He's Here--Meet Dane Taylor Pollei

He's here..... February 28 2009!!!

Weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 oz, 20 inches long.

Our story:

On Friday 2-28-09, at 3pm my doctor stripped my membranes.... by 10:00 pm I was starting heavy labor. Decided to leave the house at 10:45pm. Arrived at the hospital in major pain and dialated to a 5. Within minutes I was at a 7 (even before they submitted me to the actual labor and delivery room). (In our hospital they keep you in a Pre-labor unit to get you prepped for the real thing)!! They were taking TOO LONG--because I needed to push right then and there. When I said that and after violent vomiting, they finally got my IV in an sent me upstairs. I got my epidural a half hour later, an then they broke my water. Within 20 minutes I was at dialated to a 10 and ready to push. I started pushing at 1:28am and he arrived at 1:35am. I even appartently pushed him out without a contraction. Apparently you only push on your contractions, but hey can you blame me.... he was coming and I couln't wait any longer. He was healthy and happy when he came out. He is doing great, latching on phenonmenally and sleeping great. I am recovering well with little pain and happy to be breast feeding again. Zoe came by today to meet her little brother and they seemed to be quite happy to reunite after not seeing each other for 18 months!! They are exactly 18 months and 2 days apart. We couldn't be more excited to have this little guy here (especially me--haha)! He looks like Zoe, and he looks like a little of this and that... you decide for yourself. I can't add pictures to the blog for some reason, but I have created a link for you to see our pictures... I hope you enjoy and more are to come. p.s. these are not edited or anything...just straight off my camera.

Love and miss you all.

Taylor, Amber, Zoe Brooke, and DANE TAYLOR POLLEI

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