motherhood....

motherhood....
Originally uploaded by Kerianne Brown

Things have been very hectic since little Luke and I arrived home from the hospital-I promise to write a full blog post soon!! I just had to share this amazing image Kerianne captured at Luke's newborn photoshoot....seeing him makes all the late nights SO worth it!!! Love you little man!!

Luke Thomas has arrived!!!

Doug and I are beyond thrilled to finally be home with our adorable baby boy!! Luke Thomas was born on Oct 10, 2009 weighing 8lbs 13 oz. More details and pics to come soon...right now baby is needing nursing!!

:)Sam

40 weeks+4 update

So, I saw the Dr. today-baby is still doing great in there (maybe too good...). He did another sweep (#4 now!) and said that I was about 75% effaced (compared to about 50% last check) and a little more dilated than Friday, but I'm still not having any kind of regular contractions, so we are continuing to do the waiting game. He thinks baby will likely come in the next couple of days, so here's to hoping!! If baby boy doesn't come by Fri, I see the Dr. again to assess things.

I know he'll be worth all the discomfort and the extra wait (and weight...4 more pounds in the past 5 days! in the end....I just hope the end is SOON:-)

Let's hope this is my last PRE-baby post!!!

:)Sam

Maternity photo wrap-up/Due date update

Friday was baby boy's due date, and he's still playing hard to get...no signs of him yet, but hopefully soon!! If he hasn't come by Thurs, we see the Dr. again, but fingers crossed he makes his appearance sooner than that:)

I had another membrane sweep on Friday, but it obviously didn't do the trick, so we'll just see what the next few days brings. I feel lots of pressure now, so I'm hoping that means he's "getting into position". So, it's just more R&R for me (which I'm sure I'll appreciate once he's here:)

Kerianne did an amazing blog post of our maternity photo adventure over the past several months....I feel so fortunate to have these images to remember my pregnancy with:) If you get chance, check it out at keriannebrown.com

I'll keep ya posted on any baby developments!

:)Sam