A post finally from the Slacker :) aka mom :)

So I realize that I have been slacking at updating our blog! It appears that I am the last one to do so, as Cris has already beat me to it!

Well, as everyone already knows, Parker is finally here and turned a week old already on Wednesday and it has also been a week on Thursday since his surgery! He was able to come home on Monday and we could not be happier.

My pregnancy was a rollercoaster of emotions and events. It was a day by day, appointment by appointment process. However, the outcome of everything could not have gone more successful and been any smoother. We are absolutley blessed beyond belief.

Parker is the best little guy. He only cries when he is hungry. He then gets changed and goes back to bed. It is crazy how occupied you can become by just staring at him. I love his facial expressions, his little smiles, pouty lips or his complex thinking face. He is an absolute miracle.

After being told that he would not have a belly button for months and months. The doctors were able to perform surgery and were able to give him a normal looking belly button....SEE :)

Through this experience I have learned that I am not in control, all the control is in God's hands. That no matter how much you don't understand why something is happening, HE does and there is a reason for it. I have learned patience, faith and the ability to accept things that are out of my control. The most amazing part of this journey (besides the best gift of all-Parker) is the amount of love and support that we received through this journey. We had an abundance of prayers, thoughts and love sent our way not only by friends and family but from complete strangers that heard our story through the grapevine. I am not able to put into words how much I appreciate everyone taking the time and ability to think of us during this time. We would not have been able to do it without all of the love and support, the strength that it provided us was comforting and gave us peace of mind. So I guess, no matter how hard something is, do not give up, there is some sort of reasoning behind it, and just because we do not know the meaning, SOMEONE does and has a reason behind all of it :)

So thank you again. Being a mom is the most awesome, rewarding experience!! Even though I was sooo scared to have a C-section, the end result was well worth it---and obviously I survived and did not die. (as many of you know, this was a real concern of mine)

So to end this note--Here is my extra happy peanut:)