Okay, so here's a semi-update as I have a screaming baby in the background!! (Take note that's it's taken about 3 hrs to upload these pictures as I have to keep taking breaks! lol)

Happy 2 month birthday to Luke (yesterday)! Can you believe it's been 2 months!?! He's definitely a little cutie pie...high maintenence...but cute! :) He's now 12lb7oz and 23.5inches long! That's about double his birth weight and he grew 4 inches! :) He's now smiling, coo-ing, shoving fists in his mouth, etc. He loves his playmat and rocker but hates his swing with a passion! He's got a neck of steal but refuses to do tummy time! He usually just pukes and so I rescue him from it! lol

He was dx with a milk/soy protein allergy at the beginning of January and it's still not under control. He also has reflux pretty bad and is on prevacid and mylanta. He cries all the time. No, not just a typical "fussy baby" cry - an all out wail for hours on end. We've tried everything but he's in pain and the crying won't stop until things get better. We see a pediactric GI @ Children's but we're not happy with her right now. We're looking at getting a second opinion. Because of his pain, he's also not sleeping much anymore either. He wakes himself up in pain after only an hour or two of sleeping most nights. We're positive things have to get better, it's just a matter of when!

Even though all of this makes us crazy, we still love this little guy more than words can describe! He's our little miracle and just amazes us every single day!

Here are a few pictures from the past 2 months! Enjoy!

I'm sorry!!!

I'm completely overdue for an update on here! Things have been quite crazy (a rollercoaster you could say) and updating my blog is the last thing on my mind! haha! Anyways, I PROMISE to have a good post full of pictures and stats sometime this week! I'm now working only 2 days a week so I'll have much more time!

xoxo

So sleepy!

This is going to be another quick post as I'm so exhausted!

A professional photography came to our room yesterday to take some pictures of Luke. They turned out perfect!! Anways, if you want to view them - follow these instructions:

Go to: www.bellababyphotography.com

Click on: website
Scroll down and click on: client
password: lukemichael1217 (all one word - lowercase)

Make sure you have your speakers on!

The slideshow really made me weep! I just can't get over the fact that I'm finally seeing picutes of my baby... my miracle. Words cannot express the way I feel. I'm tired, exhausted, emotionally worn out - but when I look into his sweet eyes, nothing else matters. He stares right back at me as if he were saying, "everything is okay now mommy, no more tears." I love him more than life itself.

This will be quick but just wanted to update (I'm exhausted!!) :)

I had my water broken at 7:56, Pitocin started at 8:45, Epidural at 10:45 and he was born screaming at 2:07pm! He's absolutely perfect :) I'll do a full birth story later, but for now - just know that it was such an easy labor! I was so scared but I think I did great! haha!

And now what everyone is wating for :)





















Well, we're beat! We'll update more tomorrow!! Thanks to everyone for the prayers and support today!!

Update =)

So, do you think tomorrow is a good birthday for Luke? We think it is!! Doc is going to induce tomorrow morning at 7:30A and we couldn’t be more excited (and scared, nervous, anxious, etc)!! My bp was still up at today’s visit so there’s no reason to keep him baking any longer. High bp does some wear and tear to the placenta and we would hate for Luke to have any problems because of it (which he hasn’t yet- he’s doing great right now!).

After 3 years of trying, many rounds of Clomid, Femara, Injectables, IUI’s & IVF/ICSI - we will FINALLY be holding our little miracle tomorrow!

Thank you to everyone who’s been thinking and praying for us over the years and right now!! We’ll be sure to update with some info/stats/pictures either tomorrow night or Thursday morning!!

False Alarm

Well, I guess it could be considered a false alarm? We had yet another trip to L&D tonight because of my lovely blood pressure. It was very high at home while I was resting (188/124) and it didn’t go down too much an hour later. Mike came home from work early and we called the doc. He said to go ahead and go in to be monitored to see if things go down.

We got there around 5 or so and they hooked me up to the monitors. Luke is doing great! They did a non-stress test to makes sure he was moving and grooving like he should be and he is. My bloodwork and other tests came back great as well so we just waited. Our nurse said she was going to call our doctor and see what he wanted to do. She came in and said he was going to come in and see us. That automatically made Mike & I excited b/c our doctor never comes to the hospital unless he means business. We thought that if he was going to come out then he would probably induce. We were wrong.

He said he wants me on bedrest until our appointment on Tuesday and we’ll go from there. So now we wait. I’m going to try and take it easy until Tuesday and we’re refusing to get any hopes up anytime soon. We’re at the point now where we’re not even expecting a baby next week. He said he’ll induce but I can’t guarantee it b/c he changes his mind so much! Very frustrating.

We’re back home and settled and we’ll update if anything changes!

Wow!

Today is December 1st and I'm going to have this little guy sometime THIS month.

It just doesn't seem real... I'm so ready for this pregnancy to be over, yet I don't want to share him yet! I know that sounds weird, but right now it's like we have this secret bond and pretty soon I have to let the world in on my secret.. so bittersweet!

I head to the doc again tomorrow... let's pray that my bp stays down and Luke stays put for at least another week :) No more contractions until they're the real thing!!! haha!