One month old!

It's hard to believe that Parker is a month old already- I can barely remember what life was like before he was born! Karl and I are so lucky to have such a good baby- he's a great sleeper, rarely cries, loves people to hold him, has the cutest face in the world, doesn't mind when we take tons of pics of him, looks cute in all his outfits (though he still barely fits in any of them since he's so small!), makes the most adorable noises...I could go on forever telling you all the reasons we love him and why he's so spectacular! I thought I'd share some recent pics of Parker to help celebrate his one month birthday!

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We also want to say thank you to all of our wonderful family and friends. You all have been amazing in the last month with all of your love and support and it really has meant to world to us- we love you all!

Congratulations!

While we are super excited about every moment we get to spend with Parker, his birthdate made it impossible for us to share in some very important moments in our friend's and family's lives. Today we are missing out on Anna and Nick's wedding (Anna is Karl's youngest cousin), Matt and Jenny's wedding (Matt is one of Karl's friends and was one of our groomsmen), and Blakely's bridal shower (Blakely is my best friend and was my maid of honor). We wish them all the very best today and we are celebrating with you in spirit!!! Parker sends his coos and urps and Karl and I send all of our love and support- we miss and love you all so much!

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Nick Demos and Anna Broughton (almost Demos!)

Matt Boling and Jenny Oleck (almost Boling!) Mike Stank and Blakely Hunnings (almost Stank...next month!) CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Week Check-up

Today was Parker's 2 week check-up and everything went great! He is back to his birth weight (plus some) and now weighs a whopping 6 lbs 11 oz. I can't believe he's been here two weeks already when it seems like he was just born yesterday, though it does feel like it's just been one very long day since Karl and I are so sleep deprived. We love our little man so much and just can't get enough of him- he barely even leaves our arms (spoiled rotten!). Thanks to everyone for their get-well wishes and I'm doing much better and they actually closed up my incision today :) Here's a few new pics of my favorite little bundle of joy!

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We love to stretch!

Belly time :) Waving hi to all of his adoring fans First bath- Parker LOVES the bath by the way!

Happy family Can't you tell that he loves when I kiss him?!

Precious

Quick Update

I thought I'd write a quick post and let everyone know what's been going on the past few days in case you've been trying to get in touch with us or just wondering how life with Parker is.  To start from the beginning, we had a rough 27 hour labor that didn't progress well which led to a c-section.  Recovering from that surgery is not a quick or painless process and it kept us in the hospital until late Sunday night last week.  We finally got home with our little bundle of joy and struggled to keep weight on him since breastfeeding has been very hard on him (he dropped all the way down to 5 lbs 10 oz)! 

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Everything was starting to look up until Wednesday night when I noticed that I had a fever, so I went in to the ER and they admitted me for a uterus infection and a hematoma.  Without getting into too many details, let's just say it was a very horrible and painful experience.  I just got discharged yesterday and my mom flew into Naples this morning to help out as I heal (we need her here sooooooo much and love her so much for coming on such short notice!).  

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Just thought I'd give everyone an update and let you know why we haven't been in touch and might not be for a few more days.  Parker and I are doing fine and he is even gaining weight again!  We'll try and get some more pics up soon- miss and love all of you!

Parker William :)

Sorry for the lack of blogging since Parker has arrived, but life has been absolutely crazy! Just thought I'd share some pictures of the most beautiful baby in the whole world (not that I'm partial). Karl, Parker, and I are doing fine though there is a good amount of sleep deprevation in the house, Karl has a beard because we don't have time to groom ourselves, and the house generally looks like a tornado hit.

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We got back from the hospital late on Sunday night and have been going non-stop ever since. After 27 hours of labor, there wasn't enough progress and I underwent a c-section. I was terrified of having my first ever surgery, but things went great and I'm recovering well (but it's a very slow, painful process!). We feel so blessed by the outpouring of love and support from our family and friends and want to thank each one of you for all that you've done to show Parker how much he is loved in this world :) If you've called/emailed and we haven't gotten back to you, it's not that we don't want to, but we are on the baby's schedule now which doesn't leave much time in our day- have patience and we will be in touch with everyone in the coming weeks!

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I am so deeply in love with this child that no words can describe it and just looking at him puts a smile on my face and tears in my eyes- motherhood is amazing!

Karl and I make a good-looking kid :) Parker's first bday party :) His feet still have never touched the ground- I find that just amazing. Daddy and Parker right after delivery- I didn't get to join the party for a few hours due to the c-section :(

Precious. All dressed up for his birthday party! I promise to post more soon (in between feedings if possible!) and thanks again for all the well-wishes- we love you all!

Welcome Parker William!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we welcomed our new baby boy, Parker William, last night (07/31/08) at 1034PM! He weighted in at 6 lbs 10 oz, 19" inches long. We are so excited for our new addition to our family and will be blogging more when we return from the hospital next week. Mom and baby are doing great!!!