Braden's 1st Christmas cont......

Braden's 1st Christmas......

Braden had fun on Christmas, after eating breakfast he got to open all his presents from the family. He got very spoiled this year. I took lots of pics :)

4 Weeks Old.......

Mommy holding my hand

I like bows :)

Posing like a model :)

Are we done yet?

Smiling for the camera

When Braden turned 4 weeks old I wanted to have some pictures taken. A friend of ours that has a lil studio took the pics for us....they turned out awesome. He looks so grown up and once he spit up was very cooperative with the picture taking :)

3 Weeks Old.....

Favorite past time

working on my tan :)

sleeping on daddy

eating daddy

tummy time

I can't believe that Braden is 3 weeks old already. He has gotten so big, grew out of his newborn clothes, almost grown out of his newborn diapers (trying to use the last ones up before he does). He is starting to be more awake during the day but still loves to sleep. We have found out that he absolutely hates his bassinet....he prefers his playpen with the boppy in there to sleep on. He wasn't so sure about the tummy time the first time I put him on his tummy but now he loves it he spends all day on his tummy :) He is also starting to get a lil colic which is no fun for me especially at night when i am trying to get my 2 hours of sleep in lol....oh the joys of motherhood :)

I will very shortly have some 1 month pics up since he turns 1 month on Saturday.

Coming home from the hospital.......

Going home outfit

The nursery nurse gave him a lil pumpkin hat

Mommy and Braden

Daddy and Braden

On Monday the 23rd Braden and I were discharged and got to come home....although it was nice being in a hospital where everything was delivered to me after pushing a button :). Poor lil Braden was circumcised that morning also I felt so bad for him, the nurse said he did really good though only cried a lil.

Our New Arrival.......

On Saturday November 21st 2009 our little man Braden Parker made his arrival @ 10:29pm, he was 8lbs 2oz and 19 inches long.

That morning I had a feeling that my water had broken but I wasn't having contractions at the time so I called my Dr. to see if they wanted me to go into the hospital. When I got there they did tests and did confirm that my water had indeed broken so I was admitted at this time, luckily I had my bag and mostly everything already packed in my trunk lol.

My labor was pretty uneventful (other than my 1st epidural not working so I have to have a 2nd one done) it was just long and tiring. I ended having to push for 2 hours and wanted to give up and be done halfway through the pushing but the nurse and doctor wouldn't let me lol.

After Braden was delivered Chris did really well. He cut the umbilical cord (never really thought he would do that lol ), followed the baby and took pics, held the babies hand (before he was cleaned of lol ), and actually held the baby after he was all cleaned up. It was really cute watching him with Braden at first.

37 week update......

On Monday I went to the Dr. for my now weekly appts till Braden comes. The baby is doing great the heart rate was at 159 and he is moving like crazy, hardly ever stays still. My dr. said that he was gonna do an exam @ my 38 week appt to see if I was doing anything, of course I asked if he could do it that day cause I was going insane wondering if the baby was doing anything since I had been having som aches and pains. After he checked he determined that I was 1cm dilated, thinned, and that he could feel the Braden's head. He said that he is wondering if I am even gonna make it to my due date on Nov. 30th....I of course would love Braden to come a lil early as I am very eager to hold him and have him out.....Chris on the other hand is now very nervous/terrified that my body is actually progressing toward the baby being born lol

Baby room.......

Since I couldn't paint the babies room I had to be somewhat creative with decorating. So these pics are the end result, I finally got the room cleaned up enough to take some pics :)

35 Weeks......

It has been a while since I have put a prego pic up. Here is me at 35 weeks (almost 36 weeks) baby is doing great I go in for my next ultrasound on Monday. He moves all the time never giving me a break :) I have 32 days left before the little guy is supposed to make his arrival.

1st snowfall of the year.....

Well this morning when Chris and I woke up there was a dusting of snow on the ground and it has continued to keep flurrying. Of course I was excited I love snow (mostly when I am inside with my coffee and a book lol) Chris on the otherhand doesn't like it so much (due to the coldness of it). So I am totally excited to watch the little flurries come down, another reason I am excited for snow is cause it means that it is getting closer to when the baby is due. I am so tired of being pregnant and uncomfortable, most people say that you glow when pregnant I do not recal any glowing going on lol, oh well @ least I can sit and relax and watch the pretty snow come down :)

30 weeks

Sorry it has been awhile since my last prego pic that I have put up. Well it is at the 30 week mark, I feel huge and the baby never stops moving I dont know when he sleeps lol. I am slowly getting the baby room ready and as soon as it is picture worthy I will get some pics up of his room. We have finally picked a name for the baby it is Braden Parker. Other than being busy being prego I am still working although I am not sure just how much longer that will be going on lol it is getting harder for me to waddle at work. It is getting cold in Denver, fall is definitly on the way, sad thing is that fall is my favorite season but unfortunetly I dont have any cold weather prego clothes and my jackets dont fit anymore either due to the big prego belly that I have lol might have to go and do a lil shopping even though I will only be prego for 2 months out of the fall season.

Trip to Cali and Baby shower........

Yucky air from the fires

Chris and I on Avila beach

Opening presents @ the shower these are cute lil lion onsies

wave @ Avila beach

Me standing in the water it was freezing, and a knife got washed up after one of the waves :( I was like where in the world did that come from...

So last week Chris and I went to Cali to visit family and friends since we cant travel for the holidays due to the baby coming right after Thanksgiving. On the way out to Cali we got to stay with one of my friends in St. George that I havent gotten to see in ever it was fun. After visiting his family in Hanford we visited one of his friends in Pismo, played around alittle @ Avila beach. Chris showed my around SLO where he went to college after getting lost a few times we found where he used to live with his friend we were visiting :) After pismo we went to Bako for a few days to visit my family and friends out there, it was great seeing everyone, on Sat we had the baby shower for me since one of my friends wanted to throw me one. It was fun,being the only baby shower I have ever been too lol, we played games, ate snacks, and opened presents...it was small since alot of my friends couldnt make it due to work but still fun. Then it was time for the long drive back to Denver. There were lots of fires on the way back made the sky all yellow and dreary looking :( it did not make me wanna stop for gas and get out of the car lolol

23 weeks

Well my tummy is definitely starting to get bigger....I am enjoying the fact that I am starting to look prego instead of just fat lol other people can actually tell that I am prego now :) The baby is kicking and moving tons...Chris got to feel a kick the other day..normally the baby stops moving when chris trys to feel I was excited for hime to feel the baby move....his response what "it was weird" lolol So other than the fact that I cant sleep @ night due to leg cramps, having to pee all the time and the baby deciding he is nocturnal the pregnancy is going great lol

More Buena Vista pics.......

lil lake on a hike

view from cottonwood pass

lil snowman and the top of the pass

me on the continental divide...12,126 feet elevation

chris putting on his wetsuit before rafting

Buena Vista camping trip........

So the day after my ultrasound Chris and I went on a trip to Buena Vista. Chris went white water rafting with his friend and brother...and since I was 21 weeks preggo I couldnt go so I was a lil bored while they were gone but I had my books to keep me company. Normally I love to go camping and hiking but I quickly found out that it is no fun to go camping while preggo...first every movement on the air mattress wakes both chris and I up....and since I have to pee like every 5 min having to walk in the dark is no fun (made chris go with me lol ). Sadly Chris friend wanted to go on a big hike and I was like "ok I will be in the car" lol I cant be going on huge hikes and high elevations......so we went on a couple little ones...overall it was a fun trip even though I got like no sleep it was nice to be back in my own bed and a shower.