After feeling like I was in labor for about a month (and being totally freaked out that his baby would be born in the backseat of the car) I finally felt like I should get to the hospital at about 5:00 on a Saturday morning. I was really worried that they were going to send me home, but after learning about how fast the last one was born they checked me in and let me stay! I was so excited. The nurses at Utah Valley hospital are awesome and got the epidural going really fast. After I got the epidural my contractions stopped and I was really worried that nothing was going to happen. The doctor decided they'd better break my water. Turns out it had already broken. Finally at around 11:00 the contractions picked up and an hour later he was ready.
He weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.
He was the sweetest baby that first day...hardly made a peep.
The timing was really good. My mom had come out 2 weeks earlier and was going to have to leave the next morning. So it was great that she got to hold him in the hospital at least for a little bit.
I have to write about the kids reactions to him in the hospital. My mom brought them to see him that afternoon after he was born. The kids were all really freaked out to see me in the hospital. Colton came in and said, "mom, are you hurt?". Kirsten and Max hardly said a word at first.
The best was when Colton saw the baby he was so excited. He said, "mom, can we keep him? Please, please, please?" One of my favorite Colton moments ever.
We asked Kirsten many times if she wanted to hold him, finally after the initial shock of everything wore off she decided she wanted to. From that moment she was smitten. She loves the little guy and wants to help and hold him all the time.
Max pretty much wanted nothing to do with him. The first few days were really hard on the sweet little guy. He's warning up to his baby brother though.
Luke is such a sweet little baby and we are so happy to have him in our family! More pictures to come!
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