1st road trip

we did it. we took the first official road trip to arkansas over memorial day weekend. it was not bad at all, just two additional stops to feed the babe. both great grandmothers were thrilled to meet her for the first time. she meet lots of aunts and uncles as well.
we were home for four days, but it really felt like one. we traveled and visited with so many people, it is nice to know people care enough about us to want to visit us.
robby, my dad, my uncle ottis, and my uncle donnie all played in a golf tournament, you can say it is an annual event.

eleanor is 8 weeks old and we are loving her more and more. we all are adjusting to life together. she is starting to smile and develop a personality. we are still working on her sleep schedule.

we have another road trip planned for july to go to arkansas again. this time we will be there for a week so we won't have to rush around.

1 month old

today has been a great day. it was 4 weeks ago when we saw our little girls face. it has been a great time in our life. exciting yet nervous all at the same time. everyday still brings new adventures.
for her 1 month coming out party, she got to meet her great-great uncle june, her great uncle jake, great aunt sherry, great uncle phil and cousin sara. Everyone was so excited to meet and hold her. she loved all the family time might i add.
my parents came up from arkansas and got to spend some special time with her too.

robby and i are adjusting to life as parents, it is a lot of work, but so worth it. we think she is pretty cute and are blessed to have great family and lots of friends to visit us.

our first month "funnies:"
1. eleanor has peed on my leg
2. my mom was changing her diaper and she pooped on the changing table, i took her so my mom could change the table. she pooped on me too.
3. she has rolled over...twice. my dad is a witness

overall, parenthood is good and robby and i are learning a lot. thanks to all of those who have checked in on us

eleanor allyn lane

we are pleased to announce our daughter eleanor allyn (pronouced allen) lane is here. she arrived on thursday, 15.april.2010 at 7:07pm. eleanor was three weeks early, but healthy weighing 6 pounds 8 ozs.
eleanor was not scheduled to be here until 9.may, but needed to make her debut and we are so happy she did. i had to have a c-section, which was unplanned, but we are all doing well. my parents, brother, sister-in-law, and nieces were able to make it up from arkansas to see the newest member of the parks family. my mother in law, brother and sister in law, and two nieces in kansas were there for the birth as well. it was nice to have a lot of family for the big day.
my mom has been a HUGE help, she was able to drop everything to stay and help me. the csection limited me on my movement and i really needed my mom's help. she has cooked, cleaned, and taken the night shifts a couple of times. i love my mother for helping me as much as she has.
robby and i both are adjusting to early nights, diaper changing, burping, and just staring at our little girl, we think she is pretty cute.
thanks to all of our friends and family who have stopped by, we have enjoyed the time in which you all have taken out of your days to visit miss eleanor.
we are looking forward to fun days and nights watching our little girl grow.

4 weeks to go

What a long time coming! Robby and I have four weeks left until we get to see our little girl. We are both excited and nervous, but as ready as we can be.
The house is all done, including the baby's room. We had lots of help putting together all the items little girl lane is going to need.
I thought the first trimester potty breaks were bad...boy was I wrong. Liquids have been cut off at 6pm now days, just to try and allow me a chance to have a good nights sleep.
All of the grandparents have been great and very helpful. Robby and I want to thank them each for all the items they have gotten for baby girl lane. I am excited for all the items, especially my baby jogger. I think that is going to only make me a stronger runner and baby girl a happy baby with exposure to fitness.
I have to work on my flair on this site according to my blog consultant, amy. so stay tuned as I work on my flair. Until then here are photos of the baby's room.

6 weeks and counting

The construction is finally over! We are happy to come home to a peaceful house, considering in the next six weeks it might not be so peaceful. We have had several family and friends who have sent us many gifts and expressed love for us and our little girl. These tokens are all appreciated.

We finally put the nursery together and it looks good. As soon as the curtains are hung we will post photos of her room. We have now completed our childbirth classes, a lot was learned from the classes. Robby tells me I am going to have to learn how to be flexible, since childbirth is not on a schedule, that is going to be a tough one for me. However, this little girl is going to be on her own schedule.

Many of you are still wondering what her name will be..........We have now selected a name, but we are not telling until we see her face. She does however have move quite a bit, I will say it is from all the running she has done with me. I no longer run, I think she was getting too tired from me running. I now just walk 3 miles, 4 days a week and she is much happier with that.

We will be updating this more so keep checking back.

29 weeks

We had a baby shower in Kansas last Saturday. It was a great turnout and hosted by a good friend Beckie Wernli. My mom was planning on attending but due to the weather in Kansas she had to leave to head back to Arkasnas on Saturday morning. Diana (Robby's mom) was out of town that weekend, visiting friends. Overall, it was a great event. The baby got some great gifts.

We went to the doctor last week and had to get a glucose test done. In case you didn't know, my fear of needles is HIGH!!!! The doctor had already told me if I didn't pass the first test then I would have to go back in and have a three hour test done, drawing blood every hour. NO WAY was this an option. I listened to the advice of some other mothers and didn't eat that morning and worked out, and for that I am happy to say I PASSED the test! No gestational diabetes for us.