6 Months!!!

Our little Taylor is 6 months old! I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She is such a joy to have in our family. She is always smiling and laughing. She makes our home a happier place. She is mommies little buddy. Jake and I just got back from a cruise and we missed our kids so much. It was a great vacation, but I am so glad to be with my Taylor and Cameron again!!!

Taylor is now 17 lbs (70%) and 26.5 in long (70%)!! Her head is 17.5 in (94%)

Wedding

I am a little behind on posts like always. We recently went down to St. George for my sister Stephanie's Wedding. It was wonderful and we had a blast. Here is a picture I found that I just had to post. Cameron and his cousin Bradley hugging.

Taylor's Baby Blessing

Taylor's Baby Blessing was back in December, but I thought I would post some pictures from that wonderful day. Jake gave such a special blessing. We are so glad to have Taylor in our family.


We didn't get Cameron in any of the pictures. He was having too much fun playing. Opps

I love this picture because of Tracie in the background

Four Generations of Rusts! I love it :)

Taylor's Grandma & Grandpa Rust

Taylor's Great Grandma & Grandpa Schultz

Taylor's Great Grandma & Grandpa Rust!

The Kazemini Family: Sherilee, Dean, Jaden, Kyle, & Ella

Taylor's Aunt Ashton & Uncle Aaron!

The Holmes Family: Cindee, Craig, Alex, & Nicole!

hMPV

Our sweet little Taylor was in the hospital for 5 days recently. She is home now safe and sound, but she gave us a bit of a scare. We are very blessed to have so many friends who prayed for her. Here is her story. She was not eating and seemed pretty sick before we left for my sister Stephanie's wedding/family vacation, but she seemed to do better right before it was time to go. She seemed okay the entire time we were on vacation. However the Saturday we drove back home she had a bad fever, was vomiting and was just miserable. She stopped eating and just got worse and worse by Sunday, with her fever getting up to 106. Jake took her into the ER and they did a bunch of tests on her to find out what she had. Turns out she had Human metapneumovirus (hMPV). It causes lower and upper respiratory tract infections in people of all ages. Like RSV, it is seasonal. It is second to RSV for causing respiratory illnesses like pneumonia. Respiratory illnesses most often occur in young children or older adults. She developed a really bad case of bronchiolitis. Their is no treatment for this virus, but they did put her on oxygen, and IV fluids, and i think a few other things. I never got to see her till she was getting better, because I was sick myself. She was such a trooper and is doing great now. She is eating great and back to her happy self. Smiles for everyone!!!

family pictures

Cameron Looks a little weird in this one also :) The photographer kept making us do our head weird.

We just got family pictures taken. We had a coupon for an amazing deal at this place which is usually really expensive. Jake and I look kind of weird, but the kids look good...that's all that matters. Try again in a few years to get us all looking good.

TAYLOR: 2 MONTHS!

Cameron loves holding Taylor! You can tell how much they love each other. He kisses her non-stop and talks to her in a sweet voice. She smiles whenever he does!!!

TAYLOR'S GROWTH
HEIGHT: 22.25 in. 45.65%
WEIGHT: 12.1 lbs. 86.34%
HEAD: 15.5 in. 67.25%

CAMERON'S GROWTH AT 2 MONTHS
HEIGHT: 23.75 in. 76.03%
WEIGHT: 13.58 lbs. 86.02%
I don't have his head, but it was big!

Taylor is not as long as Cameron has been so far :) We shall see how she grows! She has lots of cute rolls though. The best cheeks also.
I can't believe Taylor is 2 months old! She is such a miracle in our lives. We love her so much. She loves people and being where the action is. She gets sad when she is alone. She still spits up but it doesn't seem to bother her anymore and it is very little :) She sleeps great now. She has lots of gas....i have to burp her tons. She is just the best!!!!!

pictures of Taylor

We had a great thanksgiving with Jake's family; especially since we found out what was wrong with Taylor. Cameron is growing like a weed still. Taylor is growing also and is the sweetest.


