The Nursery is Done!

I know you've all been waiting patiently for these pictures so here they are. Between a sick computer, crazy work and a few loose ends to tie up in the room, we had several delays. Hope you like it!

This is taken straight into to the room from the door.

This is taken from the door and into the other side of the room. This is obviously the other corner opposite the changing table. The shelves are not organized completely. I'm sure Wesson will have several things to display by the time he gets here.

As Promised

Ok, this is definitely the time when the belly pictures begin to be humiliating. In my own defense, there is a little bit of a shadow to the side of my face. Its not all fat! But... here he is! This is us at 30 weeks and 1 day.

30 Weeks

I cannot believe we are already at 30 weeks! Thanks to Sheela's patience, we got to sit around for a while and just watch Wesson scratch his face, roll over and practice breathing. I think Wesson got a little agitated with us trying to get his picture. His hand on his head in the 4D image cracks me up. That was the last picture he let us get. He let us know he was done with us by flipping over where the "wand" couldn't get to him.

Even though Dr. Gist doesn't like her to tell, Wesson is estimated at 2 lbs 14 oz. Just perfect! His nose looks rather large, like he is pressed against some glass. I will have to say that the 4D was confusing. I would love to see him again in a few weeks to see how much he has changed.

His fluid is great and my placenta is at the top of my uterus. Most important to me is that he is very low with his head down. This confirms the reason for the pain and pressure on my "lower area." Little Buddy is going to have to float up if Mama is going walk for the next 10 weeks! I keep meaning to take a belly picture, so stay tuned for that update!

I thought he was talented enough to blow bubbles, but its the umbilical cord in the background!

He gave a high five before he realized we were going to bother him for an hour! This one is a little difficult to make out. He has his hand on this face (as if we were causing him to get a headache). You can see his right eye in the center of the picture, then his big, pudgy nose, his chin goes in the shadowed area. This is last picture he gave us before rolling away. Surely he's going to be genius with that big head!

Labor Day Holiday Happenings

Leigh Ann turned the big 4-0 this week and of course we celebrated. Even though the surprise fell through, we all still wore black and danced the night away. Notice in the picture that Anna Grace doesn't have on glasses! She has contacts now and looks great in them. She has precious new glasses, too. She likes them just as much as the contacts. Lori didn't go for the anti-glare so she took them off for the picture.

In other major news from the weekend... Ginny and Scott bought a house (pending inspection)!!!! It is in Sylvan Park and already has a baby room for Wesson. We're hoping the girl forgets the curtains in her baby's nursery because they are great! Lets hope Ginny makes it waiting on their move-in date. Oh wait... and me too! They are moving the second weekend in November, which will be pending my inspection that Wesson is still comfy in my belly. Anyways... Welcome Home Dennis'!!!

Nursery Time and the Hiccups

Aunt Ginny and I did some major shopping for the nursery and are planning a long afternoon of decorating tomorrow. I can't wait to have something some together. Aunt Katie's new room has a fresh coat of paint and looks great. We are still moving furniture around between the bedrooms - just can't seem to get situated. Biggest project for the decorating day will be Ginny putting together the drum shade ceiling light that Woody at Lowes helped us get all the parts for. If we live to see it, I will definitely put pictures up.

My belly hasn't grown much more but Baby Wesson is catching up. I can feel him playing pretty much anytime I sit still. I think he had the hiccups last night about 3:30am. I haven't felt this kind of movement before, but boy did it tickle! I couldn't help but lay there and laugh!

A little progress

I made a little progress this weekend on the nursery... I painted these boxes for his diapers, wipes, etc. to go next to his changing pad. They are cute, just don't know if they are going to fit in Aunt Ginny's vision. If not, there is always the bathroom!

Baby Shower

I don't have a bunch of pictures because, of course, I forgot my camera. Lyndsey King hosted a baby shower this weekend for the three crazy, pregnant girls in her life - Megan, Brittney and me. We had so much fun laughing and snacking. Memory Lane was wide open and hilarious. Good thing no one's parents were there or somebody might have ended up grounded for something they did over 6 years ago! In addition to the guests of honor and the host, Caroline came from Memphis, Julie and Reannan came from Nashville and Emily came from Birmingham!!! So glad everyone could make the trip!

