micah

congrats to roger and jessie with the birth of micah back in july. micah is only 5 weeks younger than taylor. we got a chance to visit them yesterday at their place. omg, micah has roger's lips.

6th/7th week

our church accc had our annual july bbq today. this may be the first time i didn't have to grill at a church event. thanks taylor! haha. lots of ppl came out today even with the not so good weather.



eric & eva @ the bbq



6th week with mom



taylor wasn't too happy when i was trying to wake her up..

six feet under

seafood pub that is..

last weekend we had a chance to try out this place for lunch. interesting name. six feet under is one of my coworker (matthew) favorite place near his house in grant park. they opened one near our house near howell mill/west midtown area. on their website they claimed to be awarded as atlanta's best under $25 restaurant and best fried catfish.

without the history of the original where the restaurant is facing a cemetery, this new one plays it off where it's 'six feet under' the ocean with the decor? it's valet parking only with their small parking lot with a big roof top/patio seating. we sat on the main floor as we have taylor with us. actually pretty much all the tables around us had little ones with them. trendy restaurant, but yet family friendly. staff was friendly, as well as ppl around us - young families in the trendy west midtown area.

food was okay. i had the fish and chips and nancy had the shrimp taco. my fish and chips came with homemade chips. the shrimp taco was actually pretty tasty, comes with 3 tacos with fried jalapeño slices. we also shared a seafood gumbo that wasn't so good - a bit greasy for some reason. with valet and tip, our damage was around low $30s for both of us. we actually want to go back and try the shellfish platter.

anyways, our grade is that we will go back.

full month

time flies.. taylor is almost 6 weeks old now. as some of you know, in chinese tradition we celebrate baby's one month and 100 days birthday. my mom came over for ying-ying's one month and make some bday noodles and red eggs.

yup, i am still hanging in there with the night shifts. ying-ying still sleeps like 18 hours a day, but with no complaints from us i guess. recently if we are lucky, she's been sleeping for 5.5-hour stretches overnight.

nancy is doing well. she actually went out and about after 1 week. both of us are definitely learning the in and outs of taylor and babies. we highly recommend the baby 411 book for any expecting parents.

i updated a new picture album for july - link on the right.

2 weeks old

can't believe taylor is only 2 weeks old, but both nancy and i can see how taylor has really grown even though it's only been 2 weeks. first week home was a challenge, especially breast feeding for taylor and nancy and learning our schedule. taylor sleeps around 20 hours a day, with most of the time she sleeps through breast feeding time. last few days she has done a lot better. daddy has night shift!

below are some of my favorite pictures so far (as always, updated picture are listed in the latest album - links on the right side):

Taylor's Story

we came home on Tues.. everything is good - both mom and baby are well!

around 5am on Sun June 10th, nancy woke up and some concerns after going to the restroom. she tried to wake me up a couple of times but i was in my deep sleep. she called her doctor (on call - dr soufi), and she told us to go to the hospital (northside) so she can check her, and she mentioned most likely we will go home after.

after arriving at the hospital, we checked in and waited for the doctor. the nurse came in and checked out nancy. she came in about an hour later and checked her again. there was little change - dilation from 2cm to 3cm. after another 15mins or so dr soufi told the nurse to come in and tell us WE ARE HAVING OUR BABY TODAY!! that was around 8am.

nancy's labor went pretty rapidly.. i went home to grab all the other stuff (had some stuff packed in the car already) as we didn't think we are going to stay at the hospital. by noon nancy was 7cm dilated and almost ready to PUSH! that was the time nancy got her epidural as her contractions was getting really painful. she thought she was going to die.

around 230pm everyone was preparing, including us. doc said the avg for mothers on epidural for pushing is around 2 hours. as the nurse taught me what i was supposed to help on nancy's side, i was thinking to myself, wow i think i am going to see EVERYTHING.

after a few push, i can see taylor's little head. it's tiny at first. then a few more pushes, her head came out. the cord was tied around her head, and the doc immediately cut/clipped the cord. i think the doc stressed a little and told nancy to give a few more pushes. taylor came out safely. yup, taylor came out after 3 contractions - SEVEN MINS!

Nancy, Taylor, and I came home on Tues and adjusting to being parents (with a newborn). we are definitely blessed with many friends and family who are thinking of us. nancy is now eating tons of seaweed soup and black chicken soup!

"EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT IS FROM ABOVE.."
James 1:17

taylor is our perfect gift. Praise God!

more pics:

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200706_Taylor

Taylor!

Taylor Ying-Hsiu So
June 10, 2007
6lb 15oz
19.5in

i will post more pictures once i download them. we are way too tired right now. both mom and taylor are doing well. thanks for all your prayers!