Luke update.

Luke has been back to the Doctor twice since coming home, for routine check-ups.  He is up one pound from his birth weight, at 10 lbs 14 oz.  He is in the 98th percentile.

He is 22 1/2 inches which is "off the charts."

He sleeps a good bit still and is up once or twice during the night to feed.  He has a little fussy period around  9 or 10 at night, which we think is gas related.

He had his photos taken when he was one week old and they turned out super cute.

You can see some here:  http://www.twiddledeephotography.com/blog/?p=1725

Two weeks

Monkey see, Monkey do!



He's just perfect!

Wanted to share a video of Hank meeting his baby brother:

We have been adjusting to life as a family of four.  I feel like I am just now, physically getting back to normal. I did have some bad headaches during the past week.  I had those with Hank too.  Yesterday I went back to the Doctor for him to look at my incision and my blood pressure was high, so back to labor and delivery I went to have blood work ( I thought I was done with that place!)

Thankfully my blood work was fine and he wants me to keep monitoring my pressures.

Brant went back to work yesterday.  He was a big help to us last week when I was not able to do much.  Hank continues with his school on Tuesday and Thursday.  Those are the quiet days at home:)

Luke sleeps much of the day.  At night he gets up about twice a night to feed.  So far he is a content baby.

Luke Thomas!



Luke Thomas was born on Saturday December 3 at 8:46 am.  He was 9 lbs 14 oz and 20 1/2 inches long.

He has been such a delight and we are so happy to have him here with us.  We were able to leave the hospital on Monday, a day early, since I was doing fine.  I was so happy to come home because I started with sinus problems in the few days before his birth and the dry hospital air was making it worse.  Brant ended up taking me to the Doctor yesterday and I got on an anitbiotic for a sinus infection.  I already feel a lot better!

Hank LOVES his brother.  When he has been away from us the first person he wants to see is Luke and not Mommy or Daddy!

(Luke 1:14) He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his

birth,

Making his list!

Hank has been looking at all the toy catalogs that have been coming in the mail.  He points to everything and says "I want to show you something.  My wants this and my wants this."  It is so funny how he looks though them and he knows so many things by name.  Things I didn't even know he knew about!

I have been having to play the Santa card a lot lately to get him to listen to me!

It usually works, but he does question it.  When I tell him Santa is watching him, he says," I don't see him.  How is he watching me?"  Also when I sang him Santa Claus is coming to Town, he said, "My don't live in town.  My lives in the big house." 

Here is a video of him looking at some of the toys he wants ( he is now getting into Super Hero's):



Change of Plans!

Well we were admitted to the hospital this afternoon.  I had an IV running.  I had not ate for 12 hours and it was time for me to be heading to the O.R.

Then the Doctor came in and said she had bad news and had to cancel it.

The reason was the other Doctors in the practice felt my hypertension problems were not bad enough to deliver the baby at 37 weeks.  They want to continue to wait until 39 weeks, when I was originally scheduled and just keep monitoring things.

That had to be one of the weirdest things ever!  I was so ready to have him, but I also want him to be healthy and so here we go...back to waiting!  Maybe he will decide to start things on his own?

Whatever happens I pray for a healthy baby.

Hank was so excited all day to see his baby brother.  He had been with Mimi during the day, but had come to the hospital to see me.  Mimi and Great Grand mom took him to the Toy Store and were about to go eat when we called them with the change of plans.  My parents were also at the hospital too.  Hank actually took the news that his brother was not ready to come out yet well.  I was afraid he would be really upset.

So instead of having a baby, we ate at Chick- Fil- A!

Last morning as a Mommy of One!

Over the last week I have had some blood pressure issues.  I had to go to the hospital to be seen Saturday and then again on Tuesday.  After Tuesday they told me not to go back to work and to rest.  When I went back to the Doctor yesterday she said she would like to move my C-section up.  She was able to have is scheduled for this afternoon!  Today the baby is 37 weeks and considered full term.  I have been saying all along I would love to have this little turkey out for Thanksgiving...just never realized it would happen!

Hard to believe we will be a family of four now.  Hank is excited to be a big brother.  When I picked him up from school yesterday I told him little brother was coming tomorrow and we needed to get a haircut to be ready for him.  The lady at the hair salon asked him if he was a big boy and he said, "No my's a big brother and this is my little brother (pointing at my belly) and he's going to come out in two minutes (pointing up two fingers)."

He says the funniest things.  Lately he has been telling me he is going to marry me and put a ring on my finger and get me flowers out of the garden.  I hope little brother is just as sweet and cute.  We can't wait to meet him!

Hank the Tank!

Hank was a train conductor / train for Halloween.  We went to Mimi and Mamp's neighborhood  for trick or treating and he had lots of fun.  He talked a lot the last few weeks about what he was going to be and it changed all the time.  He was going to be a pumpkin, Spider Man, a ghost, etc   Since I had the costume for about a month I had to tell him that everyone was going to give lots of candy to a train conductor, then he would say, "Me's going to be a train conductor."

I was able to walk to a good many houses with him and then I had to head back and relax.  At one house I asked him what he was supposed to say, and he said:  "Give me some candy....Please."  I was a little worried with that long pause!  One lady asked him what he was (his costume) and he said "Hank."



Photo time before heading to Mimi's house.




He Let the Choo Choo wear his hat.





All aboard!




Getting ready to head out and load up on candy cargo!




Is that Flynn the Fire Truck (a Thomas the Train  character)?




Trick or Treat!




What a life!




Lots of fun decorations to look at.  This was at one of Mommy's favorite houses!