Charles Lucas

    

 The Lord blessed us with another miracle on October 24th at 11:01 am. Lucas was born via c-section and weighed 8 lbs 4 oz. and was 18 inches long. He has been our most laid back baby so far. I've only heard him cry twice since he was born...once when they took him out of my belly and then a few minutes after returning from his circumcision. I fell in love with him from the moment I heard his sweet cry...even before I had the chance to lay my eyes on him. And then when I did, oh my goodness, my heart melted all over again. I worried that I would have trouble making room in my heart to love another child, but I can definitely say no trouble at all, lol!!!
     I had an amazing birth experience, which many people may find odd since it was another cesarean. We were blessed with an amazing doctor to deliver Lucas and the hospital staff made our visit incredible. We kept Lucas with us for the majority of the stay, except for those moments when he had to have his vitals checked and then again during his circumcision. I have been exclusively breast feeding and he has done phenomenal with it. He latched on during the first try (we were able to do skin to skin and nurse within 45 minutes of his birth) and has been a pro at it. I was blessed that my milk came in early this time because the kid is all about eating...all the time! *grin* He only lost 10 ounces while we were in the hospital and I'm fairly certain he has gained that all back. I've never seen such a hungry little boy, haha.
     We take him back tomorrow morning for his first check-up and I can't wait to see how it goes. I will try to post again when I have a free moment (which is laughable now). Oh, and also a huge congratulations to my friend Emily who gave birth to her first child only a day after Lucas was born!! :-)  God is SO GOOD!

Baby Love

     It's so hard to believe that the time has finally arrived to meet our newest bundle of joy. Unless I go into labor today (which seems quite unlikely, lol) then I will be delivering via c-section around 11:00 in the morning. I'm surprisingly not too nervous today but I've tried to keep myself busy so I won't worry myself to death. I've managed to get all the bags packed; one for Mama and Daddy for the hospital, one for Charles Lucas, and one for Bug and Bop to take along to Nana and Pa's house. :-)  I've also folded three loads of laundry and am currently in the process of washing another one. I'm going to clean up the kid's toys but am waiting closer to bedtime since they will drag them all back out again if I clean them up now, lol.
     I am so thankful for the love and prayers that have been showered on our family concerning the birth of of baby boy. I have not yet had a chance to write up thank you cards for the gifts we received at our two baby showers. I'm so sorry for that. I am going to try to get around to it after we get back home from the hospital. :-)
     Anyways, lots of prayers are appreciated for us tomorrow. :-)  And I'm still holding out on the Lord and that He will send me into labor today. We've had some cool events happen throughout the day that are making me believe that a natural birth is still possible! But, in the end, whatever happens, I will know it's in God's perfect will!

PS...Here is a picture one of my best friends took of me at 39 weeks!

37 Weeks

 
     Just now getting around to posting this. I feel terrible for going so long between belly photos but with two little ones, getting a minute to do anything is pretty much impossible. I'm going back to the doctor on the 16th, next Wednesday and I'm going to have my OB check for dilation and effacement. I'm still praying with my whole heart that the Lord sends us our little boy without the need for a c-section. 

A Couple More Weeks

 I went in for my 37 week prenatal appointment yesterday. Lucas is looking great and doing well. We spoke with my OB and the hospital we are birthing at will not allow me to go past 40 weeks since I have had two previous cesareans. So, if he doesn't make an appearance soon, we are scheduled for another c-section on October 24th. We are still waiting to hear back on the exact time but will probably be sometime between 7 and 10 that morning. As excited as I am to meet this little guy, I am PRAYING, PRAYING, PRAYING that the Lord chooses to send Lucas to us before that date. I do NOT want another major surgery like this and would much prefer to go the natural route. But, I know that God has a perfect plan in this and I am trusting Him with my whole heart. Sorry I've been a bit absent in my blogging these days but all of my energy is going into growing this baby, and the energy I don't really have is going towards keeping up with Bug and Bop. :-)  Hope each of you has been doing well!!