09-09-09

Luke is here and his birthday will be easy for everyone to remember. He arrived at 11:38 on 09-09-09. He weighed 7lbs 13 oz and was 19 1/2 in long. I went in for induction at 5 a.m. At 6 a.m.I was all hooked up with pitocin. At 7 ish they had to turn pitocin down because I was progressing too fast for thier liking. Just before 8 the dr. ruptured my bag of water. They turned the pitocin off as I was contracting too close together on even the lowest dose. I labored on my own from that point, a little bit slower then previous labors...but easier on my body and the baby. The nurses joked for a bit that maybe he would arrive at 9:09. We welcomed him into the world with Daddy and both of my sisters there to greet him. The rest of the crew was already on thier way and showed up in the L&D room shortly after to meet little Luke for the first time. It was a nice delivery and a sweet time getting to know him together. He is the sweetest baby, hardly ever cries and is very content. He looks a little like each of the kids, more and more like Zach though. ( who happens to be totally taken with him!!!) He is the perfect addition to our family!