First Day at Church

Today we are taking Luke to church for the first time. I am definitely not a home body and have missed going the past couple weeks. Luke was an angel and barely made a peep! We sure love that little baby!

Pictures

I just wanted to post of few pictures of our love. I am still editing the rest, but wanted to share anyways! We have all just fallen in love with Luke and all his little perfectness! We will be excited to have Brian back again soon and get into the groove of family life with four little ones. We really have been so blessed.

Nap Time

Everywhere Luke goes, Olivia goes. She wants to hold and snuggle him all day everyday. I love watching her love on him. How lucky he is to have her as his big sister. Today while Luke was sleeping Olivia went in to snuggle him and fell asleep next to him. These pictures make me so happy.

I love Luke's little smile.

Meeting Luke

This morning my mom flew in and took the shuttle from the airport to bremerton. My sweet friend Shama rounded up my children from the Park's house, went to the shuttle drop off to get my mom, and then brought everyone to the hospital. I couldn't wait for the children to meet their new little brother.

Lukie sleeping before everyone got there.

Brian lasts like 2 minutes with a sleeping baby in his arms before he is out!

Olivia couldn't wait to get her hands on Luke! She was in love him and it was so obvious.

The boys

Kai giving Luke his soft snuggles. Kai was very interested in Luke and why he was so small and so bundled up. He wanted to see his feet, head, and hands. The baby face in a mass of blankets wasn't going to cut it for him!

The kisses just melted my heart!

Ollie getting to hold Luke all by herself. Her only request, and she was a natural.

This is my favorite picture of the day. Olivia caught Ethan NOTE holding Luke's head! Busted!

More of those sweet kisses!

My cute mom trying to get a turn but the children were hogging him.

I love this picture of my mom and Ethan! She is his most favorite person on the planet!

After a few hours my mom took the children back home to eat, play, and go to bed. I had a little while before most visitors were coming to snuggle Lukie my self. I can't even describe it, but I just can't get enough of him. I wish he could stay small for just a little longer.



Then the Park's came to meet Luke.
We love Kaylee
and Trevor!

Swim Class, Dinner, then Hospital

This morning I had a doctors appointment and they decided to strip my membranes. It sounds as painful as it is. After the appointment Brian and I headed upstairs to labor and delivery to see Jenn who was admitted a few hours earlier to start her induction. We visited for a little while and then Brian and I headed home with no signs of any contractions.

Around 3pm I started to feel some contractions but nothing too strong. At this point I thought there was no way we would be having this baby today. The children all had swim lessons and so we decided to go ahead and take them.

This is how Kai spent most of his class, head under water!

The big pain is starting!

Swim is from 5-6 and by then I was in serious pain. However, I was worried they were just braxton hicks contractions and just tried to tough if out! HA While we were there we ran into our friend and neighbor Shari. She kept trying to convince me to go to the hospital, but I was worried they would just send me home. By the time we left swim class I was contracting every 5 minutes. Still not convinced I decided we should keep our dinner plans and head over to the Park's house.

We had dinner and I just tried to hide the pain, but by dessert I had moved from the kitchen table to the family room couch and was in SO MUCH pain. I knew it was time to go! Brian and I left the children and went home quickly to get the hospital bag, and we were off!

When we got there they hooked me up to the monitors in the "short stay" room and quickly determined they were going to admit me. Once we were settled in our room and the epidural was ordered I asked about Jenn. It was around 8pm and they said she was just getting ready to push! Shortly after 8:30pm the doctor came in to say that Jenn had Bryson, they were both doing well, and I only had 3 1/2 hours to have this baby so they could have the same birthday.

I wasn't in pain long before they came to give me the epidural. I was so grateful that part was speedy! I was dilating quickly but around 10:45pm I just figured the boys weren't going to have the same birthday. Then at about 11:30pm the nurse came in to check me, quickly called for the doctor, and they said it was time to push. Luke came after only 2 pushes, and boy was he screaming! It was a miracle, and he was beautiful.

Getting ready to push!

Luke cried louder and longer then the other children.



I am so in love!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE!