Month: January 2003

Day 3

Taylor is off the ventilator, and her kidneys (and all her other organs) are working now! Doctor says today that it’s not a matter of “if” but “when” she gets to come home. Today we got to change her diaper for the first time, and Elizabeth and Brian both got to hold her for the […]

Day 1

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 […]