Meet Taylor Lorraine!

Taylor Lorraine Sorensen was born on Thursday February 18th 2010 at 10:21 am. She weighed 8 pounds 1(.5) ounces and was just about 20 inches long. She now weighs 8 pounds 2 ounces which is pretty good for 4 days old! (I wanted to throw that in now so that people wouldn't get the wrong idea from all the past-tense.) Mother and baby are doing very well and Nana Ruth is helping us out for a few days.
Curtis is adjusting well, given a major cold and being without parents for 2 days. He has inherited "Baby David" from Stephanie's side of the family so he can help take care of a baby until he is old enough to actually help with Taylor (at least when he stops trying to poke the eyes!) Waking up throughout the night for feedings is even more fun than I remembered, but the stress level associated with the second child is SOOO much lower than the first.
All is well here, welcome to the world, Baby Taylor!

Boy, Girl or Pumpkin?

Curtis can't tell what we are expecting, but thanks to technology, ultrasounds and medical insurance we found out...It's a Girl!!!

We are so excited for our new baby to be. During the ultrasound we got to see just how cute she is. While the nurse was taking pics of her Jer and I remember thinking, "Wow you can she her face so clearly," and "look how cute she is." Only the nurse was more interested in showing us that she could take a picture of the lenses of her eyes which was not so cute. In fact, she looks a little spooky. All in the Halloween spirit I guess.

Only 19 weeks in the belly and she's already is a fan of Halloween.

Also Curtis and I went with some friends to the Pumpkin Patch out at Bates Nut Farm and picked out a pumpkin for Daddy. Here are some highlights from that trip:


Trying to round up some ponies,

Having fun on the hayride,

Picking out pumpkins,

Playing in the pumpkins,

And enjoying the whole farm experience.
This is the pumpkin we picked out for Daddy!!

One Of The Big Unknowns, Known.

Yesterday Jeremy told me that I only have 25,000 days left, to live. Although it is much longer than pregnancy it still doesn't sound like a lot of time to live. Until you put it into years. We calculated it out and I'll live to the ripe old age of 94. Depending on what I make of it, it is both comforting and daunting. So I decided to get the actual date which would be Jan 21, 2078. So if you happen to be around, I'd love it if you could make it to my funeral on approx. Jan 23rd... 2078 that is.

Rumor Has It...

And It's True. I'm Pregnant.
(The pregnancy ticker to your right proves that it is legit.)

Pregnancy has got me wondering about hibernation. And if I could hibernate like a bear all winter, assuming Curtis and Jeremy would let me. We don't need to discuss that it isn't even Fall yet.

Anyways Curtis is becoming more and more of the social butterfly at Church. After Sacrament Meeting I give up trying to keep him still and let him roam around Sunday School and Relief Society. I think it is a win-win situation; people seem to love him, I'm done with him and he doesn't ever try to talk. He likes to show people different tricks he can do like click a pen and stretch a slinky. My favorite thing that he does is walk up to the person talking in the discussion and just stare at their facial expressions and hand gestures with a blank stare on his face.
Unfortunately all of these things take place in church and so no photos and video clip are available. I guess that means you'll just have to visit us at some point.

Also want to give a Shout-Out to the Homens and Congratulate them on their pregnancy! We are so excited for the babies to be. Curtis can't wait to have another cousin! (He told me in complete sentences.)