Taylor Nicole McAlister
Born: January 8, 2003, 2:58 p.m.
8 pounds, 9 ounces · 20½ inches
At 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Elizabeth woke Brian up with the fear that her water had broken. We went to Crestwood Hospital, learned that her water had indeed broken, and were set up for the labor process. Elizabeth’s labor had yet to start, and was induced.
Labor went rather easily, compared with others we had heard of. Then the big moment: at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday Elizabeth started pushing. After 2 hours, we find out that the cord had become wrapped around Taylor’s neck. She got stuck for a few minutes in the birthing canal, and Taylor was unable to breathe for an unknown number of minutes. When we were able to get her out, she was not breathing, and was rushed to the nursery for emergency care, and an hour later was rushed to Huntsville East Hospital to their NICU.
These first pictures are of Taylor about to transport from Crestwood to Huntsville East; the last is her in the NICU.
