Cutie Pie

My friend Mandy shot some newborn pics of Luke. They turned out SOOOO darn cute!

This is just the first of them. I just can't look at them enough:)

Drowning out the noise

Our smart little man here has figured out a way to keep the noise on the down low by sticking his finger in his ear. This affords him at least some peace and quiet during the chaos that accompanies living at the Johnston home.

Little Luke

Our sweet little man

Big brother and me
We had to get a pic with this "future MVP" outfit. MVP is the law firm that Brent works at.

First bath at home....obviously didnt go so well:)

The sweetest baby ever! He is so fun to just hold and kiss on!

Luke Steven Johnston

The finale

So....my epidural stopped working. What a nightmare! They had to come reinsurt it and couldnt get it in. I thought I was going to die. Long story short, after about 4 more tries, and me in pain more than I could bare, I finally got some relief, and it was time to push. 10 min later, we had a little Luke! He is 6 lbs 15oz, and is just a bundle of joy. We will post pictures some other day, but I just wanted to let you know that mom and baby are now doing well. We are both exhausted, but doing well:) On the up side, Brents epidural went perfectly. They will take it out when its time to go home. He is not looking forward to that, as it keeps him perfectly relaxed in moments of craziness.

He and my mom were both amazing coaches, as were the nurses that we had. I couldnt have been luckier to have such a great team behind me. Yeah for babies, and yeah for getting delivery over with!

Update #3 - We're Stuck

Michelle's been dialated to 9 cm for about an hour. Apparently, she still has a "little cervical lip" that we're trying to work through. I'm doing whatever I can...stretching, drinking lots of fluids, and anything else I can think of to let gravity work it's magic...but for some reason, this last little bit is not coming easy. I better get back to coaching!

Update #2 - Not feeling a thing

Michelle has been a trooper. They've been increasing her poticin dosage every 30 minutes. The anesthesiologist administered the epidural about an hour ago. Initially, this caused Michelle's blood pressure to take a nose dive. As a result, Michelle experienced a lot of dizziness and wooziness for about 45 minutes. Fortunately, the nurses were right on top of everything, and Michelle is feeling much better now. She's numb, she's looking forward to moving towards the delivery.

We are just about to find out whether she has progressed at all. She is currently dialated to........6 cm. That's some progress! She usually goes quickly from 7 to 10, so it could happen soon!