Well, shoot its been almost a month! Crazy how time flies and you can get nothing done literally. My little Lu has been keeping me busy to say the least! We are all doing great with him and life is so much sweeter but, just like with Beau I truly miss being pregnant which is kind of crazy since I was so over it at 39 weeks and then 40 with no sign of him coming. Our journey into becoming parents again started at our Monday appointment with no further progression since the previous week:( a little tired of waiting and nervous about not being able to do a vbac like we had been praying about for what seemed like our whole pregnancy, made us a lot nervous actually. We decided to induce not at all in our birth plan but, with all of the worry that we had been through and the thought of another c-section was just not at all what we wanted! Tuesday July 21st would be Our sweet little baby's Birthday:) We had a nice family dinner the night before with Scott's parents and Aunt and Uncle Our last dinner as a family of 3! Our time of arrival was 4 am Nana and Poppy took soon to be Big Brother for the night!
Our last photo as a family of 3:) It was emotional leaving Beau but, we knew he was in good hands! Thinking back on this we were a lot of different emotions but, mostly excited to meet and hold our baby!
Waiting. He had the view and we listened to Pandora all day!
We started around 6 am after 2 hours of waiting (not a fan of this process) Once it all started Contractions kicked up and because, I was a possible risk... epidural was ordered of course I thought I would try and go natural but, knowing this pain already I was OK with this decision! It did take all day but, we were patient and had a really great Nurse named Debbie and of course our Doctor who really is just the sweetest:) A few visitors came soon to be Grandma again and Nana and Poppy with Beau to do a little exchange for the night:) Our new nurse was introduced to us Mika:) Our guests left close to 7pm and soon after I was checked and ready to start Pushing! Scott and I were both a little shocked that it just happened this way:) like what were we expecting??? We had no idea. Two hours of pushing later we heard those Three little words again:) IT'S A BOY! and again tears poured out of me with so much JOY for another little BOY!!! We did it! We because, Scott was Again Amazing. he helped count every single push, put a cold cloth on my head and fed me so many ice chips! It truly was the best feeling in the world to have this experience and finally hold this sweet little boy who was not so little like we originally thought!
7lbs 13oz and 20 inches long
9 months of waiting to be surprised again totally Surprised since, I was pretty sure he was a she:) We are beyond blessed with this healthy boy! His Name was a difficult one... considering we had Girl name since before Beau and we both never could agree on a boy name! Lucas was Scott's pick that I nixed right away but, started to revisit it once I looked up the meaning:) Light giving. We had already decided on Edward after my brother's middle name and Scott's as well. Light giving felt right in my heart and feeling this little boy was truly a gift from not only God but, his sweet Guardian Angels as well. No other name was even discussed. Our little Lu ( my nickname for him) is perfect and although looked a lot like his Big Brother at birth is now looking more like his own self:) I see some of my brother in him which makes me smile:) he has The Cook chin his brothers nose and toes!
Proud Papa holding son for the first time!
Life with him here is Awesome! There are so many things I forgot about having a little baby around and its certainly a lot harder with 2 but, Big Brother has been a huge Mama's helper which is great because, Papa went back to work soon after we came home:( So this Mama is working extra hard to get down new routines and pretty much its all trial and error for now!
Grandma meets her fifth Grandson
Proud Poppy meets his Fourth!
Big Brother Beau is Happy he is here:)
Aunt Kelly comes to hold him for hours:)
and brings this yummy, adorable Cookie Bouquet!
First Family Photo
Getting ready to go home!
These guys are Volunteer's at the Hospital and were pretty Funny
One last picture before we take this boy home:)
One last picture before Nana & Poppy leave us to go back to Michigan! So glad they were here to Welcome Lucas into the World
This is the same outfit Beau wore to come home in and same picture I took right before we left:)
We have so much more to talk about with life with 2! Beau has been wonderful and so in Love with him even almost a month later... everyday "I love him so much Mama" "He's so Cute" it really doesn't get any better than this:) Our Blog is now all about Sweeney Adventures and with that the New Name of our blog! More Adventures ahead along with some Funny, Crazy Stories!
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