Blake Alexander Taylor

Here he is!.... Blake Alexander Taylor was born on April 12th at 3:14 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs 6 oz and was 21.5 inches long! I'm trying to wrap my head around the fact that I have TWO kids now with TWO very distinct and different needs AND those needs occur at the same time everytime. Yowzers... thought it was gonna be easier! :D I feel my head rising above the water a little more each day.

Blake has been a amazing example to me already. He has had to endure more than a newborn should. He has been a fighter LITERALLY from conception. It turns out that I have an extra blood antigen that pretty much ATTACKS anything that isn't me....EVEN if we have the same blood type- which Blake and I do.  These antigens that are still in Blake were attacking and killing his Red Blood Cells (RBC) thus causing his already high billiruben levels to soar. His first week of life was spent under HIGH intensity lights. It even got to the point where we weren't able to even hold him for 4 days straight!

We did an IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobin) Infusion that sent in the "Cavalry" to attack to "renegade"RBC's.  That worked and allowed us to go home... FINALLY!  Let's just say that I never imagined I'd spend my 30th Birthday in the hospital! :p  Blake still wasn't out of the woods yet.  His hemoglobin Levels and hematocrit #s were still dropping dangerously low.  He endured TWO RBC transfusions and still came out LOVING us!  Poor guys has EVERY right to hate needles!  This made vaccine shots look like small beans!  But, this did the trick- His body has begun taking over and we don't need to intervene anymore!  Blake is a Fighter and SUCH an angel of a baby! I LOVE having two kids!  It's soo adorable watching them interact and make each other laugh- Mason is  a tremendous big brother and has been ever so patient while Mommy takes care of Blakers!  I'm so blessed... My cup runneth over!