Busy Little Girl

All is well at the Ainsworth's! Taylor is doing great and changing every day. She's such an amazing baby. We're so blessed!! I can't believe that she is almost a month old already. It's crazy! Time is flying by.

At her 2 week checkup she wasn't gaining weight as fast as they would like so the dr. increased her feeding schedule to every 2 hours (it's a full time job!) and we went back to supplementing with formula at every feeding. After that she gained 3 oz in 3 days so we were very happy with that. That put her at 7lbs 14oz (almost back up to her birth weight). We're still following the same schedule and have another weight check on Friday so hopefully she has gained more weight so we can be done with that place for awhile. It's been a little overwhelming with all the dr. visits.

We've been very busy since Taylor arrived and seems like we're constantly running. We've had something going on almost every day. It's so nice to have such a good baby that we can take anywhere and not have to worry about it. Taylor had her first stroller outing last weekend. We met my cousin and his fam in Boulder for Oktoberfest. It was a beautiful day and perfect for walking around Pearl Street for the afternoon. Last Wednesday, Taylor got to meet all of the members of our small group (through church). She enjoyed being passed around and held by everyone. This past weekend our good friends Kole & Shannon had us over to their new house for brunch. Thanks! You guys are awesome and we love your new house! On Sunday we took Taylor to her first church service. It was really loud but she did great and slept through most of it. We spent the rest of Sunday at John's aunt and uncle's house as his cousin, Jodi was in town from Corvallis, OR. It was great to see her and it was her bday so we got to help her celebrate. We don't have too much planned for this week so hopefully we can spend a few nights at home relaxing. We haven't done a lot of that lately.

Here's some pics from the past week or so. Enjoy!!!

Sadie checking on Taylor

Chillin' With Daddy

Taylor with Opa (John's grandpa)

Prego Pics

Here's some pics that our good friend Corrie took about 3 weeks before Taylor arrived. Thanks girl!

Our Sweet Baby Girl

Finally getting this posted. Sorry for the delay. It's been CRAZY around here. We haven't really had any time to relax since we've been home. We've been going non stop but it's been great seeing everyone and we're enjoying every minute with our new baby girl. Thank you all for the visits, meals, gifts, phone calls, emails, etc. We feel so blessed to have such great friends and family. We have received so many wonderful gifts. She's going to be one stylin' girl. She even received her first pair of golf shoes (pink of course) from her uncle Todd. Get those tee times set up! :)

Taylor Grace Ainsworth

Our sweet baby girl, Taylor Grace has arrived. She was born last Saturday, September 6th at 4:13am. She was 7lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long and absolutely perfect!!!
The labor and delivery went very smooth and was pretty easy. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. I was in labor for about 11 hours and slept through most of it. They actually had to wake me up to push. Can't beat that! I'll write more about the labor and delivery later.

Happy Family

First Bath
John, Taylor, Xander & Jenni
Daddy admiring his new baby girl

Taylor was born with a mild case of jaundice and had to be put under the lights right away. We had to stay in the hospital a couple of extra days because of this but we were able to come home on Tuesday, the 9th. We still had to continue the light therapy at home but it wasn't as bad as in the hospital.We just had to keep her on a photo therapy pad as much as possible. We could only take her off for feedings. It's just a small pad that you lay her on and then can swaddle her up so she's comfortable. She was our little glow baby for a few days. In the hospital she had to lay under the lights in just her diaper (and her stylin' sunglasses) and couldn't be swaddled or held. It was really hard but she was a trooper. She hardly cried or fussed at all. The worst part of this jaundice business is getting her blood drawn all the time. Poor baby! We had another blood test yesterday and her levels went down enough to keep her off the photo therapy and hopefully no more lab work. We're SO excited to be done with all that!!!

Going home from the hospital
First car ride

The beagles were extremely excited to meet Taylor when she got home. They have been so amazing with her. Sara has kept her distance but goes up to smell her once in a while. Sadie on the other hand has been a little mama. She checks on her constantly to make sure she is okay. She will stand on her hind legs and look into the bassinet. It's so cute! I'll try to get a pic of it.

Meeting the beagles

Taylor has been such a great baby and we feel truly blessed to have her in our lives. She's a very calm baby and sleeps and feeds well. She does have a bit of a temper if she doesn't get what she wants right away. :) Feeding/diapering is definitely a full time job and I'm not sure how moms get anything done but I'm sure we'll get it figured out. We've been very busy since we got home. My parents were here for 5 days and John's parents were here over the weekend to meet the new grandbaby. My birthday was the day after we came home and was very uneventful. It certainly didn't feel like a birthday but Taylor was the best gift I could have asked for. We had an appt with the pediatrician and had to go for blood work at the lab that day. My cousin and his wife and daughter graciously brought us dinner that night and a yummy bday cake. Thanks guys! You're the best! The leftover cake came in very handy for those 3am feedings. :)

Taylor & Grandma
Taylor & Grandpa
Sara thinks she's the baby :)
Matt, Courtney, Audrey & Taylor
Meeting Grandma Patty & Papa Stan
Snugglin' with Papa Weed
Kole & Shannon

She's had a very busy first week meeting people and running around and now we're hoping to relax a little and enjoy every minute with our little girl. John had to go back to work on Tuesday and us girls are adjusting okay. It's definitely harder doing everything by yourself (especially when you throw in going to dr. appts and blood draws). It's amazing how fast time goes and how little you can get done during the day. That's going to take awhile to adjust to. The pediatrician told us on Tuesday that she seems very advanced for her age (if you can say that at 10 days old). She's such a strong baby. She can already hold her head up and even grabs on to your fingers if you hold them in front of her and pulls herself up. She even puts weight on her legs and stands up. It's crazy! She's able to focus on faces and objects very well. She smiles all the time and is very alert when she is awake. As of yesterday, she is 20.5 inches long (75th percetile), 7lbs 11oz (50th percentile).

First bath at home

Enjoy the pics and we'll keep you posted! Love you all and thanks again for everything!!!

Monday's the Big Day!!!

I had another Dr. Appt today and everything is still the same. Taylor must be pretty cozy in there. We decided to go ahead and schedule an induction for Monday. We tried to get it scheduled for tomorrow or Friday but they were all full so Monday it is unless she decides to come sooner which would be fabulous!! Monday is my actual due date and my Grandma's birthday! Hope she doesn't mind sharing :)
We're getting pretty anxious to meet our little girl. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers for a safe and FAST delivery on Monday.

This is how the beagles are passing the time until Taylor gets here. It's rough isn't it???