At Two Months...

-You weigh 15 pounds
-You LOVE TO EAT
-You are very impatient when it comes time to eat
-You have the EXACT same "orange" (strawberry blonde) hair as Riley
-You love to be snuggled up TIGHT in your towel with your binkie after a bath
-The only person that can make you smile right now is your Daddy
-You love to be held
-You prefer to be awake most of the day and you really fight the sleep during the day
-You wear 6 month size clothes
-You make wonderful cooing sounds while you eat
-Your sister absolutely adores you
-You can hold your head up and you're really starting to discover your strong legs
-Your mom is still trying to figure you out!!
-You are an absolute joy and a blessing

WE LOVE YOU!!

Aiden and Parker Meet N Greet

This is a progression of 3 photos that needs no words....THEY LOVE EACHOTHER!!!

Bear Lake pics

What a beautiful body of water!! There were so many good pictures, I just had to narrow them down to my favorites. The Davis' had a family reunion over Labor Day and it was just a lot of fun. Thanks mom and dad for making it possible for all of us to get together as a family. Thanks Rinni and Regan for bringing your boat for all of us to enjoy...what would we all do without it??? Thanks Holly for bringing the babies up even when you knew it was going to be hard...hope you had fun. And thanks Jennie and Will for teaching me to play Texas Hold 'Em and kicking your butt...I really enjoyed my 5 Dollar Jackpot!!!

We Haven't Vanished!!

Don't worry...we're still alive!!! Has it been a month since my last post?? I don't believe it. A lot of fun things have happened since and I've got the pictures to support that, but I haven't even had time, and now I can't find my camera!! But be ready for some killer pictures of our family trip to Bear Lake, our team trip to Jackson Hole, and my BIG little baby!! Parker is just shy of 2 months and weighs every bit of 14 lbs, probably gaining that 15th pound right now as I type!! She weighs exactly half of what Riley weighs now and she is 4 1/2!! I'm in full baby-mode...it's amazing how your body gets used to and can fully function on 3-4 hours of sleep at night (with the help of venti iced white mocha with 4 shots of espresso). I'm still trying to figure her out and she definately keeps us on our toes. My so-called maternity leave is up at the end of the month, which wont really change anything, since I've pretty much been working and going to practice every day. We're really looking forward to going to Oklahoma next month for the OU/Texas game. We've been back every year for that game since we've been married, and its kind of become a thing for us to do every year. And Dylan's family will get to meet Parker for the first time, so it will be a fun time!!

Stay tuned for the pictures...I promise, they are really good!!!

Isn't She Lovely??

Parker came home today!!! She is such a good baby (so far....), I find myself just staring at her and waiting for her to do something. I have to wake her up to eat every 3 hours and then she just goes back to sleep!!! Hope I didn't just jinx myself!! Thanks for all your prayers and good thoughts...Parker just flew right through the NICU and is doing great!!

All ready to go!!!

I think Riley would rather take "resusci-annie" (the CPR baby) home with us!!! She loved that doll...was almost as big as she was!!

The "N"(ICU) Word

The NICU haunts me in my nightmares. Well, I am convinced that I may never have an enjoyable birthing experience. After enduring 3 long months in the NICU with Riley, I was sure that this time would be different. We were so close to it... Let me bring you up to speed. I was 37 weeks pregnant with moderate to severe pregnancy-induced hypertension. I was in the doctor every day last week get blood pressure checks and urine checks. I felt so horrible every day. So when the on-call doctor offered to give me my c-section that day, (which you should NEVER do to a miserable pregnant woman...) with the assurance that she would have a LESS THAN 1% chance of spending time in the NICU, I fought back and forth with it and ultimately ended up taking the offer. So I'm here to announce the birth of Parker Florence Wilson. Born 7/17/08, 7 lbs., 19.5 inches. "Full-term". I saw her come out in the O.R. and cried because she was crying immediately and she was big and chubby and pink. Later learned that she was 7 pounds, breathing room air, APGARS of 8 and 9, and in the well-baby nursery. Later learned in the recovery room that she had been taken to the NICU to be checked out. Thought it was a joke...Anyway, the rest is history. Couldn't have picked a better weekend to have a baby in the NICU. They typically do not have neonatoligists see the babies, just the pediatricians. Well, my pediatrician has been out of town all week, and so his son, who is a neonatologist from Salt Lake City and whom I worked with at Primary Childrens Medical Center, has been here all week. He has been so wonderful and we're so blessed that Parker is receiving such wonderful care from him. He has also saved my sanity by explaining that Parker is full-term and her lungs are properly developed and I didn't jeopardize her health by opting for the early c-section. She is just fighting an infection in her lungs (most likely pneumonia) and its taking her a little longer than we thought it would. We are blessed to have her here, yet, even after a miserable last month of pregnancy, I already miss being pregnant and being so close to her. Cant wait to bring her home!!!

Happy 4th

Happy 4th everybody!!! Hope it was fun and safe for everyone!!! And also,....Happy July!!! It's finally here! The countdown has officially begun!! This might be the longest month of my life! C-section is on the 31st and the days are just creeping by...so excited!!!

Just waitin for the parade to start.....