She's here!

Parker Alise Reed made her debut on Thursday, June 3 at 1:26 pm. 7 lbs, 12 oz and absolutely perfect! She looks just like Hayden did when he was born (only exception is that she was about 2 lbs smaller... haha) and she has more hair. We are so in love with this little girl!

Our first family of 4 picture!Hayden is the best big brother. He was so excited to meet her and immediately asked if he could hold her. He has been so good with her at home, always asking me if can "watch her" for me. He also sings her songs and talks to her when she cries. It makes my heart melt to see him interact with her. I can't wait to see them grow up together.
Parker is such a sweet baby. She loves to eat and sleep. Only gets upset when you change her diaper. Not sure what it is, but she DOES NOT like to be naked! I'm sure this preference will change, but for now, we're becoming really fast at changing her clothes and diapers to keep her from getting too worked up. haha

One more week...

It's official! We've been scheduled for Miss Parker's induction next Thurs, June 3 at 7:30am (which is also coincidentally my 31st birthday!) Crossing my fingers that not too many women go into labor Wed night so they'll have a bed ready for us Thursday morning. Alot of people have been asking me if I'm ok with sharing my birthday with my baby girl. At first I was kind of like, I guess, hadn't really thought of it. But the more I think about it, I think it's going to be pretty cool. (I'm definitely going to have a talk with her between now and then though that she better not be stubborn and keep me in labor til the 4th. That's just mean! haha)

So, here's a few pics of what we've been up to lately.

Hopefully the next time I blog, I'll be posting pics of our sweet baby girl.

Bathtime with cousin Katelyn

Grocery Shopping with Aunt JoJo

me and my favorite Jr Leaguers at Annual Dinner (Steph, Dana & Sarah)

A trip to the fire station with Miss Tara & Emma (let's just say both kids were more interested in running through the vacant field next door than looking at the cool fire trucks... oh well, maybe next year!)

Feeding the ducks at the MSU lake with Emma (we followed this up with lunch at the park - it was a great day!)

Our lives are about to change for the better...

The countdown is on! Miss Parker Alise Reed will be here in less than 40 days. Five weeks tomorrow to be exact! We are all very excited for her arrival. Hayden is even excited. He keeps telling everyone that "a Parker is going to come out of my belly and a Parker is going to come out of Mommy's belly." We are pretty sure he's going to be sad when no baby comes out of his belly, but maybe having a baby sister now and Mommy not being pregnant anymore will be a good consolation prize (-:

Our fabulous family photographer, Geri (gmphotosblog.com), took some maternity pics and our last "family of 3" pics. Here are some of my favorites....

Fun Friday with Friends

So glad warm weather is finally here.....

April means Easter!

Easter pic with the 2nd cousins (Emily & Garrett) and 1st cousin (Katelyn)

After Easter Church Service

Family Easter Pic

Easter egg hunting with Emma at Kelby & Hunter's house

Having fun at the Easter egg hunt

What a good helper!

Hayden is such a good helper with Katelyn. He loves to feed her bottles and baby food. Katelyn isn't too sure about his methods, but I'm sure she's just glad to have someone else to take good care of her!

March

Mommy & Hayden went with our friends to see Disney on Ice. What a show!

Hayden got to spend a gift card left over from Christmas on his new house for the back porch. Thanks Papa Beason!!

We planted some new flowers in our pots in the front yard. Hayden got a gardening bag, gloves and rake from Grammy Reed for Easter so he was quite the helper with his new tools!

Hunter & Hayden

Double trouble at Chuck E. Cheese for Kaegan's birthday party

Hayden loves riding bikes with his friend Emma!