Here was me on my due date (40 Wks)
Here I am at hospital waiting to be induced at 41 weeks (below)
I honestly dont think that I could have gotten any bigger. I gained 35 lbs with Lucas, which is better than the 50 I gained with Landen and the 60 I gained with Logan, but this was the biggest I have ever gotten.
Here I am when I left hosptial, werid to be able to see my feet, but still have a long ways to go to lose the baby weight!
Well as many of you may already know that Lucas was our surprise baby, our blessing baby.
He was a prevention baby but the Lord had other plans for us. Early on there was alot of complications. From week 6 to week 12 I was coming in almost every week and getting ultrasounds because they thought that I was going to miscarry and Lucas heartbeat was so very low. Each week we were blessed to have him still there with us. This pregnancy was the hardest ever. I was sick up until about 20 weeks and experienced so much pain and issues that I never did with the others. I was having to pretty much stay off my feet, which was really hard with a 3 yr old and 1 yr old. Finally towards the end when he was due I developed a sinus infection and bronchitis and a start of an ear infection. The Lord held him off for a week for me to heal some!. I went to hospital to be induced at 7 am they got me going finally by 8:30 am. when I hit 4 cm they popped my water and then by 1 I was 6 cm and 45 min later I was already 10 cm.
Then March 1, 2012 at 2:23 pm Lucas arrived at 8 lbs. 4 oz. 20 1/2 in.
with a head full dark long hair ( no wonder I had heartburn from hell)
But this isnt where the story ends, when he was born, he was borned right in time as the cord was wrapped around his neck not once but twice. He had a high temp of 101 and had me do skin to skin for over an hr before anyone could hold. Finally it came down. Our second day there, was all the tornandos and when the warning came out we all had to go sit in the hallway (werid experience). Well while at the hospital he had slight Jandice, failed his hearing test in one hear (passed the next day, praise the Lord) and they found that he has a heart murmur and had to see an heart Dr. After having a scope done it was determined that it wasnt serious and hopfully will fix itself. Has to be seen back at a year. Well we finally get to come home!!!!
I balled cried like the biggest baby in the world, when I got to see Landen and Logan (they werent able to come visit at hospital bc they both had sinus infections too) and when I saw thier reaction to the baby. I was so nervous about Logan bc he still is the baby and a clingy one at that but also a bully but he was so happy and excited and so easy. He has been great with Lucas, wants to hold him and "pet" him and kiss him. Landen has been a wonderful helper! I am truly blessed.
Well theres still more.... a week after Lucas was born I got a call from the Dr. saying that his newborn test dealing with his thyroid was abmornal and that I needed to take him to the hospital to be retested. It was so hard to see your 1 week old get a needle (iv) in his hand and fill 3 tubes of blood :( but he did great. His poor little hand bruised so bad. Well we got results next day and praise the Lord again, it came back normal but on the lower side. As of right now he didnt need to be put on any meds and they will retest him at a month, so please remember us in your prayers then!
Well also after coming home Lucas started throwing up after every bottle, had a hard time keeping anything down. It turns out he has reflux. It wakes him when sleeping he is constantly swallowing it all back down and chokes and gags on it :( and I guess from all the stuff he swallows back down gives him really bad belly aches. I hate when I have to see him in pain. Other than that Lucas is a great baby, never fuses unless he is in pain. He grins so much and I dont mean from gas pains, he loves when you talk to him he grins so big at you and hes so alert when he up!.
Here are a few pics of all the boys!
Heres a few pics I got of Lucas smiling!
Happy 2 week Birthday Lucas!
