One week later...

We've been home for one week now and things are going well. We spent the first three nights sleeping downstairs because it was easier for me after having a c-section. I am feeling much better now and getting around pretty good. Greg had to go back to work this past Monday. Brayden and I miss him so much during the day and are very happy to see him when he gets home! Brayden is becoming more alert everyday, but he does not have a good sleeping schedule just yet. Every night has been different so far. The lack of sleep is catching up to me, but I'm making it through one day at a time!

We've had lots of visitors during the past week of family and friends. We gathered all of the cousins on the Grimes' side together over the weekend, which was a wild time! Brayden got lots of love and attention, especially from cousin Caroline who showered him with kisses over and over again. It was very cute! We are looking forward to a visit from Uncle Skip this coming weekend, who is flying in from NY to meet his nephew.

Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy! Check the Brayden folder for more...

The Family

Callie taking advantage of us sleeping downstairs

The Grimes grandchildren

Lydia, Brayden, Grandma Grimes, Caroline, Grandpa Grimes, Margo & Madeline

Getting kisses from cousin Caroline

Our little pumpkin!

We're Home

We brought Brayden home from the hospital yesterday. We are getting settled in and are happy to finally be home as a whole family. He has met his big "sister"Callie, who is very energetically in love with him already. She gives him lots of kisses and wants to be where he is all the time. We've already accumulated a load of laundry in just the first 24 hours between spit ups and "pee ups". Although we are sleep deprived & he keeps us busy at all times it seems, we are very much in love with our little guy. We can't imagine life without him already.

Leaving the hospital

Meeting Callie for the first time

Callie checking on Brayden

After getting his belly full

I added a few more pictures to the Brayden folder, so be sure to check it frequently for updates.

Meet Brayden!

Brayden Parr was born Oct. 13, 2008 at 3:45am. He weighed in at 7lbs 14 oz, 21 inches long. Everyone is doing well, just very tired for now. Brayden is a very cute, sweet baby and we are so glad he is finally here! Click here for a few pictures. We'll post more later.

The Waiting Game...

I had another doctor's appointment today, and hopefully my last! She said that I'm now 1/2cm diliated and the baby is sitting as low as he possibly can. I was hoping for more like 2 or 3 cms, but I'll take what I can get...at least it's progress and we're heading in the right direction! I have an appointment to go back on Monday, when we will schedule a date for induction next week. BUT, she said she would be surprised if I made it until Monday! Greg and I are both hoping it's sooner, so keep you're fingers crossed for us. We're planning to do lots of walking, driving on bumpy roads, eating fresh pineapple & spicy foods, etc over the next few days to help speed things along =) My sister in law went into labor twice after eating fresh pineapple, so hopefully it will have the same effect on me. So for now, we're just waiting....

The Nursery Part II

The nursery is finished! All of the clothes, blankets, sheets, etc are washed and put away. The bassinet, swing, bouncer, and other toys are assembled and ready. And after a shopping trip last weekend to pick up the few things we were lacking, I've think we've got it all covered now, at least for the first few weeks =) Here are a few pictures:

As you can tell by the pictures, we've also picked out a name....Brayden. The middle name is still up in the air, but we've got it narrowed down to a few possibilities. The due date is less than two weeks away already, but I have a feeling it will be later than that. Hopefully not too much later though! We'll just have to wait and see...

Baby Showers

Time is flying by these days...I can't believe I am in my 36th week already! An updated "baby bump" picture is above. I'm still feeling pretty good for the most part, but I am starting to get a little more uncomfortable as the days go by. Not much longer though...

I've had two baby showers given for me the past few weeks, and I'll have one more next weekend. We are very fortunate to have so many friends & family to do this for us! A special thank you to you all. We have gotten so many wonderful gifts at these showers, all of which are needed and will be put to good use in just a few short weeks. It is unbelievable how much you need for a baby! You can see pictures from the showers by clicking here. Greg & I have an all day childbirth class scheduled for next Saturday to look forward to...that should be fun! Hopefully it won't be too traumatizing for either of us!

The house, beach, & baby names

We have been working hard on our house the past few weeks. We finished up painting in the dining room, living room & nursery. We also got the outside of the house painted, which makes it look completely different (at least it does to me). You can see pictures of our hard work (mostly Greg & his parent's hard work I should say =) ) by clicking here. We have lots more we want to do, but I think we're going to take a break for now.

We were finally able to get down to Wilmington for the day yesterday after trying to schedule it for weeks. We spent the afternoon with Catherine, Travis & Caroline at the beach. We had a great time and were very entertained by Caroline. I would love to go back before the summer is over, but I don't think that will happen. This may have been our last trip for awhile....

Baby boy Parr is doing great. He's moving around quite a bit and making sleep a little more difficult for me these days. We've been busy getting the nursery fixed up and trying to pick out a name. Greg and I didn't realize how hard that is!! Everytime we think we have one, we change our minds the next week. Hopefully we'll choose something and stick with it within the next 8 1/2 weeks? Any suggestions?? It's not too far away...the weeks are really starting to fly by now!