Merry Christmas!

We had a small tree in our apartment this year, but it doesn't compare to the tree we had here in Colorado! Here are some pictures of our Christmas experience.

Update

Parker is Parker. He is growing of course. He cries. He poops. He eats. And now he smiles! Here are some pictures...



Parker is already too tall for his newborn outfits...






Like father, like son...

Resemblance?

I am pretty sure that Parker is going to look just like his Daddy. See for yourself...

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I left Dan with the baby for a little bit so that I could come up to campus and update the blog. We hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!! Thanks to Aunt Carol we had a really good dinner at home with Parker. Of course, all Parker got was milk, but it was made especially for him! Here are some pictures.



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Time is going so fast already!! I can't believe Parker is almost 3 weeks old. We had our first check-up yesterday and Parker is very healthy. He is 8 pounds 13 ounces and I don't remember how long now, but he is in the 75th percentile for both his weight and height. Needless to say, he is a big boy. Not to mention the measurement of his head is in the 90th percentile! Hopefully that means he has a big brain and will be really smart like his Dad. AS for me, I am feeling great other than being really tired. I have already lost 30 pounds! A few more and I am back to my original size. As for Dan, we are still waiting to hear back from some medical schools and he has a few more next year. We are both really enjoying Parker. It has been nice to have Dan home all day with us the past few days. Well here are the medical school updates and some pictures. Enjoy!

1. University of Rochester - On the wait list.
2. Ohio State - ACCEPTED!
3. Creighton - ACCEPTED!
4. Case Western - On hold.
5. Cleveland Clinic - Finished the interview and waiting.
6. Mayo Clinic - On hold.
7. University of Colorado - Finished the interview and waiting.
8. University of Michigan - Rescheduled for February.
9. Columbia - Rescheduled for January.
10. Cornell - Rescheduled for January.
11. St. Louis - We declined the interview.
12. Boston - We declined the interview.
13. VCU - Interview in January.
14. Duke - Interview in January.

(I updated that from memory so hopefully it is all accurate!)

This is us taking Parker on his first walk.


Grandma Tandberg and Parker.




Parker's first bath at home.

Pictures!

Well, Dan is picture happy with the new baby so we have plenty of new pictures to post. Here are a few of our favorites!

The Delivery

I am feeling better today so I thought I would share the wonderful story of how Parker came into the world. We had an appointment to be induced on Monday, November 10th. They said that they would call us at 5:30 am and let us know if we could come right in or if they were too busy and we would need to wait a few hours. Having never felt a contraction, I was pretty excited that I might not have to. So we went to bed Sunday night excited to get a good nights rest before going to the hospital in the morning. Of course at 12:30am, despite all of our plans, I started having contractions. They are not very fun! By a little after 2am they were getting really close so Dan gave me a blessing and we were off to the hospital. By the time we got checked in and hooked up to the monitors I wasn't really progressing much. Normally they would have sent me home, but since I was scheduled to come back for an induction they let us stay. The greatest benefit to that was the pain medication! Around 6:30am I still wasn't progressing much so they started the patocin (drugs to induce labor). I also got an epidural. The epidural was great except for the fact that it didn't work very well on my right side. They fixed it eventually and all was well or so we thought. By 1:00pm or so I was finally completely dilated. Our nurse called the doctor and he said it was ok to start pushing and he would come in to check me soon. Yeah the fun part! (Just kidding!) We pushed for a little bit and then the doctor came to make sure everything was looking well. The baby's head was not in the best position so he put his hand in there and turned him around. That was much worse than pushing! Long story short, around 4pm the baby was still not moving down far enough and I was tired! The baby's head was turned and he would not come down. The only options were to keep trying, but the odds were not in our favor or to have a c-section. We opted for the c-section. The next thing I know I am being prepped for major surgery! I got a stronger dose of the epidural which made me shake really bad, I was exhausted, I was thirsty and I hadn't eaten since dinner the night before. Needless to say I was ready for this to be over! C-sections are pretty quick. I could feel them pulling and pushing, but never any pain. The next thing I know little Parker is screaming. It felt good to finally hear him. Lucky Dan got to run off with the baby while I got stitched up. He was 8 pounds 1 ounce and 20.5 inches long. Dan said that according to the nurse he has a pretty big head for a baby. I don't think he was coming any other way! While Dan enjoyed being with Parker as he was examined and bathed I was cleaned and stiched up. Finally around 7pm Dan brought in Parker for a happy and tired reunion!

Parker Sven Tandberg

Here are a couple of pics of little Parker. He was born yesterday at 5pm by a C-section and weighed in at 8 pounds 1 ounce. Mother and son are both doing well and trying to catch up on their sleep! We will share the full story of his birth later.