The Arrival of Our Little Man, Parker Wayne

Parker Wayne Hebert

March 6th @ 12:24 am

Weight: 6 lbs 10 oz

Length: 19 1/4 inches

The arrival of our son started early Saturday morning around 2:30 am. Contractions kept me up all night, but I was occasionally able to fall asleep between a few of them.  At this point I thought I just had stomach cramps and didn't realize I was in actual labor since it was 2 weeks before his due date. Around 8 am I told Patrick that what I was feeling wasn't normal and at that point we said this is it. Part of our bags were packed, but Patrick quickly packed the rest of the stuff we might need.  Patrick went to work for a few hours that morning and he came back around lunch.  At that point contractions were getting more regular and were getting closer together. We called our doctor and gave her a heads up and spent the rest of the afternoon trying to relax and watched tv.  We watched the Aggie basketball game and then The Bee Movie :) Which by the way is a really cute movie...I had never seen it. Around 6 pm, contractions were about 4 1/2 to 5 minutes apart and Patrick suggested I start walking around to speed things up.  Well it worked and at 6:30 we were in the car headed to the hospital.  We got there around 7 pm, checked in, and got on the table to check my progress.  I was 5 cm dilated and contractions were 3 1/2 to 4 minutes apart.  It was go time!  They got us in our room and after some crazy contractions, a trip to the shower to help relieve them, a lot of encouragement from Patrick and our midwife, and 5 hours later...out came our little boy at 12:24 am. We had a little scare immediately after him came out, he wasn't crying and was pretty limp.  Although we wanted to keep the umbilical cord attached for awhile, our midwife said we couldn't wait and for Patrick to cut it immediately.  They quickly got him suctioned out and then we heard his little cry and all was good!  I only got to hold him for about 5 minutes before they whisked him away to get him completely suctioned out to improve his breathing. Patrick kept an eye on him in the nursery and gave him his first bath.  Our families were patiently waiting outside the nursery to see Parker. Once Patrick and Parker were done they got us all transferred to the postpartum room and then I finally got to hold my little boy.  Our families came in not long after to meet their grandson/nephew and everyone was amazed at the amount of hair he had. They also said he looked like his daddy. We had lots of visitors the next couple of days and can't thank everyone enough for all the prayers and gifts!

Patrick and I are so blessed and can't express the how thankful we are for the gift of our son. Having a child is truly an amazing experience and we both can't wait for the new life and experiences Parker will bring to us. We love you Parker!

Our family of three!

Act of kindness...

So I kind of fell of the band wagon for the past couple of weeks and have not posted anything!  I haven't even been an avid reader of my normal blogs.  I've been just a little preoccupied with baby fever I think :)  Although I have lots to catch everyone up on, if I keep putting it off I'll forget the recent stuff. 

So anyways, this isn't much but it was very special to me and I now know God and the precious Mother Mary are watching out for me.  I went to church early last Saturday around 4:30 to pray the rosary before 5 o'clock mass.  Patrick and I were going to pray it together, but he had to help out with one of the tables outside church.  So I sat down and started praying the rosary on a cheaper yarn rosary someone made for Patrick, when I got a tap on the shoulder that actually scared me since I was in deep thoughts.  The lady sitting behind me handed me her beautiful turquoise and silver rosary and told me she wanted me to have it.  I was completely touched and it made me a little teary eyed...let me remind you I am pregnant and about to pop.  I continued praying with her rosary and once I composed myself I turned around to introduce myself and tell her that I love turquoise and that my grandma, Suzy, lives in Santa Fe and is always giving us great turquoise jewelry.  She said her sister is a nun that works on an Indian reservation and some little Indian handmade it and gave it to her. 

So with this said, I will definitely be taking my new rosary into the labor room with me and heck I may even wear it :)  I love little signs that help confirm He is looking out for us.  And what a more appropriate way, especially for a soon to be mom.

Snow Day 2011!

 We woke this morning to a slight winter wonderland.  Not as much as we expected, but enough to get our fill for the year.  Before all the neighborhood kids make their tracks in the snow, we tried to go out and get a pics and footage.  Of course, Sully loved the snow although he was very excited to come back inside after we were done.  I think his little paws were frozen.  It is turning out to be a beautiful day with the sunshine coming out!  I need to go to Hobby Lobby to finish my curtains, but Patrick doesn't want me leaving the house yet :(

 Watch Sully playing in the snow!!!

Patrick and I are headed to Hallettsville this weekend for our first baby shower...can't wait!  We are 34 weeks along...it's getting close.  All seems to be going good...baby boy is still moving and stretching lots!  I think he is already stuck head down with his booty on the left and legs stretched to the right.  Almost time to pack the bags...just in case!

Ralph the Mouse #2

Sully brought us another gift the other day....he's so sweet.  I got home from work and there is was on the back patio.  The last one still had some life in him, but this one was definitely a goner.  Better dead than in my house!  I guess Sully is good for something :)

What happens when you can't see your feet anymore...

So last Tuesday, I was wearing a dress with brown tights and I was having trouble deciding if I wanted to wear my brown flats or spice it up with my red ones.  The next thing I know, I got out of my car at work and the picture tells it all...

It happens!  I gave all of my patients a good laugh...thankfully I didn't have any new patients.  They may have turned around and immediately walked out thinking I was a nut!

32 Weeks & Baby Bedding Progress...

Mom, Dad, and Kimberly came up for the weekend and we made a good dent in the baby bedding.  Or should I say Mom made a good dent :)  I won't post pics until it is completely done though.  I realized that I need to start with smaller sewing projects from now on that don't really matter!  I think I took too big of a bite for just me.  But Mom knew exactly what she was doing and it looks superb!!!

32 Weeks:  All is good!  My belly button is now on the verge of poking out....oh please don't!  I don't want it to look like I have a ninny in the middle of my belly!!!!  I can really tell now where baby Hebert is in my belly.  I just never can tell if it is his little booty or his head that I am poking.  I don't notice the kicking and jabs so much anymore because he is running out of room.  But lots of hiccups!!!  At least twice a day, the little guy gets the hiccups...hope that's normal.  He is also definitely a male, because his favorite spot to push/press is right under my breasts...men.  The next appointment is scheduled for next Tuesday and then they start to get a lot more frequent...it's getting so close!

Patrick's 2011 Cotton Bowl Experience

So leave it to Patrick to get offered a free VIP ticket to the Cotton Bowl last night. He got a call from one of his Aggie friends Thursday afternoon with the offer and he definitely took him up on it. He left after work yesterday and headed to Arlington for the festivities.

He met up with his cousins, Brian and Kevin, and his sister Rebecca for some short pre-game tailgating. Patrick said the stadium was amazing. He got served dinner and had an open bar the whole game...no fair! The Aggies started out playing so well and then went down hill from there. Unfortunately we lost...LSU 41, A&M 24...

Here are a few pics from the night...

Rebecca and Patrick

Patrick, Kevin, and Brian Hebert

Jim and Patrick

View from the Box