TAYGEN JEAN HAMMOND

TAYGEN JEAN HAMMOND WAS BORN ON 08-17-2011 AT 12:25PM. WEIGHING IN AT 6 LBS 13 OZ AND 18 1/2 INCHES LONG. MY WATER BROKE AT 4:00AM AND MY AUNT CHRISTY WAS HERE TO WATCH SKYLER BY 5:30. I CHECKED INTO THE HOSPITAL AT 6:00 HAD MY EPIDURAL AT 9:00. 2 PUSHES LATER TAYGEN WAS HERE. THIS LABOR WAS A PIECE OF CAKE COMPARED TO SKYLER'S. HER MIDDLE NAME JEAN IS AFTER MY GRANDPA AND GRANDMA MAUGHAN WHO'S NAME ARE BOTH JEAN ( JEAN AND GENE) THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT EXAMPLES TO ME.

1ST PICTURE WITH MOM

1ST PICTURE WITH DAD

MY MOM MADE IT LATER THAT NIGHT.

OUR 1ST FAMILY PICTURE. TAYGEN DOESN'T LOOK TO HAPPY

SKYLER WAS HAPPY TO SEE ME AFTER NOT BEING AT HOME FOR A DAY

SHE IS SO SWEET. YOU FORGET HOW TINY THEY ARE. ALL HER NEWBORN STUFF IS EVEN BIG ON HER.

GRANDMA CHERYL

I LOVE THIS PICTURE. MAX LOOKS LIKE SUCH A PROUD PAPA AND SKYLER IS SO HAPPY!

MAX CUT SKYLER'S HAIR.

2 DAYS OLD

LOLA AND GRAMPS MADE IT HERE ON FRIDAY.

SKYLER GETS EXCITED TO SEE BABY TAYGS. HE EVEN CALLS HER SISSY

3 DAYS OLD

CUTE PICTURE WITH GRANDMA CHERYL

PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH DAD

SHE DOESN'T LIKE HER DIAPER CHANGED OR CLOTHES OFF

THIS PICTURE REMINDS ME OF ONE I TOOK OF SKYLER WHEN HE WAS A FEW DAYS OLD. SHE HAS TINY CHICKEN LEGS AND LONG TOES LIKE HER DADDY

4 DAYS OLD! SHE GETS CUTER EVERY DAY!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

HAPPY 4 YEARS TO US. IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME WHERE I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE IN 4 YEARS, IT WOULDN'T BE NEAR AS EXCITING AS IT IS. 1 DOG, 1 HOUSE, (ALMOST) 2 KIDS AND LIVING IN CALI. I FEEL SO LUCKY TO BE MARRIED TO MAX. HE IS THE BEST HUSBAND AND FATHER TO SKYLER I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR.

WHEN WE CAME HOME FROM UTAH OUR GRASS IN OUR BACKYARD HAD BURNED UP A LITTLE BIT. WE WERE WATERING ONE NIGHT AND SKYLER HAD TO PLAY IN THE WATER. HE LOVED IT!

SKYLER'S NAPS HAVE CHANGED. HE IS ONLY TAKING 1 NAP A DAY. THE GOOD THING IS THE NAP USUALLY LAST AROUND 2-3 HOURS AND I GET TO TAKE ONE TOO. SOMETIMES HE GETS A LITTLE SLEEPY MID MORNING.

WE WENT TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY LAST WEEK AND SKYLER SCORED A SUCKER. HE LOVED THIS THING BUT IT WAS A HUGE MESS TO CLEAN UP.

(I AM WELL AWARE HOW ATTRACTIVE I LOOK IN THIS PICTURE BEING 35 WEEKS PREGO) MAX PICKED UP STAFF SGT. ( ANOTHER RANK IN THE MARINE'S FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW) THE PAY RAISE WILL BE AWESOME RIGHT BEFORE OUR LITTLE GIRL GETS HERE. I AM SO PROUD OF MAX FOR WORKING SO HARD FOR OUR LITTLE FAMILY.

MY FRIEND LYNNETTE HAD A BABY SHOWER FOR ME LAST WEEK. THIS LITTLE GIRL GOT SPOILED WITH THE SHOWER AND ALL THE GIFTS MY FRIENDS/FAMILY HAVE SENT. AHH GOTTA LOVE PINK, PURPLE, TUTU'S AND EVERYTHING GIRLY.

LYNNETTE MADE THIS ADORABLE TUTU AND ELEPHANT ( THE PICTURE DOESN'T DO THEM JUSTICE) I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE HER PICTURES TAKEN WEARING THE TUTU. SHE ALSO MADE AN ADORABLE DIAPER CAKE BUT AS SOON AS SKYLER SEEN IT HE TORE IT APART. LYNNETTE IS SO TALENTED AND I AM ONE LUCKY GIRL TO HAVE HER AS MY FRIEND.

