He’s Here!
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💙 Welcome to the world, Baby Luke 💙
What a week it’s been. At 9:44 AM on 11/24/2019 (promptly, on his due date) my sweet, 8 lb 9 oz son Luke arrived.
I am so, so in love, sometimes it feels like my heart can’t even handle it.
I wish I had some cute, professional, adorably-staged photos to share with you, but even though he’s been here for over a week I haven’t quite found the time to make that happen. So instead I have unpolished iPhone pictures to share . Fortunately I already have hundreds and hundreds of those.
Zach and I ended up going to the hospital late last Saturday night because my blood pressure was high (even though I have no history of high blood pressure and it had otherwise had been perfect through the whole pregnancy).
The doctor decided it would be safest to induce, and after 8 hours of labor (4 of those hours were pushing!) sweet Luke Ryan Merritt made his way into the world.
Zach and I are home now and are so, so in love with this perfect little boy.
Fortunately, I had posts scheduled to go out so you’ve still been seeing my new recipes even though I was in the hospital and have been less than productive sitting on the couch, soaking up this time with my baby boy.
I have more recipes scheduled out between now and January so that I can enjoy some time with Luke as well as recovering and adjusting.
I’ll still be around, answering comments and otherwise working on the blog, but I worked really hard these past few months to have posts (and videos) scheduled in advance so that I’d be able to take a mini maternity leave. I think you’ll really enjoy what I have planned.
I almost didn’t share this photo. It’s a pretty personal one; Zach took it shortly after delivery and I was a complete mess (it took me almost an hour to eventually comb the knots out of my hair, I don’t even know how they got there). But it was one of the best moments of my life and my heart has never been so full.
Thanks for letting me share these sweet moments with you. Back to the recipes tomorrow!
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Congrats on your son.. he’s adorable.. The photo of the two of you is beautiful, you look amazing… congrats and all the best..
Thank you so much, Pam! 🙂
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby boy! I hope you are doing well and hopefully getting some sleep! What a wonderful holiday season you will have this year. God bless your family!
P.S. I love his name! 😊
Thank you so much, Jeannie! 🙂
Congratulations! and enjoy! They grow fast
Thank you so much, Sandra! 🙂
Congratulations to you and husband
Luke is beautiful and your photo of both of you is so sweet. It’s a amazing time injoy every minute of it . You are blessed happy holidays and I will be seeing all of your posts ❤️😘
Thank you so very much, Edna! I appreciate it! Happy Holidays to you! 🙂
What a beautiful baby boy! Love his name! Congratulations! Love your recipes! I’m not a baker. I love cooking ! I rely on you for my baking since I do love sweets! Enjoy your holiday!
Thank you so much, Pamela! Thank you for relying on my sweets, I am so happy that you enjoy them! Happy Holidays to you! 🙂
Oh how lovely! 🙂 That day is my son’s birthday and my nephew’s name is Luke. It’s like he’s family. haha! Congrats! And have fun with the baby time. This is a such a fun time. It gets less fun when they want to move and can’t yet, and then more fun again when they can move. But more work for you. 😉 But the sweet little baby moments of the first week or 2 go so fast… I love the picture of you too, by the way, it’s that moment and you’ll never have it again with him – it’s beautiful. 🙂 On a side note, as a photographer, those itty baby pictures that have babies in baskets and hanging from branches…those are done at less than 2 weeks generally – they sleep best for those shots at that age. Personally, though, I’d recommend waiting for the time in about a month when he starts to smile. Those are precious precious! Don’t feel bad if you can’t get professional pictures now…it’s tough to get out at this stage, plus it’s not like you don’t have any pictures of him. 😉 Congrats again!
Thank you so much, Naomi! I am definitely doing my best to enjoy every moment with him. I have almost filled my phone with pictures already so the professional pictures can wait. 🙂
Baby Luke is ABSOLUTE PERFECTION !
He is BEAUTIFUL! I’ve been so anxious for an update.
( anyone who has been induced absolutely relates to your experience. No rest between contractions, they are non stop.)
I loved that you mentioned the mystery of your tangled hair, I recall having the same experience.
Please do not reply to this message, just spend the time continuing to absorb every precious Baby Luke moment with your husband and family.
So happy for you!
Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy! I am sure Luke will love your cookies and cakes!!! Best to try your family!!!
Thank you so much, Chris! 🙂
Congrats! Love the pics. The staged ones are just that — staged and not real. Love that you are keeping it real! And the last one —- you look beautiful and most of us would have loved to look that good after just giving birth 😉
Enjoy that baby boy all you can, as time goes fast. Your followers will be fine with having a slower pace while you focus on your important job as new mom <3
Thank you so much, Lynne! 🙂
So happy for your new family. He is adorable. Congrats and enjoy all your time with that precious baby boy. Love the name you picked. He s adorable. Hugs ❤️
Thank you so much, Kathleen! We are very excited about him. 🙂
He is so precious!!! Congratulations!! What a blessing ❣️
Thank you so much, Melissa! 🙂
Awww, so precious! Congrats Sam! God bless❤
Thank you so much, Terry! 🙂
Precious
Thank you so much, Anna! 🙂
Congratulations!!!! So so happy for you! Take care and enjoy your little boy. So sweet…. he’s a cutie! 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Enjoy every moment and don’t forget to rest every second you can….you’re going to need it! He’s beautiful!!!
Thank you so much, Karen! I try to remind myself everyday to treasure every moment. Life is so precious. 🙂
Such a lovely photo of the two of you. His eyes wide open looking at his mama! Congratulations! Welcome to the world baby Luke!
Thank you so much, Vicki! 🙂