No. 5

Finally a post!

I can't believe our caboose is already a month old...

Luke Bryan (not named after the country music star, don't even know a song that guy sings) just minutes old... he weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20.5 inches length, born by a scheduled c-section at 8:03 am one month ago today. A healthy baby boy, what a blessing!

 Love at first sight...Luke and mommy meet

In post-op recovery, getting to hold him for the first time

 What a sweetheart! We are IN LOVE with him. The kids have loved having a baby in the house, they're all really helpful, fight over who's holding him and thank God, Sam has finally warmed up to him ;). He was on ignore mode for the first couple of weeks! Maddie is quite the little mother and it's such a joy watching the older ones interact with him.

So far, fingers crossed, Luke is a really good baby. He's had some trouble nursing and lost quite a bit of weight that first week so I've been both pumping and nursing. He's quite a combination of all of our kids, we see glimpses of each one in him but he has his own look as well. The little fuzz of hair that he has is brown, darker than our other babes. I hope he continues with his laid back nature as being the last one in this crew of kids, he's going to need to be easy going! Things can get crazy around here!

I've enjoyed stepping back from everything I am usually involved in, staying at home and just lapping this little guy in. I was quite emotional that first week at home, my hormones were going crazy. So glad that has passed! Recovery has been smooth for me, just some sleep deprivation that goes with having a newborn, all is great!

 Our lives are full! Besides school and apple harvest, there's football for the older boys which  Bryan's coaching, dance for Maddie, bible club, 4-H for the boys, and scouts. Our plate is always full. We've had lots of help and have been spoiled with wonderful meals, visits and gifts for this sweet boy. Our family of 7 feels complete (I can't believe I have 5 kids, a basketball team!) and I am so, so thankful this little man has joined our family. More to come...