So I am gonna try to update my blog with lots of new stuff. As most of you know the past... umm lets see 11 weeks have kind of been a whirlwind for our family. I am going to try to post some of the highlights over this week to get caught up. As a side note Landon's traumatic experience will not be part of the blog due to the nature of the pictures. He did suffer a staph infection in the form of Staph Scalded Skin. Basically he shed his skin and the pictures are pitiful. I have never seen anything like it. I don't want to leave him out, but I feel that he probably would not want those pictures shared and I do not exactly want to share them either. With that said Landon is a warrior and he did awesome through that terrible experience and I am so grateful it is over!! It could not have happened at a worse time though. Even though my Mom came to help me because I was having contractions I still went into labor that night and we had Landon brought up to the hospital hours after delivery. Landon spent 4 days in the burn unit and it took about 2 weeks for him to fully be recovered. That was is the short version of the story. I am so grateful for prayer and priesthood blessings. That is how we made it through!
Now we go to Parker. Parker was a lot bigger than I expected. Had I know he would be 8lbs I would have opted for the epidural! Here are my few minutes of glory. I don't mean to brag, but I am kind of proud of myself. My water broke at 2:20am...headed to the hospital at 3:30am...got checked in and in a bed at 4:20 and checked, dilated to 9...contractions hurt but not that bad...about 5am the pain really started...approximately 3 pushes later Parker was born...5:11am! This is the abbreviated version, but it went so fast and it was so amazing. I can say now that I have experienced it and if I get to the hospital in time next time I might opt for the epidural! We shall see!
The pictures below are of our new bundle of joy up to his surgery and lots of miscellaneous pics. Parker has already had such a tough road. He was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. He spent 8 days in the NICU after birth. The day he was suppose to leave he bled profusely after his circumcision. So that bought him another day and another set of problems that later turned out to be nothing. On top of all that and tons of test done in the hospital he has had a problem gaining weight which we are still working on! He had surgery on October 15th to correct his lip and some preliminary nose work. He will have many more surgeries to correct everything. As for today he has had his first and it looks great! For more professional pictures please visit:
Angela Crutcher, a professional photographer, offers free before and after sessions for children with clefts. She did amazing and we look forward to seeing all the pictures from the session. Once you get to the site scroll down for Parker's pictures.
Enjoy the pictures and know that we are eternally grateful for the out pour of love and prayers on our behalf! I will post after surgery pictures tomorrow.
This was enough for one day!
8 comments:
I'm so glad to have and update on you guys. Doug sure misses Chris!
Your family is just beautiful!
I don't know if I'm just not used to such high film quality or what, but Parker's eyes are just amazing in those pictures! He is a handsome little man.
Those pictures are beautiful!! She did a great job. Jake has Landons shirt!:) Parker is SO cute and his eyes are to eye for!!! I want some of those!
Great post! I've been looking for some :) Thanks for the updates. Your two little boys are so precious!
Okay, lack of sleep must be catching up with me. "To die for!!" Is what I meant!
You two are one amazing couple! And you are still smiling after all this drama! I hope things start to slow down and you can enjoy this cute new baby.
Love the updated pictures! I felt so blessed to get to snuggle with Parker! He has an amazing spirit!
hey, we've gone private. send me an email if you want an invite!
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