Doctor Visits

Yesterday we took both kids to see the doctor. Lily had her two week check up and we had a follow-up about Luke's knees. Dr. Purcell said Lily is looking great! She is back up to birth weight and we just have to bring her back in two weeks to make sure she keeps gaining. That also means I don't have to be as neurotic about waking her up to eat and she can sleep longer at night. She slept for five hours between feedings last night! I was very excited.

We're still not sure exactly what the problem is with Luke's knees. For about the last two months he has been waking up at night screaming and telling us his knee hurts. We went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago to see if she could figure it out and they took blood and sent him for x-rays, but both of those came back completely normal. That is a very good thing, but she's still not sure what is causing him to wake up hurting. She thinks it might be something like juvenile arthritis, but without the visible signs of inflammation. We have an appointment with a rheumatologist at Texas Children's next month and hopefully she'll be able to give us more information or at least tell us what we can do to help him feel better when he's hurting. We'll keep you posted on what we find out.

Luke's Birthday

Luke's 2nd birthday was Thursday and we had a wonderful day! I can hardly believe my little boy is two already. Time is just flying by.

Wednesday night Matthew built a tower with Luke's new blocks. Luke wasn't quite sure what to do with it when he woke up Thursday morning, but he figured it out soon enough. The rest of the morning I had numerous requests to "Build, build, build!"


Later in the morning, Nina and I took Luke and Lily to Burroughs Park. Luke had a great time - his absolute favorite activity these days is playing outside. He played on the playgrounds and had so much fun chasing the squirrels.


That night we had both my family and Matthew's family over for cake and ice cream. Luke was in heaven being the center of attention and playing with his new toys.

It's Good to Be Home

It is definitely good to be home! We got home early yesterday afternoon and Luke was very happy to see us when he woke up from his nap. And aside from the fact that we're pretty sure nobody except Lily slept last night, it was a good first night home. Today has been a great day - the best part of which has been watching Luke love on his little sister. Here are just a few pictures.

Lily's first car ride!


These are from Luke's first time holding Lily. He was so happy!

Lily Elizabeth

Lily arrived today at 12:21 p.m. Our little bundle weighs 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and is 20 1/2 inches long. Mom and baby are both doing great! Here are some pictures of Lily and her family.

To the Hospital We Go!

Well, I called the hospital at 5:30 this morning and they said to come in at 7:15. YEAH! It might be a bit unnecessary since I've been having contractions since 4:30, but I guess we'll find out when we get there. We are very excited to be welcoming our little girl into the world today!