5 Weeks!

Parker is 5 weeks today! I cant believe that is has been 5 weeks…I think time passes more quickly in my sleepy haze. We are doing well, spending our days trying to go on adventures and hanging at home trying to get stuff done and sleep a little. Here is a pic of my sleepy husband, my sleeping baby and a huge pile of laundry. Pretty typical these days. My expectations of a productive day have completely changed and I am thrilled when I end the day with a (sort of) clean house and no major melt downs.
Parker has gotten showered with gifts from friends and family far and wide. We are so thankful and the thank you notes are coming but slowly! Here is a pic of Parker in a very personal gift from our pal Gadiel. It is a onesie with a picture of Garett, Rich B and Gadiel in their golf get ups and says: My role models, boy am I in trouble. As you can see she is not scared of her role models. She is a strong lady already!

Until next time…

Grateful

I am so grateful for such wonderful girlfriends! This past weekend all 4 of my college pals came to visit us. I am thrilled that they got to meet Parker when she was so young and amazed at how well they know me ( I guess that is what 15 years of friendship gets ya!) They cooked me yummy meals, took me out to a real dinner (without the baby!), did my laundry, changed diapers and loved up the little lady. It was a wonderful weekend and I hope they know how incredibly thankful and grateful I am….Beaming. Also, thanks to Kerry for letting them use her house and car!

On Wednesday, our little ladybug will be one month old! Below is our first family portrait..(I am not sure why it has taken us this long?!) as well as a link to the right with pictures from the past week.

Underwater

Have you ever been so tired that you feel like you are underwater? That’s what it is like. Approaching week 3, we are loving up our little one but relating to the rest of the world underwater (if I have forgotten to call you back or told you a story more then once, I apologize!).

This week was full of firsts. We had a picnic, went out to dinner with my dad, went to a concert in the park and gave Sweet P her first bath. That's not to say that there were no tears or hard days (today, I didn’t take a shower OR brush my teeth) so one day at a time.

On Thursday, all 4 of my college girls are coming to visit. I am really looking forward to Parker meeting her aunties and catching up with the ladies!!

Here are a few pics and one to prove that she is not always sleeping like an angel…

On our way to the Amos Lee concert in the parkLounging in my new cute pants from my aunites....

The Bird!

Today our little ladybug is 2 weeks old. We made it through week 2. Hoorah!!

Last night when we were putting her in her car seat, she had a full on melt down. She has this lower lip quivering; no breathing, red faced cry that instantly makes me cry too. She was wailing but it didn’t take long for her to conk out (love the car!) Once I recovered from my crying, I looked down at her sweet little self and saw this (see pic below)!! No joke, this picture has not been altered. Hopefully, it is not a sign of things to come.

Garett and I thought it was pretty funny but then again anything is funny (or hysterically sad) on 3 hours of sleep. One day at a time here at the Heitman’s. We will post more sweet pictures of her soon!

Summer Heat

I am the queen of the summer. I love the way summer smells and being hot and getting sun kissed. But this is really bad timing. We have a 9 day old baby and it is supposed to be 98 today and tomorrow. I would have never guessed that I would be chasing indoor air conditioning in August in Seattle but that is our mission today. The irony. Anyway, we are doing well and adjusting to sweet Parker and her world. Here are a few more pics from the past few days…

Week One

We made it though week one! Tomorrow, Parker is one week young. It has been a crazy but amazing week. We are all sleepy and getting to know each other but loving this special time…All is well. Here are a few pics from the past few days.

Parker Olivia Heitman!

At long last! Sweet Parker Olivia became a citizen of the world on 8/6/08...She weighed a healthy 8lb 9 oz and is stunning. We had no idea how in love we could be! We just got home today and are adjusting to life with a little one. More later when we have slept more than 3 hours. A few pics from the past 3 days. Happily in love, Sarah & Garett