeks

Here I am at 33 weeks. I can't believe we are getting so close, but yet I wish we were done. This pregnancy has been a lot harder on me than it was with Cameron.

This pregnancy, I have been sick the entire time again. It isn't as bad as with Cameron, but I still have to take medicine to avoid being sick. It sure isn't fun. I have tried to get off the medicine, but that does not work. I guess I will be on this medicine again for the full pregnancy.

I am also having more pain this time around. I hurt sometimes so bad that I wake up crying. It sure is not fun this time around. With Cameron at this point I was just feeling big. Right now I wish I was closer to being done so I could be done. I was hoping this one would be better, but oh well. At least she is still healthy and growing at where she needs to be. Now I just need to be patient and wait for her to come. Not much else I can do I guess.

Other than that, we are doing great. Cameron has started potty training and is doing really well. He has gotten the peeing down, but still working on pooping. He gets scared and holds it in. Still trying to get that one figured out. I am sure he will get it. Just have to keep working on it.

We are excited that spring is here. We are loving playing outside and not having to be stuck inside. We just bought a trampoline so we are excited to try that out. Other than that, we are just hanging in there until this little one comes to join our family.

Valentine's Day

I can't believe it is Valentine's Day already. This year is already off to a fast start. I can't believe spring will be here before we know it.

This year, Valentine's Day is a little different with Cameron being a little older. He still isn't sure, but all he knows is that there is candy :) Cameron and I went shopping for Tyler the day before. He was helping me get a few last minute things and we went to find something for Tyler from Cameron. It was fun to see him give it to Tyler. He wanted to share it with daddy, but it is a good thing Cameron got a Valentine too :)

I had fun putting Tyler's gift together. I saw something on a site called The Dating Divas which got me thinking about what I could do for him. I got together about 5 things and attached a note to each of why I put them in the basket.



Thank goodness Tyler likes my cheesiness :)

I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day!

4 years!

Time sure flies when you are so busy with life! LOL I cannot believe that Tyler and I are celebrating our 4 year anniversary! It honestly seems like it has been longer, but that is a good thing :)

It is amazing to look back and see how we met and to see how far we have come. We lived in a great apartment for 2.5 years, had a beautiful baby boy, bought a house, and now we are expecting a little girl who will join us in May. So many things have happened, but they are the best when shared with your best friend.

I love being married and having someone by my side constantly to support me and our family. He really is my best friend and is the best thing that has happened to me. I am glad he allowed me to keep bothering him through text messages and decided to give "dating" a try with me.

I love you so much Tyler and I am looking forward to many more years together with you!

Big Brother!

It has been a while since I have posted, so I thought I should post something. So as you can tell from the title, Cameron is going to be a big brother! We are due May 5, 2012. We are 17 weeks along right now and are excited to add this addition to our family! We find out December 8th what we will be having.

I have been sick for the first 3 months, but it is slowly dying off. I still have my moments though. It is hard having a 2 year old and being sick though. Probably have had him watch too much TV, but it helps me out a lot. I will keep you posted on everything as it goes. We are excited!!

Happy Birthday Cameron!

Our little boy is 2!!! Where did time go? I swear we just celebrated his one year!

He is learning so much! It is like becoming 2 means your brain opens up even more and you learn SO much! He loves to talk. It is always fun when he comes up to you and just talks, but you have no idea what he is saying but he sure does LOL. He tries so hard though. I can understand a lot of it, but not some of the new stuff. He copies everything he hears so we can only watch kids shows with him awake. He is learning lots of new signs too. Now is only he would use them with Grandma. It seems like he gets shy with her. He at least signs GRANDMA to her, so that is a start.

We were able to go to his 2 year check up. He is 36.5" tall (90%) and 26.5 lbs (35%). He is still one tall skinny boy. He had to catch up on some shots at this appointment and it wasn't fun. He screamed so loud. It was so sad :(

We were able to celebrate his birthday on Oct 9. We were able to have Shad and Brittany and their family over for dinner and then Shanna and Gregg Scott and their family came over for cake and ice cream. It is nice to have at least some family/friends to come over and celebrate. Wish more family lived closer. Anyways, here are some pictures from his birthday.

Cameron with his favorite gift from DeeDee and Papa

Opening his gifts on the computer with DeeDee and Papa.

His birthday cake (don't laugh)

Just blew out his candles

Opening presents and showing it off