Three Years Ago Today...

Three years ago today, we were blessed with a son. Remembering back to that day....Mark was in Boise for work. I told him over the phone, he'd better come home because the midwife thought I would have the baby that night. Mark rushed home and we went to the hospital in the morning. It was a Saturday. I was in labor all day. Since we were using a midwife to deliver him, we didn't use any drugs to speed things along. Finally by 10:00 pm he came. I really liked having the midwife. She did so many cool things that helped me with the contractions and she walked the halls with me, which I loved. After he was born though, it took a team to put me back together again. The midwife had done lots of stitches before, but I was a mess, so she called the doctor--Glad I was in the hospital for that. While we were in the hospital, all my family was at home celebrating Christmas. (My brother was leaving for basic training on Monday, so we celebrated Christmas early) I was happy that he wasn't born on Christmas day, but it still felt like we missed it that year. When I remember back, I can't help, but remember how some weren't so happy with our choice of name. I hate that. I kept thinking "Why are people so upset? We just had a beautiful, healthy, baby, can't people just be happy for us???" I remember I had a night terror that someone was yelling at me saying "Makai??!!!, Well why didn't you just name him Malachi??"" Lots of tears were shed. It was pretty crazy, to say the least. Well, Mark and I stuck with the name we agreed on and I am glad we did (even though some thought that we should change it). I wasn't wild about it at first. I liked the name, Colton James. (Mark did not like the name Colton and James wouldn't work since our last name is Taylor) But I also wanted Mark to be the one to have the final say, since the baby was a boy. Since it was Christmas time, "Cole" was fitting and it was a shortened version of Colton. I still don't know where Mark came up with Makai. It seemed to have a nice ring to it...."Cole Makai". I can't imagine calling him anything different.

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3 years old
In is favorite train outfit and train whistle in hand. He wears these overalls all the time!

We sure love this little boy. He has such a fun personality. He is at such a fun age right now. He is talking lots and always making us laugh. He is such a tease. He loves trains and gets excited every time we have one go past our house, which is usually a couple of times a day. He loves his "sissa" and gets worried when she is not around. I always have to remind him "It's okay buddy, Alyssa is at school". He loves to ride on your shoulders and is always trying to climb up there. We celebrated his birthday a month ago, and I am glad we did because this week is too crazy with Christmas just around the corner. Cole is still taking about his choo choo party and keeps telling me that people ate his train cake and we need to make another one.
Happy 3rd Birthday to Cole Makai!

Pee on the sofa,
puke on the stairs,
poop on the carpet...

Awesome



I am so happy to have this stuff.

Cole Makai's potty training was going so well, even completed, I thought. If we are in a store, he will tell me he needs to potty and I take him=easy. If we are at home, he won't take a break from playing to go potty. Now the weird part. When I make him go sit on the potty if it has been awhile, he holds it in. He won't pee unless he has some "pieacy" (privacy). If I leave the room, things don't get pointed in the right direction and he pees all over the floor.

BOYS...