The Mamas-to-be

Me and Emily

24 weeks

Not that this is a milestone, but I put together Wesson's bassinette all by myself! You know I can't wait for someone else to do something for me. It was delivered last week right before I was leaving for the River, and I have been itching to see it since. We went for the neutral ecru so its ready for blue blankets now and maybe some pink blankets later ;)

On another note, I had my 24 week appointment yesterday. My blood pressure was a perfect 114/76 and I haven't gained as much weight as I thought. We don't go back until Sept. 8 - a whole 5 weeks! I think he is saving his weight lecture for me to really gain some major weight. It has to happen sooner or later. Feeling good about myself, I ate a piece of square pizza, a side of fried okra and a piece of Holy Cow cake today for lunch at the hospital. Thats what happens when I have to eat at work for meetings! For the record, it wasn't even that good.

Wesson at the Wedding

Wesson had a big weekend with Mama being on vacation Wednesday-Sunday, Katie here, parties, dancing, late nights and great food! The wedding was beautiful and seeing all of our friends was awesome. Here are a few of his pictures....

With His Daddy

Giving a Speech to His Aunt Ginny and Uncle Scott

With His Aunt Katie

With Cousin Leigh and Baby Will

With Daddy on the Big Day

I'm not hiding it anymore. Here is the first official belly picture (21 weeks). We are at Lairdland Farms for Ginny's wedding shower. Let the puffiness begin!

The Crib

I have the crib put together. His room is on furniture overload right now, but its coming together. I hope to have the painters here for an estimate this week. That would be for Aunt Ginny's room so that the bed in the nursery can be moved. The picture is close up because I wanted to you be able to see the details of the patterns. I love it!

THE NAME

Well, we had this in mind the whole time, but wanted to make sure their weren't any names out there we were missing. Last night we had the final decision. We just can't lose the Lee's.... so he will be

Wesson Lee Parker

He will be sharing his name with his Daddy, his Mama, his Jane Lee (not offically given a title, but I like LuLu), and his Aunt Katie Yarbrough. I know there are others, and we love you dearly. Thanks for a great name!

Shopping Day

I have been having a fit to find Wesson's baby bedding. A word to the wise: It is very hard to have the room painted before buying bedding. His nursery is a pastel sage green color. Lee and I felt like that would be fine, especially since we are going to be painting Ginny's room soon. The selection of bedding has all gone to the Internet, and that made it very hard to be sure about the color. It would have been much easier to fall in love with something then paint. But, I'm being budget conscious here. We ended up at Posh Mommy in Madison, AL. This pattern was in stock and on sale so you know that made it that much cuter to us! I think you'll like it...

Wesson Parker

Well, HE made it very obvious! You can see from his picture that he is very proud of himself. I have a picture of his face, too. We are not set on a middle name, so if you think of something let me know!

Before we completely start ignoring our house, we decided to give it a little update. We have vinyl replacement windows!! They look so wonderful. I am just so happy to check something off the list. Ignore the roof, though. That will be coming up sooner than later I'm sure.

JULY 1st - mark your calendar. We will know if its a boy or girl. We got a great report at the doctor yesterday. I have only gained 2 pounds, 4 pounds total. I never would have guessed that. The heart beat was very loud and fast (hmmm...a girl?). Dr. Gist said it sounded like it was doing flips. Took a second to get Little Parker to calm down so we could hear. I don't have belly picutes up yet because I have no belly. I'm sure it will pop out sooner than later!

In other Parker household news, we have new windows! They look wonderful!!! We also bought a new air conditioner for the pool room and four new tires for the Honda. When it rains, it pours!

This is what my Easter basket looked like this year. When everyone was talking about what the Easter Bunny brought them, I brought out my artwork and shocked them all! I couldn't believe we pulled it off. It was so much fun!

Here is Little Parker's first picture. If you can't tell, I'm trying to get "Little Parker" to stick a few more weeks until we know the sex and a name. Lori thought "Little Nugget" was perfect. I can see the resemblance though.

Well, as you may know... The Parker's are Growing! We are having our first child, due November 26th! I thought it would be nice to have a public place for family and friends to be able to share this special time in our lives. Check back in a few weeks when we know the sex of Little Parker and things are moving along a bit faster!