Team Taseff : Game On

List of the books from our book club!
(this list doesn’t include all the pregnancy books I read too!)
Marley and Me by John Grogan
Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
How to Be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a [...]

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We have been asked numerous times where we came up with the name Alta. Short answer – its a name from the late 1800’s, early 1900’s – very classic and formal.
Long story: Damon and I were on vacation in the Dominican Republic 4 years ago and he read Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, [...]

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Alta had her first pediatrician appointment this morning, and we managed to be a few minutes early too! She was 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth and down to 6 pounds 1 ounce when we left the hospital last Thursday. Today she weighed in at 6 pounds 3 ounces, so we will go back next [...]

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Merry Christmas!
The past week has been a blast with friends and family visiting both Damon and I as well as meeting Alta for the first time! She has met cousins and second cousins, aunts and uncles as well as extended family and friends from near and far.We had a wonderful Christmas celebrating with both sides [...]

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How cute is this photo!
Alta, Cayden and Maddys first photo together.
(posted by AT)

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We have had so many wonderful visitors over the past 48 hours to meet Alta!
On Thursday afternoon both of my parents stopped down (thanks mom for all your help around the house and the great christmas cookies!), as well as Naomi and Nora, born 8 weeks before Alta. Neighborhood friend Bob Shores came over and [...]

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I was set to be induced Tuesday, December 18th at 9am for “asymmetric growth restriction” – basically her belly was measuring smaller than the rest of her proportions during the 37 week ultrasound. Additionally, X-mas was one week away and neither I, Damon or my doctor wanted a X-mas baby. Damon and I were so [...]

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Welcome baby girl Alta Clara Taseff to our family. She arrived December 18th at 6:14pm weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces and is 19 inches long! We are all doing great and will be home Thursday afternoon.
Below are a few photos after the delivery. More photos and the birth story to come.
(posted by AT)

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Ashley and I play scrabble quite often, so much so, that we have a couple different boards. I won tonight 237 to 225 and below is a picture of the board we played. The last night we will be playing by ourselves with only Lincoln watching.
Starting tomorrow, we are a family of four. Keep watching [...]

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The only logical dinner recipe during a giant snow storm would be home made chili! Mmmm. But…. with 24 hours to go in the pregnancy Ashley has crossed all food items off the list that could result in heartburn. Doesn’t she know that spice induces labor? Therefore, as chef of the estate here on Woodbine [...]

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