Luke's First Week at Home

MB: Daniel and Luke this afternoon

Spot the Difference!

From the moment Luke was born, we were amazed at how much he looks like Daniel as a newborn -- at times it's like we are looking at his clone! Jonny put together these two photos for you to see. Can you guess which one is Daniel and which one is Luke? :)

 

Photos of Luke's First Two Days at the Hospital!

YAY! Luke Boon is Here!

We are so proud and excited to announce the birth of our son Luke Boon, born on September 28th, 2013, at 7:18 am (he is exactly two weeks old today!). He weighed 8 lbs and 4 oz (3742 kg) and was 51 inches long. "Luke" means "bringer of light" and he has already brought much light into our family -- we are all so in love with him! "Boon" is in honor of Grandpa Boon, Jonny's father.

 

We are all doing very well. Luke is a very calm baby, is feeding well and can sleep up to four hour stretches at night which is a blessing (though last night he was up every two hours; I think he is going through his first growth spurt). He recovered his birth weight in just over a week and is thriving. He is very gentle and taking care of a newborn seems a lot easier this time around -- Jonny and I are more confident and relaxed. Thank you for your prayers, I know many of you are praying for me!

 

I have been healing well from the labor which was quite intense at the end! :) But it went well and I have already forgotten the pain... My last post from the hospital I was waiting for the medication to soften my cervix and it worked well. At 11 pm at night I was induced with Pitocin and just over 8 hours later he was born -- much quicker than my previous two deliveries. At 6:15 am I was 4 cm dilated and about an hour later he was born, so in that last hour things progressed very quickly. He would have been born a few minutes earlier if the nurses weren't changing shift at 7 am and my midwife didn't have two other women delivering at the same time, but in the end it all worked out well! :)

 

When Luke was born, it was so amazing to hear him cry and he was placed on my chest immediately which was very special. What a relief to have him out and see that he was well! :) He started to feed within the first hour and was a quick learner. We stayed in the hospital for two nights and we had a great experience there -- since we were not first time parents, the hospital staff really let us rest and took good care of us as needed.

 

I have been resting as much as possible at home since the birth and have been really spoilt by Jonny and my mother, who have made sure that I have everything I need. The midwives said I had to take it easy the first two weeks and that is exactly what I have been doing and have tried to sleep whenever the baby is sleeping.

 

Daniel came with vozinha e vovo Stephen to visit us at the hospital the afternoon he was born and it was so special. Daniel wanted to hold him immediately and kissed him just like he wanted to do. Daniel seems to be adjusting very well and when he is home, likes to have Luke be close by to him as much as possible.

OK, let me publish this post before Luke wakes up for his next feed. Next post I plan to share photos from his first week. You will see what a cutie he is! :)