A smile!

I caught a smile on camera. Also I went to the doc today and got an excellent report. I am so thankful for all the prayers for my recovery. Love everyone.

6 Weeks Old!

Well, my internship is in full swing and I am exhausted. I am hoping Luke will make it 7 hours through the night soon. I think he is close. He makes it about 5 or 5 1/2 right now. Drew is exhausted too. This weekend we both thought we were coming down with the flu, but I think it was small colds and exhaustion. Thank goodness. If I got the flu right now, I do not know what I would do.
It is all worth it though, Luke is the light of my life and Drew and I just stare at him and laugh like crazy as he figures out his new world. He is great entertainment. He is smiling like crazy in the morning. I have yet to catch it on camera though. Soon enough.
Drew has been home this week which has been wonderful, but the time has gone by so fast. He will be out of town next week and the following. Yikes. Also we will be finding out about his job soon. I may have told most everybody, but Drew's company is laying off 5,000 people in all divisions. I am praying that his position will not be one of them otherwise we may be packing in less than a month.
We have had lots of exciting baby news. Our friends Tim and Katie just had a healthy baby boy on Sunday and our friends Geoff and Grace just found out they are having a boy in July also. Our church is full of boys. I think there is something in the water at our church. Congratulations friends!!!!

5 Weeks old!!!

Luke had his 1 month check-up yesterday, and he weighed 10 pounds 6 ounces (75th percentile) and he grew an inch (23 inches-90th percentile). He is going to be tall I think like his daddy. The doc said there is not much we can do about the pooping issue until 2 months, then we can give him a little prune juice everyday. We are trying out a new sensitive formula to see if that helps. Mama B (or Brenda-Drew's mom) left this morning. She was an awesome help and cooked us lots of goodies. Drew is taking his paternity leave next week (finally) and will be able to rest I hope. He has one more week of his class and is trying to get his work done this weekend so he won't have to work at all. We are both exhausted. I went back to my internship this week and did 10 hours since I had Mama B here to help. I have several new clients and 2 new groups. I hope I can get all my hours done by the end of April. I also got great news last night. Our research project was accepted into the RMPA conference in Boise, so Drew, Luke, and I will be going there in April. It is exciting since I have put so much work into it.
Not much other news to share for now. We are anxiously awaiting word from our friends Grace and Geoff, they are finding out boy or girl on Monday. Yeah- no crossing your legs little one.

One Month Old Today!

Luke is already one month old today. I can't believe it. Here are some pictures exemplifying how often Luke is always using his hands just like his dad. It looks like he is contemplating life or praying.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! to our neighbors Heather and Sean Tilley who just had a baby girl (Olivia). She is a little peanut. Only 5 pounds and 16 inches. But she is very healthy. We will probably go visit them tonight at the hospital.
Everything has been going well on the home front. I haven't been able to sleep much. I think I am always waiting for Luke to wake up. But my sweet neighbor, Vanessa, brought me some chamomile tea and some all natural relaxant aids. They have helped. Luke's grandma is in town (Drew's mom). She goes by Mama B, and she has been a load of help already. Drew and I got to go out last night for a couple of hours. It was nice to hang out and get out of the house for a little bit. Mama B lives in South Carolina, so she gets as much time with Luke as earthly possible before she leaves. Well, enough for now, almost time to feed Luke again. We take him for his one month check-up on Thursday. He will probably be well on his way to 11 pounds by then. He is a chunker.

We miss Dad!!

Drew is gone for the week and we miss him already. It was hard for him to leave, but duty calls. He has some major work to do in Utah this week, so we are praying that he will have a productive week. I hope he gets some good sleep too,so he can come back rested. Everyone has made sure that I am managing well. I had a coffee delivered by my friend Grace and today by my friend Emmy. Heather has also been consistently checking on me with encouraging phone calls. I am blessed to know that help is only a call away. Luke is doing good. Still struggling with the pooping issue. Although he is still sleeping good at night. Well, I hope all is well with everyone.

Luke is 3 weeks old!

I can't believe we have already been home from the hospital for 2 weeks. Time flies, and Luke has already changed so much. Drew comes home from work and says "he looks so different from this morning". I guess that is what happens. We have been spoiled rotten with all the wonderful meals coming from our Cornerstone family. So many wonderful meals! Yum. Drew keeps saying we have to have a lot more kids so we can get spoiled like this some more. Ha Ha. Thank you everyone who has brought us meals and visited us. Again, we feel so loved. I got a chance to get out for an hour or so last night at Heather's house. It was fun and good to fellowship. Drew finished all of his school work last night, so we get to hang out the entire weekend before he leaves for the week on Monday. I still am not looking forward to him leaving at all but I feel a little more confident that I can handle things. Well, I hope all is well with everyone. We love and miss our out of town family and friends.

Lots of Doctors Visits!

Well, this weekend was eventful. Luke got a clogged tear duct, but at the time we did not know what was happening. So we called the on-call Dr. and she said to bring him in to urgent care. We did that on Saturday, and got information on what to do. So we have been doing hot compresses and massaging his eye. Our regular pediatrician wanted to see him again today just to make sure, and it looks like his eye is already doing better. Not much green and yellow gunk today. Yeah!! I also had a scare on Friday, the same day as my doctor's appointment. I had to call the on-call doctor, and get some information to put my mind at ease about the symptoms I was having. The doctor said he thought things were o.k. Praise the Lord. We also took Luke to church for the very first time on Sunday. He was out cold during church because it was his nap time. But everyone got to look at his face at least. It was so refreshing to see everyone, and thank everyone for all the help they had provided. We definitely have a second family here which is wonderful since our beloved family is so far away. We couldn't ask for any more blessings with friends. Well, I posted some pictures of Luke when he was wide awake. He tried out his happy hippo gym for the first time (compliments of Emily), and he seemed to notice his reflection in the mirror for a possible second or two. How fun. It seems he wants to smile a bit too. He is figuring out how that works still. Well, we love everyone and will post again soon.

Doctor's appointment!

I went to the doctor yesterday for my check-up and she said I was healing very quickly. She also said I am 75% out of the woods at this point for possible infection and surgery. So that is good news. I was feeling great yesterday, and perhaps did a bit too much and am dragging a bit today. Luke did not sleep good for two of his naps yesterday, so he was really tired last night and would not eat good, so he is kind of out of his normal routine at this point, and we are playing catch up. Drew was up for all the feedings because I wasn't feeling well, so he is a zombie and has tones of school work. But he never complains. He is such a good dad and I love him so much. It is amazing how much more you can love somebody especially a new son. It is overwhelming at times thinking about our new family of three. I praise God for His blessings in our lives.