Luke is here!

I know some love to hear the birth stories, some don't...if you don't, sorry! Here goes...

On Thursday night (the 5th) I was watching Grey's and when it was over I got up to go pee (funny...) and as I was walking to the pot my water broke! I panicked a little because I had already had a shceduled c section for the 11th so I thought I still had a week left. I didn't have a bag packed, somebody lined up to watch Quinn, nothing! (I did have a bobby from caprioties that day though so my "last meal" was awesome). I called Jon (he was at work) and told him to GET HOME! He made it home in record time, and our friends Nick and Lauren were nice enough to come over and stay with Quinn while we went to the hospital. I expected something out of the movies: crazy contractions, deep breathing, somebody to wheel me in a wheel chair up to the labor and delivery floor....ummm.....NO! This whole pregnancy I contemplated a VBAC (vag birth after csection) and when my water broke I thought, "the lord is giving me a sign, I'm gonna do a vbac!" Sounded like a plan until I got to the hospital and they monitored me for 6 hours and I had NO contractions, NO pain, No dialating, NOTHING. Just a baby ready to come out :)

I went into the OR for my csection at 6 in the morning with the hubby by my side, had the little nugget at 6:21, and didn't see him until about 4:30 that afternoon. They took him straight from the womb to the NICU for respiratory distress. Poor little guy had a good amount of fluid in is lungs and wasn't breathing very well. That was the hardest thing EVER not being able to see and touch and hold my baby right away. When we got to see him in the NICU it was awful. I feel for all those parents who have to leave their babies for MONTHS, I really don't know how they do it. I was a wreck for the 6 days we had to leave him. We got to hold him for the first time the following day, and I got to nurse him for the first time 3 days later.

We got to go home on Tuesday the 10th and had to leave Luke at the hospital. Weirdest thing ever driving home with no baby. Jon and I took shifts going to the hospital to see him every 3 hours for 2 days (they have them on a strict feeding schedule at the hospital, he ate at 12, 3, 6, & 9 and our only time with him was when he ate). Quinn was pretty confused about this whole baby talk and us being gone for 5 days, then coming home empty handed. It was so worth the wait though because we got to bring him home on Thursday the 12th and we finally have our family together. Funny how someone who has been in our life for just over a week seems to fit so perfectly. I can't even picture life without him, we are so blessed. I must say, for all that little man went through the first week of his life (poked, and checked, hooked up to monitors, being under the lights for 24 hours for jaundice, having two EKG's, oxygen, and a feeding tube) he is the BEST baby. He is so chill and laid back. He sleeps through Quinn's many meltdowns, me yelling, us laughing and talking. I love it!

We can't wait to see what joys Luke will bring into our life. We are so thankful for our two boys, and we are extremely thankful for awesome friends and family that have helped us so much the past week. Thanks for the meals, babysitting, visits at the hospital, phone calls, prayers, and support. We love you!

My last prego pic, right before going to the hospital

Jon getting ready for surgery

Talking to my dad getting ready to have my csection

Right after the csection. I couldn't breathe! I was so numb I think my lungs got numb.

Seeing our Luke for the first time

One of the nurses daughers made this little sign that hung on Luke's bed

Getting him ready to go home! Finally!!

Last feeding at the hospital

One of the many awesome nurses that took care of Luke (they wheeled me out even though I had left the hospital 2 days before... weird huh)

Looks like Quinn!!

Welcome home Luke!

Going inside to meet his brother

The brothers meeting

Quinn kept whispering and told us to be quiet because the baby was sleeping

First family photo!

One of the few pics so far with his eyes opened.

Our boys