Taija MEETS Luke

Last night we were able to let Taija see Luke. Taija can't go into the NICU so the awesome nurse unhooked Luke for just a minute and brought him to the window so that Taija could meet her baby brother. Poor girl had come to the hospital twice now and was wondering why on earth we were ALL just hangin out here, but now she knows! Enjoy the pics!

BABY LUKE

Luke William Robison made his grand entrance to this world on October 28th at 11:21am! 8 lbs. 7 oz and 20 inches long! The delivery was smooth with a bit of drama...one of the med students shadowing Dr. Alexis fainted as Dr. Johnson began cutting. It was pretty funny due to the fact that it took 3 nurses and Justin to get her on the ground so that she wouldn't fall forward into the surgery area. The doctors and staff were talking/laughing about it the rest of the surgery! I guess she is a 3rd year and had barely made it through her first vaginal birth a few days before, but couldn't make it through a c-section. At least it makes for an interesting birth story for Luke. Justin was once again all too pleased that he was able to see over the curtain and witness the procedure. Shortly after Luke came out the pediatric nurse practitioner decided that Luke needed to go to the NICU because she didn't really like the way he was breathing. Justin says she was kind of torn as whether or not she wanted to admit him, but in the end for precautionary reasons she decided to. A total bummer because this meant I would not get to hold him til this morning! Taija and Auntie Janet came to the hospital a little later, but since Taija is in diapers she can't go in to the NICU so she will have to wait a few more days to meet her baby brother.

This morning I was able to go upstairs to the NICU and hold my little guy! It was so much fun to cuddle him and spend some time with Luke. Since he was under an oxygen bubble yesterday Justin wasn't able to hold him til today too. So enjoy our little guy...




These are the beautiful flowers my husband picked out from my Father-N-Law (he ALWAYS gives his grandkids/daughters-N-laws flowers for their birth)!

Halloween Happenings

Here at the Robison Household we are trying to squeeze in as much Halloween as we can before Luke gets here...Taija and I went and picked out pumpkins and painted them! She painted all of 2 minutes before she declared the pumpkins were 'all done.' Taija was going to be a fairy for Halloween, but since she doesn't like wearing her little skirt I made her I doubt she will even dress up. But she does like to put on her little pink wings and 'fly' around the house!





The other night Taija and I had a little Mommy-Daughter date. We went and played at the park and finished up the night with Cold Stone Ice Cream!

Maternity/Family Pics

The other day one of our good friends took some pics of my little family at Fort Lauderdale Beach - Katrina is an AMAZING photographer (katiejoyphoto.blogspot.com) and graciously spent the morning with us! Here are some of my faves (mind you Taija WAS NOT cooperating to say the least)!

Potty Training Woes

So...with only EIGHT days left til Luke is to make his BIG arrival I have pretty much given up on potty training. Taija still puts on her Elmo panties each day and runs around telling me "No mess" (meaning she is not supposed to make a mess in her panties) but usually tells me she wants a diaper on when she needs to go. Well, yesterday for the VERY FIRST time she went pee pee in her big girl potty! I of course was in the other room when she starts crying and getting all upset so I run in to see if she had an accident and with HUGE tears running down her face she is pointing to her potty and saying "mess, mess" over and over again. I was so excited that she FINALLY figured out that is where the mess goes! I kept trying to reassure her that is was a GOOD thing to go in the potty and let her wash her hands (a reward for her) and gave her a potty treat. Not sure if she understood, but at least I can now say she has GONE in the potty! YAY for small victories!

The weather has finally cooled down a bit (mid 80s) so we now go to Park Playgroup rather than pool playgroup. Here are some pics from the park last week. Enjoy!

Taija is 2!

My baby is officially TWO! I can't believe how fast the time has FLOWN by! I remember two years ago walking in to the hospital for my planned C-Section...not knowing what I was getting myself in to! Motherhood has truly been a blessing albeit a challenge. I can't imagine life without this beautiful, active, messy, drive-me-crazy girl!

Some of the fun things Taija is doing at the age of 2
- she LOVES to sing! Her favorite songs being the bus song, spider, happy song, temples, book of mormon stories and of course E-I-E-I-O
- Taija loves making animal sounds and learning new ones. The newest of which are penguins, seals, and snakes
- The other day we were able to feed the giraffes at the zoo so she is now obsessed! She has a stuffed animal named Jeffrey the Giraffe she doesn't go anywhere without!
- Taija LOVES to read her books and look at pics of Jesus. Each night we read the Book of Mormon and the only way to get her to put it away is to tell her ONE more pic of Jesus!
- She loves to call people on her computer (Webcam) and is always begging to talk to Ari, Unc, Kate, Nana, Grandpa, Pa, Grandma and whoever else she can think of!
- Taija is VERY ACTIVE! She loves to RUN, jump, bounce, climb or otherswise WIGGLE!
- Taija gives the BEST hugs, but you have to catch them at just the right time cuz she doesn't always give them out freely! Daddy is the best at conning them out of her!
- She is a TALKING machine...loves learning any new word and will repeat it for the next few hours so make sure it's a word you want to hear OVER and OVER again!
- In the car she gets mad at Mommy when I yell at other drivers or honk the horn...she says 'Mommy' and gives me a stern look! It's the cutest thing ever!

I could go on and on, but will spare you all the details and post a few pics from the past 2 years!

Another Day at the BEACH

Taking advantage of Daddy's slow week at school we hit the beach yesterday...Taija and Justin have so much FUN together at the beach. The water was REALLY ROUGH so we spent most of the time playing in the sand and chillin under the umbrella!

Taija's ELMO cake

Today we had Taija's friend Ella over for some cake and ice cream in anticipation for Taija's 2nd birthday! It of course had to be an ELMO cake!