Picture Post

Some recent pictures of us at a birthday party and just hanging around!

I love this picture... Big Brother, Middle Brother and Little Brother undies! :)



Do you think it would be silly to frame that photo? I love it. Probably seems strange to display their undies but I always want to remember how small they were!!

Ok here is another cake by my oober talented friend Michelle. She made this one for my brother's birthday. He LOVES the Cowboys. Seriously...he cries when the lose.



Some shots of the jumpy birthday party we went to...












and of course a few pictures of sweet Mr. Parker and my two other precious boys!!

Fab Find

Wanted to share with you gals a FAB FIND of mine! Go Jane is a great website with great stuff at great prices!! Check out these FAB shoes for $16!



Now I know these are Miley Cyrus brand but WHO CARES when they only cost $10 and $8 each!! At Walmart! I own both of them!




Ok sorry it's short and sweet. I have to get to bed because I know a cute little boy who is going to wake up any minute and want to eat! More Fab Finds tomorrow!
Blessings!

Parker's Birth Annoucement

I wanted to share with y'all Parker's birth annoucement! I am so excited! It turned out PERFECT!! The lady who designed it was just awesome and super inexpensive! Contact me if you want her info! She also does invitations!



Be back later!! :)

Weekend

Boy how time flies, eh? I can't beleive tomorrow is already Sunday! I have to tell ya that breastfeeding is a job in itself. I feel like I can hardly finish one feeding before it's time for another! I'm sorry my posts are so few and far between but seriously, I'm nursing ALL THE TIME! I love it don't get me wrong.. but there just aren't enough hours in the day. I think I'll do a whole post on breastfeeding and my nursing "must haves." Doesn't that sound like fun? NOT! But hey, that's what's going on with me so I figure I might as well share those products that help me survive the day!

Parker is do so well! He is such a doll and we are enjoying him so much. I love to just stare at him. I can't wait until his first smile! Don't you just love those toothless smiles??! :)

We had a birthday party to attend this weekend of one of my sweet friends daughters. Her name is Elizabeth but they call her Lizzie. She's adorable. She turned one and had a super cute party. I wanted to post pictures of the outfit her mom--my friend Heather--made for her! It was adorable! And talk about well made. She can customize the outfits with any fabric/theme you'd like. Contact her if you'd like an outfit for your daughter. She *might* be starting an Etsy store soon and if she does I will share her info! For now, if you'd like to order this outfit her email address is heathershaw06@hotmail.com I wish I had better pictures of the outfit. Maybe one day Heather we can get together and I can shoot some of your work! ;)



A picture of us and the boys before the party




And some of the sweetest friends a girl could ask for. I love these girls!! :)



A few more pictures from the party...and a few random photos of my precious boys!!










I promise not to go so long in between posts anymore! :)

Good to be Home

The title couldn't be any more true! It is SO GOOD to be home! Once again we thank you for praying for Parker. He's doing well! Eating is back to normal! I have some pretty cute pictures coming soon! He's such a doll!

Ok so who is totally loving this guy?!




Ok believe it or not, this is my FIRST season to ever watch The Bachelor! I know...crazy!! I have just never gotten into it. But now, I am HOOKED!! Is it just me or does Jake seem too good to be true? I think he's a great guy. He's actually got some morals and values it seems. Each episode he impresses me more. The drama is already heating up on this one. I don't like to speak ill of people but that Michelle gal was something! I felt bad for her...she almost seemed a little crazy huh?

Ok sorry for the short post...off to get a few little boys in bed!!

Guess who is feeling better??

God hears the prayers of His people!!

Parker has had an awesome day!

He has been off oxygen since 6am this morning and has been maintaining good levels on his own!!!!!!!! PRAISE!! He is also eating regularly again and has his little personality back! All these things mean he is feeling better!!

I want to THANK YOU for praying for my son. I know that all these things have come to be because people like you have prayed! Some of you who left comments are new. It is nice to "meet" you! I hope you will come back and we can be blog friends! As soon as I have a little more time, I plan to visit your blogs and get to know you a little better! A big thank you to Kristin who posted about Parker on her blog. What a sweet person she is. I love her and *hope* to meet her in person one day! I feel like we are already close friends! She is my sister in Christ and has prayed for me and my family many times over! I love you Kristin!!

I want to thank our sweet friends for coming to the hospital to visit us. Shawn and Jessica who brought us a yummy meal, Michelle for visiting with us and bringing us some much needed snacks, Amanda for sending Parker the cutest little stuffed aligator, my brother and Gail who came and brought us movies to watch.. we love you all. Having visitors helped pass the time and really lifted out spirits.

Another thank you to each person who sent text messages, emails, facebook comments/messages about Parker. Those were so encouraging! Just knowing you were thinking of us gave me so much peace. I cannot thank you enough.

We are so eager to go home! As you probably already guessed I miss these two handsome little guys so bad!!



I have not left this hospital room since Teusday and it's time for me to get some fresh air! I'm eager to sleep in my own bed, to tuck my boys in at night...heck, I even miss the dogs! :)

So fingers crossed for no setbacks today!! And *maybe* we will get to go home early!!!
I will keep you all posted!!!
Blessings!

My little fighter

So I walked by a mirror early and saw myself and almost threw up. I feel sure Stacie and Clinton from What Not to Wear will jump out of the closet at any moment to slap me with a fashion ticket! LOL. Seriously if you could see what I looked like! The bags under my eyes are so big they need their own zip code! Ha!

Thought I'd start off with a little humor. That's my personality. I just have to say thank you for your prayers. We covet each and every one of them. We have felt so blessed throughout this whole process and have been blown away by how many people are praying for our son.

Currently Parker is back on 100% oxygen support. He is getting breathing treatments every 4 hours now to help open up his lungs. We have been told that he has Atelectasis, which is collapsed lungs along with Pneumonia. The latter is a very scary word for me to hear. People die from Pneumonia..so hearing that word from the doctor today was like a punch in the gut. I tried not to panic...so I did the next best thing--ask a ton of questions.

I can't even describe to you how awesome the care is here. Every whim is being taken into consideration. My son couldn't be taken better care of anywhere else. We don't even have to get our own ice water. I love his doctor and all the nurses. These people truly care about the well-being of children.

After each breathing treatment, Parker gets suctioned--this is not a pretty thing to watch. This is to help remove the mucus that was just broken up by the treatment. It seems to really help him but only for a short period of time.

They are attacking the pneumonia aggressively with antibiotics. He has good days and he has bad days. We are just playing the waiting game to see what happens next.

The praises are that his blood and urine came back negative for infection and bacteria. And also the spinal tap came back negative for meningitis! We are very thankful for that!

The unfortunate thing is that we are back to not be able to feed him. His oxygen levels are dropping again and are not consistant enough. So no breastfeeding or bottle feeding until they are more stable. The worry is that the milk can asperate into his lungs and basically fill up in his lungs--not good.

So that's the update on Parker. He is fighting this thing hard! God has revealed himself to me in several ways through this. I feel so unworthy of all the prayers. How often do you tell someone that you are going to pray for them and then you forget? I think we are all guilty of that. But I have had so many who keep telling me over and over that they prayed for Parker today; or yesterday..or have sent me bible verses or prayers that they have prayed. Gods people are amazing. My hope is that I can return the favor to each and everyone of you when it is needed. I pray God's greatest blessings over each person who has prayed. From a mother's heart, thank you.

I will keep you all posted here on the blog and on our facebook.