Story of 3 Parkers

I know I always say this but...it has been a long time since I posted last. Bradley and I have been traveling alot these past few months. I tried to post alot of pictures of our trips but our internet is slow and and it would have taken me forever.

Our first trip was to the Beverly Hills/Los Angeles/Hollywood area. We had a blast and saw a lot of touristy things. We went to see a Dodgers game, Hollywood sign, Kodak Theatre, Stars Walk of Fame, Getti Villa (I didn't know much about this...this is one stop Bradley wanted to make), Rodeo Drive and alot more. We also ate at some retty cool places. We ate at the Dresden Room for any people who like the movie "Swingers" and we ate at this Japanese place that over looked the entire city. That was an incredible site. Oh yeah and we went to see the Tonight Show with Jay Leno..even got a few pics of him leaving out of the studio. And for any "Bachelor" fans we got to see Jesse Palmer. He actually was staying in the same hotel we were...along with some NFL commentator that Bradley was pretty pumped to see!! We had a great time and I would most definetly go back.

Our next trip took us to Las Vegas. Bradley had a work conference over there and I decided I could go for a reasonable price. WRONG!!!! I for some reason had to have certain types of food and do things I normally wouldnt ever do. I bet I had soft pretzels and a piece of cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory everyday. Our highlight of the trip...especially for Bradley was getting to meet Pete Rose. We took a few pictures with him and he signed a ball for us. This was one place I think I got my fill of. I cant imagine bringing my kids there. I have heard that there are a ton of things to do in Vegas but Bradley and I couldnt figure out what else there was to do besides gamble. We wanted to see some shows but the cheapest tickets were like $85 and they were in the nose bleed. So we mostly walked around looking at all the different casinos. Like I said before, this isnt the vacation spot I would take my kids unless we absolutely have to!!

Ok let me tell you why I named the title of this post "3 Parker's." Bradley and I found out that we are going to have a baby!! It has actually been a big mess and a bit frightful. According to the way dr's and nurses figure the timeline of your pregnancy isnt the way my body figures timeline of our pregnancy. According to the nurse I was 61/2 weeks along when I went in the first time. They did an ultrasound and the Dr. told me one of 2 things...either I was alot early than I thought I was or the baby stopped growing. He was really leaning towards the miscarriage cause he kept telling me how long it would take for me to pass it:( Anyways so he then made me come back in a few days and check my hormone levels. They were at 2300 and the nurse told me they needed to double. Well God is good and prayers work....my levels quadrupled to 8300. He then told me by the blood work that I was 3 to 4 weeks pregnant and just earlier than we had thought. So he did another ultrasound and we got to finally see what they call "a fetal pole" which is the very beginning of the baby. He told me everything looked so much better than last time and that things started getting bigger. Keep in mind that this is the appointment Bradley finally got to come to and towards the beginning before the ultrasound the Dr. was talking to Bradley about it being a miscarriage.

To make a long story short, I went back in yesterday and got to see a heartbeat and a fun little lima bean shape. He also gave me an est. due date around March 14th and told me I was almost 8weeks pregnant...actually he said 7weeks +/- 4, 5, or 6 days. LOL. Bradley and I feel so much better to hear and see the good news. God is truly good and this whole experience has taught me that it's all in His hands and not about what Bradley and I want but what He wants and HE plans!!!!!!!