Parker James Loves His Daddy!

There are those little moments in life that really do take your breath away! I love to watch Trav and Parker together. Parker is just awe-struck by Daddy. He loves to just stare at him. I just think this picture is so precious and it warms my heart! I can't believe that he is almost 2 weeks old already.

I just had my 2 week check-up at the doctor today. All is going well, and the nurse was shocked at how awesome my incision looked already. Dr. Barrong did a great job! She said that the steri-strips can come off now, and I can drive again...only I still can't lift anything heavier than Parker for 4 more weeks. Ugh! That means that even though I can drive...I can't put Parker into his car seat and carry him to the car. I would have to:

1. Put the car seat in the car.
2. Take the baby out to the car.
3. Put the baby in the car seat while it is in the car (for those of you with kiddos...you know that this is a daunting task!)
4. Drive to where I want to go.
5. Take the baby out of the seat.
6. Hold baby while I do whatever it is I need to do.

Does that sound like a good plan to you??? It doesn't to me!!! Well, enough about that. At this point in time I can't wait until I feel like I can multi-task again. Even something as simple as making dinner while taking care of Parker (even while he is sleeping) exhausts me just to think about it! I am sure that in the next several weeks, while Parker gets onto his sleeping & eating schedule, I will get more accustomed to getting things done again!!!

A Couple Firsts For Baby Parker

It is now Saturday night. My hormones have been in full force for the last several days! Lots of tears...over absolutely nothing!!! I tried to watch a movie with Mom and Travis the other night and started crying immediately. I was then sent to bed by my mother and husband straight away. My mom is leaving tonight, and I am not quite sure what to do without her here. I am very nervous as of right now. Especially because Travis has gone back to work, so now I will truly be at it on my own. I am sure that I will be calling her a bunch!


Yesterday Mom and I took Parker for his first walk around Cheney. It was nice to get out of the apartment for a while and just get some fresh air. I have discovered that I love our stroller (thanks Grandma Jammi & Grandpa Lee)! It was a great walk. I took that same walk over and over while I was pregnant. It was nice to get to do it with the baby on the outside this time! (Even though he slept through most of it.)Another first for Parker was his first bath this morning! He can't be submerged yet because his umbilical cord has not fallen off yet. We got to give him a sponge-bath though. He was not entirely thrilled...but fell asleep shortly after! After his bath, we were able to see just how wavy his long hair is. I attribute this to Grandma Jammi!

Another first was Parker's amazing ability to sleep through half a day! We tried just about everything to wake him up. He took a really cruddy nap earlier today, and was fussy until his next feeding. After that feeding, he slept and slept and slept. We were still able to get him to eat every 3 hours. But waking up was out of the question. We tried changing his diaper (something he usually hates unless his tummy is full), wiping him down with a wet washcloth, and just about anything else you could think of! Parker finally decided to wake up at about 7:30 p.m. I am sure Travis and I are in for quite a night!!! We'll see how we do. It has been a while since we were up all night for any reason! Pray for us that we get our little man back to knowing day is day and night is night!!!

In any case...we have loved having Nonni Donna here with us and we will ALL miss her very much!!! Thanks for everything Non! We love you bunches.

Parker James is 5 Days Old!

I can't believe that we have already had Parker with us for 5 days. Over the last couple days there have been lots of bottles, lots of diapers, lots of tears, lots of love, and lots of sleeping (Parker, not us)! Things are going just the way you would expect them to with a newborn in the family. It has been such a blessing for Travis and I to have such supportive families. We are thrilled that my sister was able to stay for a couple days to help out, and my mom has been able to stay the whole week. I am not sure what we would do without her here.

Parker is such a wonderful sleeper! I almost felt at first that he was sleeping too much. He loves to sleep with his hands up over his head...but his favorite is napping and snuggling with Mommy. Daddy is adjusting to having baby home too! Parker loves to just stare at Travis. I am surely out-numbered now! What will I do when my mom goes back home??? We had our first visit to the pediatrician yesterday. Parker's weight is good (7 lbs. 5 oz. now). He is still 21 in. long. The doctor said that his cord is drying very well and his color is great. He was actually surprised how wonderful he looked after just 4 days!

Well, enough writing...I'm sure everyone just wants to see the pictures anyway!

More Pics of the Little Man

Here are some more pictures of Parker.
Everyone is still doing great and we are going home tonight after dinner.
He already seems to be a very content and happy baby as well as being a super cutie!

Look at your pretty eyes

So sweet and sleepy

Check out all this hair

Caleb has this baby holding thing down!

Yelling at my cousin Drayson

Just hanging out at the hospital

Check out Parker's hospital pics by clicking HERE!