Lucas Leo Reynolds

Lucas Leo Reynolds 

Tuesday October 8, 2013

6:18AM

8 lb Oz 

21'' long 

Cute as a button

There really isnt too much to say about Lucas's birth. It was all pretty routine. We arrived at the hospital at 4am got admitted & prepped and hooked up to all the machines and then waited for my doctor to arrive for the C-Section. You know, I think C-Sections get a bad rep. I actually really like them. I love knowing what time/day my baby is going to be born so I can have everything prepared, I like having the extra days in the hospital to heal. I like having the one on one time with the baby to bond since I'm stuck upstairs in bed for a good week after getting home. Sure it hurts, but you've been cut in half and had a baby ripped from you. I'd be worried if it didn't hurt. 

We've decided that Lucas is the missing link between Preston and Jaxton's looks. Jaxton looked so different then Preston when he was born, and even now they look related, but are not clones of each other. Lucas is a mix of the two of them. They are definitely brothers! 

He had dark hair when he was born, which is what I was hoping for, but every day that passes the color changes. There is a lot of blonde in it & underneath it, and has a reddish tint to it so we'll just have to wait and see how it turns out!

And now for a Lucas picture overload......

The nose that makes me know he's mine ;) 

Preston and Jaxton are OBSESSED with Lucas. I knew Preston would love him but I was worried that Jaxton would have jealousy issues since he didn't like it when I would hold anyone else. Even the cat. But they both just love him to death. They want to hold him daily, he is the first thing they ask about when they wake up, they fight over who is going to shake the bottle, and anytime they hear him cry they both tell me "he's crying" just in case I don't hear it. 

Our first night home from the hospital. 

1 week old! 

I love all his hair!!! 

The boys would come visit me upstairs lots during the day which was nice because I missed them!

Lucas's first bath! Naturally I had lots of help. Lucas wasn't a big fan, still isn't a big fan of baths, but I was so sweet because when he was crying in the bath Preston started singing "I am a Child of God" to him to try to calm him down & Jaxton was rubbing his feet. Such sweet boys. 

This is a typical Lucas look. He has high forehead wrinkles that he crinkles up a lot during the day and they make him have a surprised look about him. 

So 2 weeks after I had Lucas I woke up in the middle of the night and had what I thought were mosquito bites on my hands/feet. I get bit by mosquito really easy so I assumed we had one in our room that night. But I kept finding more and didn't see a mosquito anywhere. Then I freaked out and thought maybe it was bed bugs but Patrick didn't have any on him & I checked the mattress and it was clean, thank goodness. It was getting worse and worse and thankfully I had my 2 week checkup that day and my doctor told me they were hives. Kind of a relief to hear that instead of it being something worse. She said they were from stress. I didn't feel stressed but apparently my body was after the surgery/healing/lack of sleep/adjusting to 3 kids. So she gave me a RX for some steroids and orders to take 2 Benadryl every 6 hours and said they would go away. Finally after a week of itching- mostly on my hands and head where they were the size of golf balls they started to get better. A week of itching will make a person go crazy. I have a few left on my hands/head that pop out in warm water or when I get stressed but for the most part I am healed. 

I love this picture. 

He's such a spoiled baby right now. He loves to be held while he sleeps and I love to hold him. He's my last baby after all. 

This picture just cracks me up. Poor poor Lucas!!

Its great having Lucas here. It's great not throwing up everyday. It's great having all our family together in one room or all laying on the bed or driving in the car and thinking "this is it. this is our whole family." Its a really good peaceful feeling.