OUR FAMILY!!! Yes...the fish is pretty much a part of the family. Cameron loves that thing.

Taylor fell asleep in this pose...so cute

Taylor tries to suck her hands and fingers....she'll figure it out one day

HELLO EVERYONE! I AM SO HAPPY NOW :)

Hallelujah!

The Taylor saga continues. I have Taylor on medication for her spit up and it was helping a little. She however started getting worse again. She would seem like she was hungry and then after eating for a little pull away screaming in pain. It was so sad to see. We were getting worried because was also spitting up like crazy (8-10 times each feeding) and soaking entire blankets (we had burp blankets, not cloths). She was just sad all the time and hardly slept. She was unconsolable. I was crying one day and praying like crazy and I had some inspiration. I called Jake's mom and asked her to buy some soy formula for me. She did and the first bottle I gave her she kept down. I took her to an allergist and it was confirmed she has an intense milk allergy. (Before i put her on soy i was cutting out milk, cheese, yogert, and ice cream only). She has been on soy formula ever since and is the happiest baby in the world. She hardly spits up and smiles all the time. We are so happy... for us and her! She is seriously the best baby and we can't stop smiling. We felt bad it took us so long to figure out, but we are so happy we did finally. Jake had the same allergy as a baby and that's what clued me in to see if this was her problem. She just wants to be like her dad :) More pictures to come of our HAPPY baby.

pictures overload!!!!!

A rare picture of Jake and I!!

She has the best cheeks!!

Steph styled her hair "special". I had to get a picture.



My two sweeties...Cameron loves Taylor and is the best big brother. She is yawning in this picture, not crying.

Cameron was driving...opps...sorry STEPH :)


We went to Cabella's for Cameron's birthday. Low key with a newborn. He was in heaven though. Steph was in town to do more wedding preparations, so that made his birthday even better!!!


Here is Taylor...you can see how much she has grown!! She is 12 lbs now!

The Birthday boys!! Grandpa birthday is the 3rd of November and Cameron's is the 4th.

Pretty in purple. Great grandma and Taylor!!

Our little princess

Our little girl is 6 WEEKS OLD! I can't believe how fast it has gone already. Our little girl tricked us for the first two weeks of her life, sleeping and being peaceful. She then decided to never stop screaming for awhile. We have been in survival mode. Taylor is the spit up queen and very fussy. She spits up at least 5 times after each feeding. She goes through lots of clothes every day...already a fashionista. For a while she would just scream from about 8 pm until midnight. Jake would take her on lots of drives. She needs a lot of comforting and it can be hard. We got her on some medicine for her acid reflux and it is helping. She is a lot less fussy as well and sleeps tons better. We are so thankful to be getting some sleep finally. Cameron is the sweetest older brother. He just wants to hold her and give her lots of kisses. He also "shares" his toys with her. I find her with his toys on her shoulder or belly all the time and it is the funnies thing. Pictures coming soon!!

Introducing Taylor

Here we are at the hospital...we look tired :)





Cameron, Taylor, & Grandma

We had our sweet little girl on the 27th of September. Her name is TAYLOR ASHLEY RUST, or as my dad tells me, TAR. She arrived at 3:15pm and weighed 7 lbs 4 ozs and was 18.5 inches long. Labor was amazing and much faster than her brother. She is perfectly healthy and he brain looks great. We had a real miracle with her!! She is the picture of health!! She is the sweetest and most well mannered baby. She is a great sleeper and eats great. She is spoiling us. Not complaining though :) Here are some pictures!!!

July

So I am behind on my posts, so I'm trying to catch up. We went down to Kanosh for a fun parade they do every year. Cameron had a blast.

car crash

So the other day i heard a really loud noise that kind of shook the house. I looked out the window and there a car on our front lawn very close to our house. Lucky it didn't hit the house or any children...just our sprinkler system. It was quite the thing for Jake to come home to though :) Cameron thought it was very exciting and always asks if our car is broken. He doesn't want to drive it if it is.






P.S. I have a lot of updating to do...but I'm being induced tomorrow, so pictures to come!!