Anxiously awaiting Jonah

Well the countdown continues... We now have 14 days until DDay and it feels like its taking forever :-) last week I had a lot of contractions, intense pain in my pelvic region, and a lot o other signs pointing to labor very imminent... HOWEVER that was 5 days ago.

Well Shelly rushed here from Medford, mom came to help with Luke and now we are waiting...

Last night before I went to sleep I had a huge smile on my face though. I am sitting here whining and complaining (even tho this pregnancy hasn't been THAT bad) and I realized I'm not enjoying these last few weeks of JUST loving on Luke. So The Lord has a funny way of reminding us to treasure the moments we are in...

Luke had been waking up earlier than normal screaming for mommy saying he was scared of the 'fiders' aka 'spiders' and all he wanted was mommy mommy mommy.... Once he cuddled in my arms it was passed.... He wasn't scare and was quickly back to sleep.... The power of 'mommy'

Then last night we are all sitting around chatting and laughing and Luke comes up to me, hugs me around my neck and smiles. He turns his little head to the side and says 'my mommy is the BEST ever!!' Omg made me tear up!!!! He's just learning how to put his full sentences together to come up with new topics to talk about - and BOOM - This is what he says!!!!!! I sat back and just realized... How unbelievably BLESSED am I!!?? My Luke will always be my first born - my big boy!

I pray for my baby Jonah this morning as I wake up with Luke next to me (he came into our bed at 7am for cuddles and fell back asleep)..... I pray that Jonah knows how to love as Christ loved us... I pray that Jonah knows how much his mommy loves him and would do anything to make sure he is safe and happy. And I pray that little Jonah grows up to be a responsible, loving, supportive, providing father and husband - JUST like his daddy is....

Like I said - I am blessed! And for now - even though I'm uncomfortable - I am treasuring the current moment!!! Treasuring my big belly - treasuring my Luke who loves to kiss his 'bubba' in my belly (and understands that one day mommy might not be here in the morning because she is at the hospital getting bubba taken out of her belly ;-)

We were given TODAY as the present! Treasure every moment!!! Xoxoxoxo

Sarah

6 weeks and counting...

Well, I wouldn't say that I have been a terrible blogger. I have seen worse - But I wish I could have the disciple to blog and write every week.... Either way here I am! 6 weeks and counting till baby Jonah takes his first breath! It is truly surreal that I will be holding ANOTHER baby boy in my arms in NO time, when I feel like I HAVE A baby already named Luke!

Speaking of.... Luke is looking forward to his little brothers arrival quite anxiously.... He is 2 1/2 and I truly believe that he understands mommy has a baby in her belly and it is HIS bubba!!!! He kisses, hugs, sings, even feeds his bubba throughout the day...(through mommy's belly button- which is where of course bubba will come out of in a few weeks)

This week is interesting - I will be 35 weeks pregnant on this coming Monday - and I am shooting TWO weddings this weekend! I am a very fast paced - love my job type of girl..... BUT I am one nervous pregnant mama..... Right now I am layin in bed at 4:43 am (been awake since 3:45) and I'm thinking about what pictures to take, what comfy/presentable shoes I will wear, how I am planning on 'pacing myself'..... I know that God is in control and he will make sure I am not taking on too much.... This is where my peace comes from!

I am SO thankful that miraculously I have only gained 6 lbs up from my pre pregnancy weight... Of course I attribute that mostly to gestational diabetes.... I also attribute a lot of it to having a 2 1/2 year old who doesn't let mommy sit and sleep all day.... But it's weird - I feel like once Jonah is born I will be down less than my prepregnancy weight.... How weird is that???... Don't worry - the belly WILL be blubber so it WILL still be time to lose more weight, but what a better feeling than to know you have a jump start right away.

Speaking of gestational diabetes, there ARE three things that I want more than anything in the world once Jonah is born... All being things that are crammed with carbs and impossible to eat without sending my blood sugar through the roof...... I want red gummy worms, a big strawberry/peach smoothie and a large Quiznos sub! Lol all of these things will be on my list to have once labor is over! However, if I were to continue to eat these things whenever I wanted I KNOW I wouldn't keep the lbs off!!!!

