New baby craze!

Well things are finally starting to get a little less crazy (kind of) so I found a little time to add to the blog! Although I probably won't have as much time as I did when I was pregnant! Little Leah is 2 weeks old today, time is already flying by! The past 2 weeks have been nothing short of insane. Of course the first few nights were a little nerve racking trying to get everything together, having visitors and trying to keep up with her sleeping/eating/pooping schedule. I am still getting up about 4 times during the night for feedings but I am getting used to it and am sometimes able to get a little nap while the baby is sleeping. Today she must be totally pooped because she has been sleeping the majority of the day! Probably because she was awake yesterday for a good chunk of the day with what I think was gassiness. I got her some gas drops though and she was able to sleep, poor thing! Today we even went on an outing to my work to see my co-workers and she slept through the whole thing. She loves car rides and falls asleep almost immediately so I know that's a good trick. Other than that, there really isn't much going on. Ryan got a week off so he enjoyed spending time with us for a while but had to go back to work last week. I wasn't too excited about it! We try not to wake him up in the middle of the night but he's a pretty heavy sleeper! Soon we will have to start taking shifts so we can practice for when I go back to work. ugh this is going too fast already! Here are some pics of Leah from the hospital when she was one day old, I love these!

She's here!

Leah Elizabeth Parks was born July 8th, 2009 at 1:17 pm weighing 6 lbs 9 oz and 19.5 inches long. She is a tiny thing! Who would have thought? Here is a picture of our beautiful baby girl with dimples! The birth story will come soon, we're still at the hospital right now. Lot of visitors and excitement!

Nothin to see here folks...move along

Haha just kidding I wouldn't do that to you! Just thought I'd give everyone a little update since I know you are on the edge of your seats waiting for some news. Unfortunately, there is really nothing to tell yet. The baby is still perfectly comfortable and snuggled up in my uterus ready to spend a few more nights there. Ryan claims that is just like her mother to be stubborn, I disagree dear sir! As I recall, I was in quite a hurry to vacate my mother's womb so I don't know what the deal is with this little booger. I don't remember if I mentioned this in my last post but I am scheduled for an induction on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning so since nothing I am doing is working to get this baby out, it looks like that will be it. Well on the bright side, since I have been home for about a week now, the house is totally clean, everything is ready. Ryan even joined in on the nesting festivities by putting together the stroller, installing the car seats, and re-carpeting the stairs! I did get to see my old pal Tessa this weekend (who came into town to see the baby, grr) and we watched the fireworks with Ryan's sister Sarah's family and Dustie, Merle and Hayden. I also kept myself busy nursing three baby bunnies back to health. Ryan picked them up so he wouldn't hit them with the mower and they were pretty lethargic. I think they may be blind or have some sort of mental challenge poor things. Well I fed them for a day and let them go this morning so hopefully they can feed themselves now. Well I mean one died but he's in a better place now, I tried. So, all in all, it has been a fun filled week! More exciting things to come hopefully soon!

Today is my due date...

aaand nothing is going on! I secretly predicted this would happen although I was wishfully hoping that the baby would decide to come earlier. We are so ready, that is all I can say! I started my maternity leave on Tuesday since there isn't much for me to do at work anymore. It has kind of been nice to have a few relaxing days getting things ready and everything. I had a doc's appointment on Tuesday afternoon in which I was informed that my cervix is pretty "unfavorable" at this point. Pretty disappointing but we did schedule an induction for next Tuesday night. I really, REALLY hope I don't have to wait that long though! So there you have it. We will let everyone know when the baby comes so quit calling!! haha just kidding...but seriously I'm not. :-)

Week 39 - You're still here?!

Yes my beloved co-workers, I am STILL HERE!! Here is one beautiful shot of me at work the other day at 39 weeks! I did not realize I was that huge until I saw this picture....I mean wow. No wonder everyone is telling me I look exhausted when I'm not. Because my face is swollen up like a balloon and you can barely see my eyes! ugh! Well hopefully that goes away after the baby comes, please say yes.

Anyways, so since we are sooo excited to meet this little one, I have been doing everything I can to help Leah along the journey. Safe things of course. Like speed walking (waddling) at the mall with my sister, taking a break to walk around the building at work at least three times a day, eating spicy food, eating pineapple, acupressure etc. There are more natural labor induction techniques that I could try like evening primrose oil, castor oil, raspberry leaf tea and the like but I just can't bring myself to do that just yet. Sounds like all that oil and tea could make me a permanent resident of the bathroom which I definitely don't want!

I wonder if my child will ever read this blog when she gets older, do you think it will still be around? The reason why I am wondering is because I just thought of something. In the baby book that my mom made for me, she wrote down all of the important pop culture events in music, entertainment etc. In my baby book it said the most popular song when I was born was some song by Michael Jackson and his moonwalk dance was all the rage. Well today, of course we found out that Michael Jackson died. Less than a week before I give birth to my own daughter. Maybe it's just a weird preggo brain thought about the cycle of life. Not that Michael Jackson had anything to do with my life? oh hell I don't know. Gimme a break my brain's not working right.

Week 38 - Anticipation!

So here it is, I am currently 38 weeks and 4 days pregnant and I'm so ready to meet our baby! I have never wanted anything more in my life but to see that little face and I just can't wait! My life is pretty much consumed with wondering when it will happen and also thinking that it has started but of course it hasn't. A co-worker of mine has a theory that when you're so pregnant and sick of it that you finally just break down and cry, that is when the baby will make it's appearance. Well crap, that has already happened twice and her due date is still 10 days away! Haha, oh well maybe a big one is coming. Thankfully, my mom kept me pretty busy yesterday! We went to a bunch of garage sales and I got a barely used pack n play and a swing! I love good bargains. It was soooo hot out though so then we decided that I should get a pedicure! :-) Well, I decided that mom should take me to get a pedicure and she gladly did. Then we went to lunch and the mall for a little bit, so that was a nice break from getting my house clean and ready.
If you haven't already made your guess, get in on the Baby Parks Pool! You put in your guess for the birthdate, time, weight and length of the baby and whoever is the closest wins! Well you don't win any $$, but you definitely win bragging rights.

Go here and type in "babygirlparks" (without the quotation marks) in the game name and then make your guess! http://www.expectnet.com/index.php?t=0

Nursery = DONE!

Woo hoo! the nursery is finally done! I can relax now! Thank you Ryan, what a great husband. I think he is sick of me freaking out about it, now I can shut up. I absolutely love the bedding and the whole room. So I guess I am giving away the name we chose here, woopsies! Well if you didn't already know, now you know! And that's pronounced Lee-uh, not LEE. Super cute. The bottom picture is my husband hard at work makin me proud. I shaved his head today too, not bad for my first time huh? So now I stare at my watch until my water breaks, alright!