So in love!

Kirk and I are so in love with our new baby Luke. He is such a wonderful baby and we feel so blessed to have him. Here are some of the things we have been up to...

-Luke is eating every 2-3 hours during the day and at night every 4 hours. I really don't feel that tired because I feed him at midnight and 4am and he has been going back to sleep each time.

-He rolled over from his tummy to back twice when he was 2.5 weeks old. It was probably just a fluke, but I sure wasn't expecting such a little guy to roll already!

-He has probably 3 good awake times during the day. The longest is usually in the evenings for 2-3 hours. He isn't fussy though, just nice and quiet.

-Luke had some jaundice, so we have been to the Dr. probably 5 times already to get his levels checked. It seems to be resolving itself though.

- Jake is doing really well with Luke. He usually just goes about his own business, but he has given him a few hugs/kisses.

- We have been spending a lot of time at the local parks. Jacob loves to play and I love to get some of his energy out! We go at least once, sometimes twice a day. Luke just hangs with me in his front pack.

So awake. He has dark blue eyes.

Me and my boys!

My new little man.

Lucas Scott McCullough

Lucas Scott McCullough came into the world at 10:38pm on August 28th after a nice short 4 hour labor and delivery. We are completely in love!

Baby time

Well, things were going so smoothly this pregnancy until this week. Wednesday night, I was up most of the night with contractions, headache, nausea. I thought it was just me being uncomfortable in my pregnancy, but I took my blood pressure and sure enough, it was 146/92. This is exactly how I felt when I got sick with Jake, so I put a call into the Dr office and they had me come into the office. When I got there, my blood pressure was still elevated. They wanted to make sure the baby was doing fine, so I had an ultrasound and he looked great. They also did bloodwork on me to make sure I didn't have pre-eclampsia already. The bloodwork came back Thursday night and everything was fine, but they had me come back in Friday morning to check my blood pressure again and see how I was feeling. So, Jake and I went back in and my blood pressure is still elevated, and I am still having a headache that won't go away. My Dr was going to send me over to the hospital to be induced right then, but I asked if we could wait just a few more days to get things in place. She agreed as long as I stay on bedrest this weekend. So, Sunday evening at 5pm I will be headed to the hospital to be induced. Luckily my parents are going to be able to fly into town last minute to be here. My dad will be able to watch Jacob and my mom will be in the delivery room with Kirk and I.

I am really frustrated/scared that this is happening again. I hate the feeling of not being in control of my own body. I was very confidant that this wasn't going to happen again since I am not working and have been able to rest a little during the day, but I guess my body will just do what it wants. I will be 37 weeks 2 days when I deliver, so I just pray that our sweet man has had enough time to develop. Please keep the baby in your prayers that everything will go smoothly and he will be a healthy/strong boy.

Connor Allan Evridge

My sister Stacey and her husband Allan welcomed their first son, Connor Allan Evridge into the world on August 17th. He is so precious! Congrats Stac and Allan!!!!

Prayers

My brother-in-law was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor and will begin chemotherapy tomorrow. Please keep him and the family in your prayers.

Here is his CaringBridge site if you are interested in keeping updated with his progress.

www.caringbridge.org/visit/connormccullough.

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30 weeks!

I cannot believe I am at 30 weeks already. This pregnancy is flying by! I am still feeling good for the most part. I'm getting a little uncomfortable here and there, but it hasn't gotten too bad... yet. I am getting tired again, so I having been napping almost every day. It doesn't help that Jacob wakes up around 5:30 or 6 every morning! I'm still exercising 5-6 days a weeks. Nothing strenuous but we usually walk 3-4 miles or go to the YMCA and do the elliptical. I am going to the Dr every 2 weeks now. She said I only have about a 20% chance of having pre-eclampsia again and it should help with me being at home now and not working full time. I sure hope I can carry this little guy a little longer than Jake.

Kansas City trip

Last week we took a vacation to Kansas City to see Kirk's side of the family. Jacob, Mel and I drove up on Tuesday. I was very nervous to drive the 9 hours by myself, but Jake was perfect. In fact, we had to stop more times because of my pregnant bladder, than for him! We got to KC about 5:30 in the evening. Kirk flew up on Friday evening after work. We had so much fun. My sister-in-law was there with her baby, Eva, and her husband Gerard came a few days later. My in-laws have huge yard, so Jake had a ball running around and playing on their swing set. We also got a kiddie pool so they could cool off a little. One of the neighbors let us use their pool, so Carolyn and I took Jacob and Eva swimming one afternoon. We also visited the Deanna Rose Farmstead. I used to go to the Farmstead all the time when I was younger, but they have changed it so much. It is a wonderful place to take the kiddos. On Sunday, July 3rd we had a family picnic to celebrate the 4th of July. Jake got to go swimming again and run around. He even lasted long enough to see some fireworks. We had a wonderful time visiting with Kirk's family and hopefully we can get up there again soon!

This summer is flying by! Up next... in 2 weeks we are flying to Portland and Kirk will take off from there for a fishing trip to Alaska and I will stay in Portland and hang out with my family.

Jacob and Eva cooling off.

Sweet Miss Eva.

Wild man.... I am sure he was running away trying to hide from me in this picture.

Cousin story time.

Such a cutie pie!

Uncle Clint and Uncle Clay playing the piano with Jacob.

Petting the goats at the Farmstead.

This billy goat was huge! Jake liked his beard. :)

Family pic.

My men.

Sweet boy.

Beautiful picture of the Spexarth family.

He looks so innocent, but in fact, he thought he was being naughty by holding onto that monitor so he was running away from me.

Grandmother Leslie and Grandaddy with Jake.

Kirk, Jake and Clint.

Swimming with Uncle Clay. He could have stayed in that car all night long.

Carolyn and I at the 4th of July picnic.

Sparklers

Watching the fireworks.