Luke John Cedillo Has Arrived!

The morning of our scheduled doctors visit ( 4 days overdue!) I began having fairly regular contractions.  We prepped the car to go to straight to the hospital, just in case.  Unfortunately, I was still only 2cm dilated and very high.  The doctor felt that his head was too large to fit into my pelvis so we decided to schedule the C-section that day.  We had 10 minutes to get to the hospital to check in as we were scheduled to meet our little bundle at 1 o'clock.  We didn't really have time to get nervous or prepared...he was coming either way.  


In pre-op waiting to begin.  A little anxious...to say the least.  At this point, the contractions were coming every 2 1/2 minutes.  What I did get to experience of labor was pretty uncomfortable.  I'm somewhat thankful they took him out when they did.

Pre-Op

Luke John Cedillo

Born December 27th, 2010

8 pounds, 2 ounces, 20.5 inches

First Kiss.

Meeting Mom for the first time.

Dad brought him over to me.

Dad cutting the cord.

First bath

Luke and Grammy

Luke and Nana

Luke and Nonie

Luke and Aunti Em

Luke and Aunti Juju

Luke and Uncle Justin

Luke and Auntie Jackie

Luke and Grampa

Luke with Tia

 

We're ready to come home!

The nurse said, "We'll see ya back in 2 years for a baby girl."

I'm so tiny for my car seat!

Finally Home!

Happy New Year!

Last Weeks Before Baby

Here are some belly pics from the last few weeks before baby.  

37 Weeks in front of the new "Mommy Car"

We missed taking a 40 week picture because of Christmas and feeling way too uncomfortable.  Things didn't change too much from this point.

Shower for Baby Luke!

My mom and sisters put on he best baby shower ever!  Thanks Grammy, Auntie Juju, and Auntie Jackie!

Mallory, Tia, & Jessica

Thanks Chase for the beautiful artwork!

Heidi, Madison, Grandma Dodo, & Laurie

Mom and Me

Noni, Robin, Aunt Debbie, Emily, Michelle, & Nana/Marlane

Mallory and Tia

Theresa, Aunt Janny, and Mandee

Heidi, Madison, & Grandma DoDo

Friends Lisa & Kristina

Laurie & Betsy

Friends Sandy & Emily

Another thank you to my family and friends for coming to the shower.  I received just about everything I need to be ready for Baby Luke!

Maternity Photos

My cousin, Jessica, was nice enough to take a few maternity photos before my baby shower.  They came out so cute!.  Thanks Jessica!

33 Weeks

Halloween

Happy Halloween!

John and I thought it would be fun to take a picture of my 32 week belly painted up as a pumpkin!

By now Luke weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in my uterus. I'm gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to the baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb.