Eight years ago at 9:18am, God gave me a beautiful gift...my first child, Lucas. Luke was delivered via emergency C-section after 50 hours of labor...yes, 50 hours. It was a long 50 hours of many ups and downs. It was around the 24 hour mark of labor that I asked for a c-section because I felt I just didn't have it in me anymore. The nurses talked me into holding off on a C-section and to get rest. Ummm...yeah right! But...like the trooper that I am (LOL), I listened and knew I really didn't want to go the C-section route if I really didn't have to. Time went on and Luke decided he wanted out...now! Too quickly though. As labor intensified, Luke wasn't reacting well and we started losing his heart beat. My quiet labor room that consisted of myself, Luke's dad, and a labor nurse turned very quickly into a room full of about 10 nurses and a few doctors. I will not go into details on how they got Luke's heart beat again, but I will say they finally got him to react and got a heart beat again and I was rushed immediately into surgery. From the time I was taken out of my room for surgery until the time of Luke's birth is very blurry. But I remember very clearly seeing my beautiful bundle of joy right after his delivery. He weighed 8 pounds 7.5 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long...just absolutely perfect!
Fast forward 8 years and I am very proud of the person Luke is turning into! He wanted to be a big brother very badly and when he finally became a big brother, I saw a very nurturing, loving side to him that I had never seen before. Of course, I also saw the side to him where he couldn't go without an hour of picking on his little sister, but, I guess that's what big brothers do! Many, many times Luke has had to take the backseat to his sister's health, but through it all, he's always the first one to be concerned and ask how his sister is doing. He always wants to know she is okay.
To my little fisherman, farmer, baseball player and overall goofball...have a very HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY!! Enjoy your special day!!
Luke is definitely a big part of his sisters life and it is just normal for siblings to pick on one another but when it comes right down to it, siblings are there for one another. Meghan is so lucky to have two big brothers and an awesome mom and dad. Keep posting on the blog to keep us up to date on what is going on. Love all you guys.
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