2 Weeks Old

My little baby is growing way tooooo fast. He is already two weeks old today--where is the time going?! We are all adjusting to our new schedules--sleep when the baby sleeps is by far the truest advice I was ever given! He is getting on more of a schedule and mom and dad are getting more sleep at night. YAY PARKER!

I have enjoyed being able to stay home and spend lots of time with Parker, there is nothing better than your baby falling asleep on your chest as he smiles in his sleep. It is absolutley precious! While we have been home, we have been blessed to have lots and lots of guests, which makes it easier on mom to get some adult time in. At this time, my best friend is a two week old that has no idea what I am saying and mom has started to provided responses for Parker ;) I would have never believed that when people would say your life is going to change in an instant, how true that statement was. I can not imagine my life without this little guy, regardless of the sleepless nights, the messy poop and the spit up, this has been by far my best accomplishment and the most amazing experience.

Parker is doing great and is as normal as any other little kiddo--he had a tough start to life but has overcome every obstacle with flying colors. We go back to the surgeon on January 30th for a follow up and hopefully they will find everything is going great and we can be discharged (officially).

Many people ask about the orgin of Parker's name.."does it have a special meaning", "is he named after anyone?". Well-the name Parker was an idea from Cris' mom. After saying it over and over a couple thousand times, Cris and I both decided that we liked the name and it stuck. Believe me, we went through zillions of names and we took forever to agree on Parker. As far as Parker's middle name, which is Aaron, we named him after a good friend of ours that passed away from a car accident a little over a year ago. Cris and I both felt that it would be a great way to remember him. I have often struggled with finding myself called to a certain religion or been extremely faith based (this experience has defianetly changed that for me) but I often found myself asking Aaron to look out for our little guy before and after he was born--I do have to say, Aaron did an amazing job and was Parker's guardian angel :) Also, I had looked up the name Aaron on a baby name website and it had stated that the name Aaron meant "fighter". I found this very fitting as our little guy would had overcome a lot of obstacles prior to being born and had a few hurdles to conquer after being born too. All in all, Parker Aaron DeYoung's name fits him perfectly and the name also has a special place in Cris and I's hearts.

Parker's schedule is as follows:
Be Awake:

Eat:
Poop:

Sleep:

Repeat :)

Thanks for reading :)