Four generations of first born Sansoms. 

Mommy and Luke enjoying some burping time. This is Luke at two weeks. We had our first Doctor check up today. Luke is doing very well. He has grown an inch to 21.5 in and has surpassed his birth weight weighing in at 8 lb 6oz. At this rate (1in/2 weeks) he will be 6 feet tall by age 2...I think mom and dad can retire on his NBA salary :) 

Strike a pose! 

UK is #1...or at least they played like it against Louisville. 

Well, Luke finally arrived at 10:29 am on Tuesday December 6. We were very excited to see him. Unfortunately, Christy had a fever and a touch of a bug that was passed on to Luke when he was born. That, along with taking in A LOT of fluid on his way out caused him to have to spend a day and a half in the special care nursery with some fluid in his lungs, a temperature of 101, breathing too fast, and low oxygen saturation. 

Luke just born with some oxygen 

Christy did get to hold Luke for about 30 seconds but that was it until Wednesday afternoon.
 

Luke......I am your father.

Here's Luke in the special care nursery under the oxygen hood. Poor baby!! :(
 

Another picture 

This picture pretty much sums up our first day. This was taken just after Christy got to see Luke from the window looking into the nursery. This was taken around 6:30 on Tuesday night and was the first time Christy had seen Luke since he was born. Needless to say that first day and night were VERY rough. However, the Lord did protect our little man and he made a quick recovery.
 

Finally, we got to hold Luke at 1:00 on Wednesday afternoon. The nurses said we could come back to see him but didn't tell us we would be able to hold him and nurse him!! That was a great surprise. The special care nurses at OMHS did a fantastic job and we are very grateful to them for taking such good care of our son.
 

We finally got Luke in our room around 5:00 pm on Wednesday...again another nice surprise. I had gone home to get some things and Christy called to say I had a visitor. I could hear Luke cry in the background and about cried myself. 

Daddy's so proud! 

Aren't they sweet!! 

Mommy loves to cuddle! 

Here's Grammy 

Aunt Leigh Ann 

Uncle BJ 

Getting ready to go home on today! 

All snug in my car seat. 

Here we are at home. This craddle first belonged to my great, great, great grandmother and every Sansom boy has slept in it for generations. We are very happy (and nervous) about being home. We are about to embark on our first night away from the hospital. So far, Luke has slept much of the afternoon. He is nursing but we are having trouble keeping him awake at the breast. Also, Christy's milk is coming in so its changing what he is used to feeling. We are working hard and know that it will come with time and a lot of patience. We know many of you were praying for us over this past week and we are very appreciative. The Lord really did a mighty work in Luke. Our pediatrician wasn't sure he would come off oxygen until Thursday but he was not only off oxygen but in our room by late Wednesday afternoon. Another testimony to the power of prayer. Keep praying because we are going to need it in the days to come!! 

Lady in Waiting

Well, my due date has come and gone, and I still have no baby in my arms. Luke is thoroughly enjoying his home right now and seems to have no intentions of leaving it anytime soon. My doctor informed me on Monday that I am now 2 cm dilated and thinned out, so it's just a matter of days. I seem to be dilating at the rate of 1 cm/ week right now, so I predict that we will have a baby by the end of January at the current rate. Fortunately, the doctor believes I will have Luke this week, and if I haven't had him by Monday then I will be induced on Monday or Tuesday.

Last night was pretty disappointing to go to bed still with a baby in my belly. I really expected to have him by now and felt frustrated to see the day come and go with no feelings of labor happening thus far in my pregnancy. John and I did hold a short family meeting last night before going to sleep to discuss this issue with Luke. I gave him his first lessons in life, letting him know that he couldn't stay inside of me forever, and sometimes there are things in life that we must do whether we like it or not. Life's not always fair:) How many times did we hear that growing up??? It's fun to say when you're the parent though.

Now, I'm spending my days just waiting and praying that the delivery will come soon. We've prayed all along that God would bring Luke to this world when he's ready, so we trust and know that God's timing is perfect in all situations (whether we like it or not). Please pray for our patience while we wait, as well as a safe delivery of a healthy baby boy. Thanks!!!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Nine days and counting

Well, we have only nine days until Luke's due date!! The time sure has flown by and we are anxiously awaiting his arrival. Christy is doing well. She has some swelling, a hard time getting up, and they typical back aches...nothing abnormal though. As of our last visit (11-14-05) she had not dilated any but we expect that she will have dilated some at our next visit tomorrow. She is finished teaching for the year on Tuesday so she has been very busy getting everything ready for her subs.

There has been activity in my job situation. I had an interview on Friday and one tomorrow in Frankfort. They both appear to be good jobs and would provide a challenge and the ability for Christy to stay home with a little more financial cushion available. I expect to know something by the middle of December.

Other than that not too much is going on. Hope you all are doing well!

Let's not forget the daddy-to-be. This was taken while John was on the job this week. My sweet husband works SO HARD:) And what determination he has too!!! He's sure to make Luke a proud son! 

My tummy (and ankles) continue to grow. I'm really starting to feel like I'm in the third trimester now. We are very anxious about the upcoming arrival of Luke.