THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE FAMILY ~ ALANA NIKOLE BARKER

On March 26th, 2010 at 6:36pm our daughter Alana Nikole Barker came into this world. She has brought so much love and joy into our lives already, and is only 5 months old! She was born at 37 weeks, 1 day gestation and weighed 5 lbs, 10.2 oz and was 19.5 inches at birth.

Read our story, watch her grow, & follow our journey into parenthood on our blog!


Alana Nikole Barker



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Our Vancouver, BC Wedding
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Our Valley of Fire Wedding
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EMBRACING PARENTHOOD

EMBRACING PARENTHOOD

Friday, September 11, 2009

My First OB Appointment

So I just got back from my OB appointment. I have the biggest grin on my face right now and am on cloud #9. I had to wait a while, but it was worth it. Chad didn't go to this one with me and I wish he would. They dipped my urine, took my vitals and told me the doc would be in soon. The doctor came in and said it was uneccessary to do an exam...I was happy to hear that!  She then wheeled in the portable ultrasound machine and said, "Do you want to see your baby?". I was like, "Oh yeah! I wish I told my husband to come to this one!". She put the gel on my belly and there I saw my little bean in there. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G how much a baby grows in 3 weeks. I could see the head, body, heart beating, hands and feet, etc. The baby was waving it's arms at me and dancing! Very active, awake little baby in there. Even the doc said, "Aw, that's so cute....it's the best reassurance...an ultrasound!". She called it "Buddy", but I'm not assuming gender. I can't wait for our ultrasound on October 9th......I will be 13 weeks + 1 day then and I'm sure baby will grow even more! Chad is definitely going to that one.  My heart just melted....I saw so much more than the speck I saw at 7 weeks.