Four Weeks

Day 22

Yup, he spit up as soon as I clicked the pic. 

Day 23

Snuggle day!

Day 24

This boy loves bath time. He doesn't make a peep and either looks around or passes out. 

All three kiddos have worn this shirt. Isaiah (L) Isabella (M) Luke (R)

Day 25

Soaking up these blue eyes while they last. 

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Day 27

You love your mommy and your moby wrap. I swear you can smell when I leave a room. Almost immediately you start whimpering for me. This wrap helps me get lots more done. Ps...I love it as much as you do!  

Day 28

First trip to the zoo!  We tried the stroller.....

But ended up right back here. 

Three weeks

Little buddy, you still aren't gaining any weight so your pediatrician asked that we go to straight formula or strictly pump and bottle feed so we know how much you are getting. I went with the pumping! Hopefully we hit your birth weight soon and can go back to breast feeding. My supply has dropped some on the pump. You are really a pleasant baby though. You only cry when you poop or when we have to change your diaper. You love a good warm bath, the sound of running water and you seem to enjoy snuggles with the IJ's in the mornings.  You are the perfect addition to our family. 

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Two Weeks

We have been doing weight checks with your pediatrician and you dropped down to 8 lbs. I thought the breastfeeding was going well, but apparently not. We started supplementing with formula but you still prefer my milk. You are showing signs of the same milk allergy your sister had so we are supplementing with soy now. You gained 8 oz in four days and we will go back to all breast milk when you get back to your birth weight. You are such a good baby. You really only cry when you poop and we have to change you , but who could blame you with that nasty diaper rash?

Day 8

You were pretty restless at your newborn session but our awesome photographer still managed to capture some precious moments. Your umbilical cord fell off today, too. 

Day 9

First trip to the grocery and you snoozed like a champ in your moby wrap. Thanks for making it such a pleasant experience. 

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Day 11

Warming up after your first real bath. 

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Day 13 

My sweet new Valentine!  We hung out at home and got lots of sweet snuggles. Daddy made me a yummy dinner and you came along in your wrap. 

Day 14

One Week Young

Luke, I can't believe we have already spent an entire week with you in our family. We are all so happy you are here and healthy. You have been pretty laid back, only crying when we change you, you are hungry or have gas. At your newborn check up your weight dropped down to 8lbs 9oz. My milk came in on day 4 and you have been a breastfeeding champion. I love you little dude and I am trying to soak in all this sweetness and all these snuggles. 

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Third Trimester

I won't lie, this has been my toughest pregnancy. As I welcomed the third trimester nausea set back in and I was back to needing naps most days. Luckily for me Isabella is a great snuggler so we took lots of naps together while Isaiah played video games, watched movies and played with friends. 

In January the bottom fell out. Isabella got sick twice (stomach virus, upper respiratory infection, ear infection and double pink eye).

Once we recovered from that I got a sinus infection and my right ear completely stopped up. My OB prescribed a z pack and that afternoon the pressure was so bad in my head I couldn't lay down. To top it off I started having sharp pains in my upper right side and back. The pain was so bad it made me throw up. A lot. I got dehydrated and ended up at the hospital for fluids and testing. Luke was transverse so we couldn't get clear images of my kidneys but what they could see looked ok. I left the next day and actually got a good nights sleep. The next morning I woke up with a stabbing pain in my upper right molars. I called my dentist and got a work in where we discovered the sinus infection had spread to the roots of a vulnerable tooth and I needed a root canal. 

Finished that up by the end of the week and the pain in my right side was getting worse and worse. Two days later I was back at the hospital dehydrated and doubled over in pain. This time they found blood in my urine and a high white cell count. I stayed for three days and was treated for a kidney infection and kidney stones.

 Luckily the new antibiotics cleared up the infection and I passed the stone the day before Luke was born. 

36 weeks....those cheeks

39 weeks

Cravings: nothing. I'm at the point where food is not appealing at all. 

Exercise: I continued walking through November but December kept us super busy and my routine was tossed out the door. 

Weight gain: kept off the ten pounds I lost in the first trimester. 

Baby weight: ultrasound tech is guessing he will be born weighing in the low 8's. I keep telling my dr he feels way bigger than that to me. This is the most uncomfortable I have ever been but I know, in the end, it's all worth it!

Luke-a-saurus

We took the kids to Build A Bear so they could build a special stuffed animal for their new baby brother. 

Isaiah chose a Dinosaur 

And put a scary roar inside. Hahahaha!  He said "if I love it Luke will too because we are both the boys". 

Then they helped fluff him up. 

Next was my favorite part. The hearts!  The kids held the hearts in their little hands first and we said a special prayer for Luke. When we finished we tucked the hearts into the Dino. 

Next he got a bath. 

Lastly Isaiah typed up his birth certificate. He did a great job finding all the letters on the keyboard. In true "Mario fan fashion" he named the Dino "yoshi". 

Can't wait to meet you, Luke Michael. I hope you love this dinosaur for years to come. He was made with lots of love.