TAYGEN IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO NAME HER! AND THE BEST PART IS WE BOTH AGREE ON IT. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST FEW WEEKS WASHING CLOTHES AND GETTING THINGS READY FOR HER TO ARRIVE. WITH SKYLER I WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE COMING 4 WEEKS EARLY SO THIS TIME I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD EVERYTHING DONE. NOW I AM AFRAID I WILL GO TO MY DUE DATE SINCE I AM SO PREPARED.

OUR GARAGE IS FULL OF DIAPERS

WE GOT SKYLER A BIG BOY BED LAST WEEK. I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY BEDDING THAT I LOVE YET. HE LOVES LAYING ON IT BUT I AM NOT READY FOR HIM TO BE SLEEPING IN HIS BIG BOY BED YET. WE NEED TO GET SIDE RAILS AND A STEPPING STOOL FOR OUR SHORT LITTLE GUY.

I AM 36 WEEKS ON MONDAY. WE ARE SO ANXIOUS TO MEET BABY TAYGEN. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE MOST EVERYTHING READY FOR HER. WE WILL SEE WHAT THE NEXT FEW WEEKS BRING!!!!

4TH OF JULY IN UTAH AND THE GRAND TETONS

I LOVE AND MISS THESE GIRLS AND THEIR CUTE BABIES. WE ARE MISSING A FEW GIRLS. I AM GLAD I GOT TO SEE THEM WHILE WE WERE HOME.

SKYLER LOVED PLAYING WITH ALL HIS COUSINS. ELLIE WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO CARRY HIM AROUND. EVERY TIME MY SISTER'S KIDS CAME OVER THEY WOULD ASK WHERE SKYLER WAS AND IF HE WASN'T THERE THEN ELLIE WOULD START TO CRY AND GET MAD. IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY.

HIS 1ST 4 WHEELER RIDE AND HE LOVED IT. MY DAD "GRANDPA MOO" IS ALWAYS TAKING THE KIDS ON RIDES. BETWEEN MAX, MY DAD, MAX'S DAD, AND KAYD SKYLER WAS ALWAYS ON A 4 WHEELER OR SOME TYPE OF FARM EQUIPMENT.

SKYLER GOT HIS 1ST BUMP ON HIS HEAD. HE TRIPPED ON A 2 INCH STAIR IN MY MOM'S GARAGE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FRIDGE. IT HORNED UP PRETTY BIG. HE CRIED FOR A MINUTE THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE.

SKYLER'S MAD FACE IS PRICELESS.

SKYLER HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH HIS COUSINS PLAYING IN THE WATER. THESE 2 ARE ONLY ABOUT 6 WEEKS APART. THEY PLAYED REALLY CUTE TOGETHER.

HE LOVED THE SLIDE AND THE SWING. HE COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.

WE WATCHED THE HYRUM PARADE AT MAX'S UNCLE'S HOUSE. SKYLER LOVED WATCHING ALL THE FLOATS GO BY. HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE CANDY THING. AFTER THE PARADE WE WENT TO MAX'S GRANDPA'S HOUSE FOR LUNCH.

MIKAH, BONNIE, AND AMIE

THE BUMP WENT DOWN AFTER A FEW DAYS BUT SKYLER HAD A BIG BRUISE FOR AWHILE.

WE WATCHED THE FIREWORKS IN MAX'S PARENTS BACK YARD. SKYLER LOVED THEM AND KEPT SAYING "WHAT'S THAT"

SKYLER AND MAX WENT TO A POOL PARTY WITH ALL HIS MILLER COUSINS. ( THIS WAS THE ONLY PICTURE MAX TOOK)

GRAMPS TAKING SKYLER ON A RIDE.

MY SISTER GAVE ME A BUNCH OF GIRL CLOTHES SHE HAD. I WANTED TO SEE WHAT SKYLER LOOKED LIKE DRESSED UP AS A GIRL. HE MAKES AN UGLY GIRL. MAX WASN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS EITHER BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY.

THE MOOSE WAS ANOTHER ONE OF SKYLER'S FAVORITES. I WOULD ASK HIM WHERE THE MOOSE WAS AND HE WOULD POINT TO IT.

SWIMMING WITH DADDY

WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO LUNCH WITH SOME FRIENDS. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THEM AND THEIR CUTE LITTLE BOYS.

NATE KEPT FEEDING SKYLER COOKIES EVERY TIME HE WOULD SAY "COOKIE" SKYLER HAD 2 IN HIS HAND DURING THIS PICTURE.

MAX, MIKAH, KAYD AND LYNN TOOK A TRIP TO THE TETONS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO CLIMB THE GRAND TETON AND I AM GLAD THEY FINALLY GOT THE CHANCE. THEY HAD 3 DAYS OF CLASSES AND 2 DAYS FOR THE ACTUAL CLIMB. MAX TOOK 180 PICTURES BUT HERE ARE A FEW GOOD ONES.

THE TOP!!!!!!! WE WERE ALL SO PROUD OF THESE 4 BOYS.