The First Two Weeks

It is hard to believe that two weeks ago we were anticipating going into the hospital for our induction and wondering what life was going to be like as a family of four.  As I think back over the last two weeks I am slammed with a roller-coaster of emotions.  Overall, the transition from one kiddo to two has been pretty easy and smooth.  This is greatly due to Lucas being a calm and pretty easy baby.  He is the complete opposite of what Nolan was as a baby.  He only cries when he is hungry and occasionally when being changed.  He has good amounts of awake/alert time where he is perfectly content sitting in his bouncy seat or swing and watching his crazy, high energy brother run around the room.  And he sleeps for periods of 2 1/2 to 4 hours at a time...without having to be held.  We are definitely getting more sleep in these early days than we did with Nolan, which is good because we have more energy to try and keep up with Nolan.

Nolan has also been doing really well with the transition.  He can be quite protective of his little brother and becomes concerned whenever he hears Lucas cry.  If Nolan hears Lucas crying he stops what he is doing to run over to Lucas to say "Wucas it's ok...it's ok Wucas."  Nolan often asks to hold Lucas and loves helping with diaper changes.  It is so sweet to watch Nolan interact with Lucas and I look forward to watching the boys grow-up together.

Probably the hardest part for me has been not being able to spend as much time with Nolan.  Kevin has taken on primary responsibility for Nolan since I spend a lot of time feeding Lucas (Lucas is also a BIG eater and gained almost 1 pound in our first week home from the hospital!!), which has definitely been a big help and I think has helped Nolan with the transition because he has continued to get plenty of attention and has been able to have some special trips with daddy and last week with Grandma Sue.  Like I said this has enabled me to meet Lucas's needs, however I have also missed being part of the trips to the zoo, children's museum, and today the air show.  I know Lucas and I will soon be able to participate in these trips as well but it definitely has been hard not participating in these activities.  I have cherished the moments that Nolan and I have shared, including making cookies and cupcakes, and the nights that I have put Nolan to bed have also been very special.  

I know that we will continue to have our ups and downs but I am thankful for the blessing of two healthy boys.

Happy Father's Day

Here is a picture that I took of Kevin and his two boys on Father's Day.  Warms my heart!

Love

Welcoming Lucas Paul

We are now a family of 4!  Lucas Paul joined us on Monday afternoon and we are thankful for a safe arrival and healthy boy.  I had been hoping to go into labor on my own but we decided after our 40 week doctor's appointment last Friday to schedule an induction for Monday if nothing happened over the weekend.  And...nothing did, so Kevin and I dropped Nolan off at daycare and headed to the hospital at 8am.  We had agreed to start the induction by trying to break my water first before trying any medications.  One of the doctors broke my water around 10am and things progressed from there.  Mom and Julia came straight to the hospital and were both with us for the birth.  It was an intense couple of hours but I was again able to have a drug free, natural birth as planned.  Lucas only weighed 2 ounces less than his big brother did at birth and was the same length.  Lucas has red/auburn hair, which I had when I was born and I have been told that Kevin's grandpa was also a red head.  I guess we will see if it stays.  So far, Lucas appears to be more calm than his older brother.  He definitely lets us know when he is hungry and not happy about diaper changes, but he has already had longer sleeping periods (without being held) than we had with Nolan and in the hospital we even had to wake Lucas up for feedings.  He has spent more time in the swing than Nolan ever tolerated and is an eating monster.

It has been so sweet watching Nolan with his little brother.  He was quite protective of Lucas the first time he came to visit us in the hospital, and my mom told me that on their way to visit us the second day Nolan said, "My Lucas is my best friend."  I can't wait to watch my boys grow together and hope that they do grow to be best friends.  

Introducing.....

Lucas Paul Myers, born June 11, 2012 at 3:35pm.  He weighed 7lbs12ounces and was 21.5 inches long.

 

The End

38 weeks

38 weeks and soooo ready!!!  I think we are as prepared for the arrival of baby #2 as we are going to be and now we are just waiting.  I have been realizing that I am much more of a control freak than I ever realized or let myself admit before.  This need for control is making it so hard for me not knowing when this little one will make his arrival.  I was induced at 41 weeks with Nolan and hoping that doesn't happen again this time, however I am also nervous about going into labor on my own (because of the lack of control of when that would happen and also because of how quickly Nolan was born...I want to make sure I make it to the hospital!).  Nolan seems to be ready and open to the idea of having his baby brother to come and live with us.

We would appreciate your thoughts and prayers over the coming days and hopefully not more than a week as we anticipate the arrival of baby boy #2 (no he does not have a name yet!).