The New Edition

Kye Parker was born on 8/18/2008 at 3:21 pm. He is 9 lbs and 13 oz. By far the craziest experience Annie and I have ever been through together. Annie was induced Sunday night, 8/17 at 5 pm. It wasn't determined if her water broke or not so additional testing had to be done in order for the Doctor to figure out what route to go with the induction. So the actual inducation didn't take place until 10 pm later that night. If my calculations stand correct, that is 17 hours and 21 minutes in labor. OUCH!!! Thats what she said. Later I heard her talking with Julie saying that if it wasn't for an epidural she doesn't think she could do it again. Even though it was a long tough night for her, she did an outsanding job considering she starting pushing at noon making that 3 hours and 21 minutes. I stood by her side the entire time and coached her up the best I can. I didn't do a bad job considering I was just on the sidelines, but you could get her view. That long wait and the hard pushing was all worth it when that clock hit 3:21 pm. A little boy appeared out of nowhere that had lungs sounding like Axl Rose when he hits his high pitch, and looking like............. well you guys could determine that. Annie and I aren't sure who he resembles. Kye Parker cried the entire time he came out up until he was put in his Mommies arm. This includes the nurses doing the test, myself talking to him, and the Grandma's holding him. The only thing in this world our little boy wanted after this unidentified event in his life, was his Mom. And the second he got into her arms he became quiet and content again just like he was back inside.

These past two days of knowing Kye Parker has been the best time of our lives together. He has such an amazing spirit and a certain swagger to him that I still am yet to identify. That best way to explain it is that he just seems so happy to be part of our lives and the feeling is converse. Annie and I our doing great and excited about sharing our expereinces with him. We can't wait for everyone to meet him!!!!!!!

Mamaw's views

It is early afternoon on Wednesday and it 's hard to believe that little Kye Parker has only been around for 2 days. He has certainly made his presence known around the Peterson household. It's been a long time since I have been around a newborn. It's funny sometimes he seems so large and then other times he seems so small. He actually looks at people and follows them around the room.

As you can imagine he has a large appetite and loves to burp. He is all geared up to start watching Football on T.V. Crimson doesn't know what to make of all this. He just lays there are looks at him, following him around the house where ever he is taken.

The following months are going to be a lot of fun and I can't wait to see what happens next.

Cheryl

Grandma & /GrandpaPeterson

Some of you may think that because Kye Parker is #13, we wouldn't be very excited. We can't believe how thrilling each and every baby is. What a thrill to see him minutes after he was born. Annie was exhausted and Mark was so proud. Rick showed up an hour later with a dozen roses for Annie with the biggest grin on his face. Thanks Mark and Annie for making this such a memorable experience. Love you Kye. Grandma P.

A few pictures

Kye Parker's first day home