Aubrey Bernadette Taylor.
What's in a name?
Well, Bernadette was my mother's middle name and is also my niece's middle name.
As for Aubrey, it's a name we selected on our own. One that means "ruler of elves."
So there's that.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
A Welcome Visitor
We heard a faint knocking on the hospital room door, the kind of tapping that takes a moment to process before producing any kind of reaction. Soon we realized that this was the effort of a little hand.
The steady stream of pediatricians, residents, anesthesiologists, nurses, assistant nurses, lactation consultants, housekeepers, and dining services staff during the preceding 12 hours was being interrupted by the most welcome visitor. Graham had arrived to meet his little sister.
One of my favorite images following Aubrey's birth is committed to memory, not film. It's of Graham, discovered on the other side of that door, wearing a wide smile and holding a bouquet of pink roses as he exclaimed, "We found you!"
Graham had traversed the fifth-floor hallways of UNC Women's Hospital with Mimi and Pop-Pop in search of the number eight. We were in Room 5W08, a combination I unintentionally committed to memory as a byproduct of calling in food orders. Graham delivered his roses to Mommy, and we became a family of four in practice.
The steady stream of pediatricians, residents, anesthesiologists, nurses, assistant nurses, lactation consultants, housekeepers, and dining services staff during the preceding 12 hours was being interrupted by the most welcome visitor. Graham had arrived to meet his little sister.
One of my favorite images following Aubrey's birth is committed to memory, not film. It's of Graham, discovered on the other side of that door, wearing a wide smile and holding a bouquet of pink roses as he exclaimed, "We found you!"
Graham had traversed the fifth-floor hallways of UNC Women's Hospital with Mimi and Pop-Pop in search of the number eight. We were in Room 5W08, a combination I unintentionally committed to memory as a byproduct of calling in food orders. Graham delivered his roses to Mommy, and we became a family of four in practice.
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| Our final photo as a family of three, taken immediately before departing for the hospital on Monday. It was a difficult good-bye. |
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| Graham shows Aubrey one of his gifts for her. |
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| Big brother helps carry his sister to her bassinet. |
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| One of our first photos as a family of four. |
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| Headed home with a full back seat. |
Meet the Newest Taylor
As I watched my bride walk down the aisle on our wedding day, I swore
I'd never experience another moment when a woman looked so beautiful to
me. Then I met my daughter.
Aubrey Bernadette Taylor joined our family on 11/12/13 at 12:28 a.m. Aubrey weighs 7 pounds, 14 ounces and already holds the distinction of being the first family member to arrive anywhere earlier than expected.
Erica is doing well and looks every bit as beautiful as she did that day seven years ago.
Aubrey Bernadette Taylor joined our family on 11/12/13 at 12:28 a.m. Aubrey weighs 7 pounds, 14 ounces and already holds the distinction of being the first family member to arrive anywhere earlier than expected.
Erica is doing well and looks every bit as beautiful as she did that day seven years ago.
