Colton Arthur Parks was born at 4:40pm on 6/6/08 weighing 7 lbs 10.9 oz and 19 inches long.
Sorry for the site not being updated for a while but we have been busy with the birth and new baby as well as buying and moving into a new house in Estill Springs, TN. Visit us soon because I plan to dramatically change and update the site, which will serve as a quick place to find the latest info on the family including pictures and video.
Holli is 25 weeks and 5 days pregnant (she switches over on Wednesdays).
Colton is making very good progress and is still due June 18th. The Dr. has confirmed that everything is going along as planned. As much as Colton is kicking, Holli has a strong feeling he will be a week early and is shooting for June 12th. Place your bets on the due date now before its too late, as there are only about 14 weeks left.The nursery is coming along and the only thing its missing is a baby. Colton’s heartbeat has been strong and he is quite active. The 18 week ultrasound showed him doing constant somersaults, staying still barely long enough for us to get a clear view and confirm that he is in fact a boy.
Many people have wondered about the origin of Colton Arthur. Holli felt it important to name her first born son after her father. Robert and Lynn were both thrown out and the alternative was to name him after the place Holli’s father grew up and has so many fond memories of, Coalton, OH; The spelling is different but the point gets across. Colton will be the 4th generation on Jonathan’s side with the middle name “Arthur”.
Holli and Jonathan are very excited to welcome Colton and can’t wait for the family to meet him.
Before Jonathan and I got married we discussed our goals for the future and we both agreed that we wanted a family. Soon after our wedding ceremony in June, we decided to begin trying. Several months and no luck, we began hearing “it will happen when you’re not thinking about it.”
One day in early October on my way home from work, something told me to stop by the drugstore and purchase a pregnancy test. I had a “feeling”. I decided to purchase the 2 pack and took them home to see if my feeling had substance. At this point, I was not late and had no reason to think I was pregnant except for my gut telling me that I was. I got home and Jonathan was cooking dinner so I decided I might as well take the tests.
I took the first test and it looked like a faint ‘+’ but I wasn’t sure since it was so hard to see that I immediately took test #2. Test 2 provided the same faint ‘+’. I called to Jonathan to confirm what I saw and we both looked at each other with disbelief and amazement. I decided I needed to be extra sure so back to the drugstore we went and got a 3 pack. I went home and took all 3 back to back just to be sure and they all came back with a ‘+’. After 5 positive results we began the phone calls. Jonathan called his Mom while I called my parents. All were happy and shocked at the same time.
The following day we awoke early and went to the Dr. for a blood test just to be sure. After we told the Dr. how many positive results we had received she assured us that I was pregnant and did the blood test which confirmed what we already knew. She estimated me to be about 4 weeks and we began preparing for Colton’s arrival.
I had my first Dr. appt. on October 30 and the first ultrasound the following day on Halloween. Our first ultrasound didn’t show much but an egg and a very faint heartbeat but it was then that it all felt real and finally began sinking in.
Jonathan and I couldn’t be more excited and ready to share the love we have for each other with someone that we created.
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