postpartum little star

babies are bits of stardust blown from the hand of God
lucky the woman who knows the pangs of birth
for she has held a star-

-Larry Barretto

the most appropriate quote for this particular time in my life
found on the blog dearlizzy

i cherish my little star luke

happy birthday my true love

happy birthday joe
oh how i love you
sorry you did not get to sleep in,
sorry i did not make you cupcakes,
sorry we did not sing you happy birthday
you are my life and i would do anything for you
i will make it up to you
every day starting now
oops make that in five minutes i hear a little one crying.....

luke dylan james

baby luke is here!
making his grand and slightly dramatic entrance on
tues november 16 at 10:31 pm
6 lbs and 15 oz and 20 inches long
one word to describe him:
wow
p.s. turns out i was right about the whole strong, brave, and valiant-ness

the legend of ox

the other day i found a piece of paper with middle names
i had collected for luke
we always knew we would name him luke simply because we loved the name and thought it went well with brock but it took awhile to find the right middle names
here is a sampling of that list joe and i had randomly compiled:
grayson
vince
rocco
blake
holden
landon
george
and then there was
ox
how did that get on the list?
we love strong names but that seemed a little extreme
we both laughed and i placed the paper in luke's keepsake box
then today when it had become clear that not only will luke be a big baby
but also one that causes false and strong contractions for his mum and might possibly be overdue
joe simply stated over lunch:
"that will be the legend of ox"
and finally we had a nickname for him
we won't take it to the extreme and make people call him that
but it makes a cute story nonetheless
and very appropriate

while i wait

while i wait for baby luke i decided i need more leopard print in my world
mums need some extra oomph sometimes
i checked and oomph is spelled correctly
these images are from the blog: thisisglamorous
i also like the top pic of the side chignon from the blog: cupofjo

images for courage

here are some of my favorite images i keep from the internet for inspiration
i did not keep good track of where they came from
they are totally random but all beautiful
enjoy

strong valiant brave

here is luke's room
the paint is behr twilight gray
and the starting off point was the
cow that jumped over the moon rug and painting purchased in portland before i was expecting another baby
i adore all the fabrics i chose and added some yellow to balance out all the blue-gray
i am now taking a break from crafts but i always have ideas up my sleeve
and will carry on after luke's arrival

baby luke,
we can't wait to meet you
you take your time i am patiently awaiting your grand entrance to the world,
i can't wait to kiss your squishy cute face and have you meet your big brother
you are already strong valiant and brave
and we love you

luke's month

long awaited november is here
we welcome colder weather with scarves and jackets, red cups at starbucks, and most importantly it is luke's month
images from 37-38 weeks:
we went to a pumpkin farm and had a fun halloween with brock as batman
i am crafting a few more things for luke's nursery
some tissue pom poms to add a pop of color
lovely gifts from the princess-she spoiled me
traci is beautiful and whimsical and so creative she inspires me and i adore her
luke's bump at 38 weeks

and a special warm welcome to grandparents Chloe and Poppy
we are so happy you are here!