Welcome Luke!

Luke Michael Irons
8 lbs 11 0z 20.5 in.
October 24, 2009 2:03 pm

Our little man decided to arrive on October 24th and I will never be the same. I was scheduled to induce on October 28th but Friday, October 23rd I started having contractions around 7 pm. Derek was working the CHHS football game and my best friend's dad, Mr. George, was at our house staying the night. About an hour into having contractions, and not knowing what they were, I mentioned to him that I thought I could be having contractions. After timing them for a few hours and a phone call to the on-call doctor, Derek and I decided to ride up to Montgomery just to get it checked out. We arrived at the hospital at 11 pm and they informed us that I was having active labor and he would arrive within a few hours. 14 hours later including an hour of pushing, Luke Michael arrived at 2:03 pm and I have not been able to stop praising our sweet heavenly Father for entrusting this precious angel to us. He is so much more than I could have ever imagined him being. There really are no words to describe the feeling of looking at this little guy who is half me and half my wonderful husband and knowing that God answered every request of perfection in this child!

Ensuring us that he is a true Bama baby, he arrived 23 minutes before Alabama and Tennessee kicked off and got us the win. His birthday was also special in that it was my best friend Jessica's birthday. What a special person for our little Luke to share a birthday with!

How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me? Psalm 116:12

Our first family photo compliments of Aunt Haley and her awesome photography skills:

Long time, no blog

I really wanted this to be a place that I could journal about the 9 month process or pregnancy. Well, I have failed miserably. I am going to try and catch up on all of the happenings that have occurred since my last post. I am finding the time as I sit at home for the 4th day sick with the stomach bug.

So our house in Tuscaloosa rented out and we are in our new rental house in Troy. Beds are made, boxes are empty and pictures are hung. It really feels like home! Once I get the nursery done I will take pictures of the house and post them. Since my last post we have had 3 baby showers and have been so blessed to receive just about everything we could need. Not that I really know what all we need but based on the advice of my mommy friends I think we are ready for the little man's arrival. And it is a good thing because it is a month away. I can't believe it is so close. I go to the doctor tomorrow and they will start checking for dilation.

The month of August was mainly moving and unpacking. We took a beach trip with our good friends the Nelson's and we were able to attend the Alabama vs. Virginia Tech game in Atlanta for labor day (I guess that was technically September). Anywho, the next week my mom, sister, nephew and niece came into town which was a blast. The next weekend Derek's mom and brother's came to Troy and then last weekend we went to Tuscaloosa for the Arkansas game. I was unable to go so Derek went with his friend John Rushing and got to sit in the sky box. I came home from Tuscaloosa with the stomach bug and have missed this entire week of work. Yesterday morning I thought I was feeling better so I woke up and got ready for work didn't make it before getting sick again. A huge blessing of our house renting is that I will get to stay home with Luke and so next week is my last week of work. I feel awful about missing so much time right before my last day but I guess there isn't much I could do about it. At this point I am just trying to keep food/water down for a 48 hour period so I don't have to go see my doctor in Montgomery.

Tonight our Sunday school class is having a diaper dinner for us. I feel much better today and I am hoping I can attend tonight.

I guess that is all for now. I will try and do a better job of keeping everyone up to-date during these last few weeks!