Well, other than anxiously awaiting this coming weekend - after that I will be ready to meet my little guy.. We all are excited but maybe not quite ready just yet to meet him! (I will say that I had a dream last night that he looked like a spitting image of Marcus.... Considering that Luke looks more like a product of my dad and Marcus' mom.... We're hoping Jonah actually looks like one of us.. Lol)

Luke on the other hand is talking SO much more as of this month!!! It's actually quite crazy..... He's starting to mimic everything and actually put his own thoughts and opinions together in sentences... It's funny when he says something to me and I say 'what did you just say' and be repeats it while smiling and then follows it up with 'siddy (silly) lukey' hahaha he truly knows how to make me laugh..... I say that he truly is MY son, tip to tail, because he never meets a stranger, he's always talking and laughing and he's always on the go!!! He loves to say 'whatcha doin' and 'daddy be?' Always inquiring about where we are and what we are about to do. He loves to follow instructions and LOVES a plan of events.... 'First were going to the bank, then to the store, THEN to the playground' and he repeats as best he can and says 'yahhhh'!!!

Well the last thing I can think to write before signing off is how proud I am of my son.... I truly believe that he knows the love of Jesus - he knows who he is and he gets excited to hear stories about him!!! This weekend is Easter Sunday and despite the fact that I will have shot two weddings in 48 hours - I am going to try and join my mother in law and mom at Isaiah chapel in Milton for Easter service! Luke is PLANNING on saying 'Jesus Has RISEN!!!!!' In front of church - but we will see!!! It's a true test to see how he handles being in front of people :-). He is ready to go in his tan and teal suit and tie and mama and gaga are ready to coordinate with him!!!

Well I have written a lot in a matter of 15 minutes - and now I should go back to sleep.... Or try to at least..... Here are some recent photo updates (one being from our maternity photo session this month with my new buddy Kim Harttman!!)

God Bless!! Sarah Parker

13 weeks till Baby Jonah's arrival

I can think of a few things I am proud of in my life that I have accomplished :-) However, I never imagined the pride I would have hearing my son say 'excuse me mommy' and 'sorry daddy'.... And best of all.... Yes ma'am and no sir :-)

Recently one of my closest friends reminded me that almost 95% of what we do is learned... Good and bad! Really made me treasure this time that I have right now teaching my little guy (soon to be guyS) all about manners, how to love and how to give to others!!

Luke is very excited about the arrival of his 'bubba Jonah' he sings the abc's to him and even 'feeds' him through mommy's belly button!! Lololol :-) He truly is the joy of my day and I cannot wait to meet his baby bubba either ;-) here is the 26 week update pics!

Beginning of the year update :-)

Well 2012 - seemed to fly by for me. I have been busy as a bee with Photography and being a mommy! We found out in August that we are expecting our second bundle of joy! And in December we found out that Luke and daddy will be getting what they both wanted - another BOY! His name will be Jonah Kenton Parker an we are very anxious and nervous for his arrival in May!

We were actually told by the 4D ultrasound tech that even though our due date is may 6,2013 - the baby looks like he will make his arrival on May 1, 2013!!! Yay!! I say, The earlier the better :-)

Other than that Luke is becoming QUITE the ham! He has more personality than I ever imagined possible - and not to mention he can throw quite the fit if he thinks it will work!!! Over the last 6 months he truly has began talking SO much more, he will now copy and mimic the words you say (we have to be careful what we say). And he says really funny things like 'no mommy! Lukey do - Lukey big boy!!!!' Or he loves to pretend hiccup to make you laugh!!

My favorite part of everyday is waking up to him walking into my room, climbing on the bed and giving me 'buggles' (cuddles)..... We generally lay in bed for at least an hour! He is very good at telling us that he loves us too when we tell him 'I love you Lukey' he quickly responds with 'yuh too mommy/daddy/meme'

He is very excited about his baby brothers arrival! This morning he tried to pinch my belly button because he said he wanted bubba to play. So sweet - at such a young age he is excited about his bubba!! He sings to Jonah - and even 'feeds' him through my belly button!! I feel so blessed and I am so grateful for everything we have in our lives! Until next time!! Here is my 22 week (5 1/2 month) belly pic with Jonah!!!