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Kellie Talor Disanto was born Taylor Skye Baker. She is my beautiful first born Granddaughter by birth.

Kelly Talor Disanto/Taylor Skye Baker age 13

Kellie Talor aka Taylor Skye was born June 30. She was the joy in an otherwise bleak and dark time. My mother was terminally ill and I was her care giver. The joy of Kellie's birth was the only sunshine in my life.

Stephanie Renee Baker Kellie's First Mother

My first born started her pregnancy very scared. But she was very careful and devoted to her child being cared for and healthy. She took her vitamins right on time. Was obsessive with eating all the correct foods. She read everything she could get her hands on in order to be well informed. Stephanie read to Kellie and so did I. We put earphones on Stephanie's tummy with soothing music so Kellie could hear soothing sounds. We laughed at kicks and leaps.

Stephanie 5 months pregnant with Taylor Skye Baker

Stephanie called me late one evening saying she was having some pain. The pregnancy had seemed to be going well. I told her to call the doctor and call me back. When she called back the doctor had advised her to go to the hospital. I raced to her apartment and we drove to the hospital with hearts pounding. Stephanie had gone into early labor. It was way too soon.

Stephanie 6 & 1/2 months pregnant with Taylor Skye

I sat beside my daughter at the hospital trying to keep her calm. I watched the monitor with contractions becoming stronger and my daughter sleeping more and more. Her body felt like pure ice was going through her veins.

Stephanie very pregnant with Taylor Skye Baker

When Doctor Blevins came in and seemed nonchalant about my daughter and granddaughter's condition I insisted an ambulance be called immediately and Stephanie be transferred to Vanderbilt Hospital. I signed all the papers and was waiting in the room with her new doctor at Vanderbilt when she arrive. We learned that the medication Stephanie was being given at the Dickson hospital should never have been given to her. The doctor's worked quickly to stop the labor and comfort Stephanie. A few days later they did an ultra-sound. It seemed Tay looked straight at me then turned her head and put her thumb in her mouth. It was like she was teasing Nana before she was ever born. Stephanie and I laughed and cried excitedly.

Stephanie came home with me but we spent much time at the hospital. The contractions would begin and the doctors would give medication to stop them. Several ultra-sounds were administered to make sure Tay was healthy. Each time she seemed to look out the screen and turn to suck her thumb. She seemed to be saying "Nana it is not time to see me yet."

Then came the day! Boy talking about keeping us on our toes. Tay kept us hopping. Stephanie would have pain and I would rub her back and call the hospital. They kept saying the pains were not EXACTLY five minutes apart so she was not in true labor. Now excuse me! Tay doesn't have a clock in there.

I was so worried and Steph was in so much pain. Steph finally said she thought it would help if she walked. Now mind you we lived way out in the country, a place called Possum Hollow if that gives you an idea and we are an hour & a half from Nashville where the hospital was.

Trying to help I walked beside Steph down our country lane keeping my arm around her. Every few steps she would stop with a pain. Half way down the lane she started bending her knees, going down. I thought she was falling but then she said I feel like if I squat down and push it will feel better!

OH NO! I have had babies and I am doing some dancing trying to get her back to the house. When we finally make it I once again call the hospital. They repeated their all day echo. I screamed "I have given birth to three children and when a pregnant woman says she needs to squat and push the baby is on it's way!"

We proceeded to the hospital where they rambled around putting Steph to bed with no concern. Then! They hooked the monitor up. Everyone began stepping around and getting doctors in.

It was very scary and Steph was scared as I sat beside her. Then bad turned to worse. They gave Steph an epidural because she was in so much pain. The needle moved and wasn't working so they had to reinsert it. Just as it took affect Tay's heart beat dropped. Nurses and doctors came from everywhere surrounding the bed. They wanted Steph to get on her hands and knees but because of the epidural she couldn't move. Nurses turned Steph as she looked around in fear calling for me. I couldn't get close to my terrified daughter.

Finally I saw a little opening between the nurses. I reached through rubbing Steph's hand telling her it was going to be ok. The doctor had to physically put her hand inside and pull the walls of Steph's uterus from Tay's little body. The doctor said Steph had been in and out of labor so much that her body became confused and wouldn't release the contraction. Her uterus was squeezing Tay to death.

First Left: Stephanie carefully watching Taylor's Heart monitor after big scare of Taylor's heart rate dropping

Second Left: Taylor is born safe and healthy and it is time for repair on Stephanie.

Third from Left: Nurse Nancy smiling after helping save Stephanie and Taylor's life

Fourth from Left: Taylor Skye Baker/Kellie Talor Disanto minutes after her birth. Isn't happy with the camera

Fifth: Stephanie checking her daughter and talking to her. She is all healthy, warm and loved

Then came a mirror to the foot of the bed. And I sat with Steph coaching her through breathing and holding her back up during contractions. Then we saw the head and started crying happy tears. The doctor laughed and said we could cry later but we had to focus right now. Then beautiful Taylor Skye Baker was born in all her glory. Nana got to cut the cord and I grabbed the camera taking one photo after the other. Aunt Mandy was there and step-grandpa Ronnie. Steph told me to stop with the photos before I made Tay camera shy. I can still feel the excitement, my lips on her cheeks and her tiny body in my arms.

First Left: Proud Nana saying Hello to her beautiful first Grandchild.

Second from Left: Nana supervising Taylor's first meal. Stephanie was careful and loving

Third from Left: Proud Step-granddad Ronnie supporting Stephanie all the way with a big smile

Fourth from Left: Step-granddad Ronnie and Aunt Amanda are very tired after the long night & excitement

Fifth from left: One day old Taylor Skye/Kellie Talor is tired. That journey takes a lot out of a little one

Kellie Talor/Taylor Skye was my first grandchild and my mothers third great grandchild. Tay was born in June and Mom died in August but not before I snapped photo's of Mom proudly holding Tay.

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