I can hardly believe our little guy is already two weeks old! Seems just yesterday I was on the verge of a mental breakdown due to the fact that I was sure I’d still be pregnant in August. We had our 2 week check up today and he is growing like a weed. 8 lb, 12 oz and 21.5 in long! The tongue clipping went amazingly well yesterday, in fact brave Mister Luke didn’t cry a bit! He slept through the entire procedure, although I think my mom and I were about to bawl our eyes out. It is so cute to see him exploring his “new” tongue and Danny is loving interacting with his brother more, now that Luke decides to be awake for more than seconds at a time.
Shalina shared the 200 amazing birth photos with me she took and I am just in love with them. I narrowed down to a few of my faves and thought on this ‘2 week birthday’ I’d share them : )
Just got this in the mail yesterday, my dear grandma
(whom Danny lovingly calls “Neenie”) made this beautiful quilt for Luke. I wish
she didn’t live so far away, but hope she will be able to meet Mister Luke soon.
Thank you to all of our friends and family who have kept our Luke in your prayers. Finally after 6 blood draws, his bili levels are going down… ever so slowly… but going down none-the-less. His Dr was pleased and says it can take weeks for the #s to return to normal range. He still looks a bit yellow, but is the cutest yellow thing you have ever seen. Justin and I are loving seeing his little face take shape and can’t give him enough kisses and loves.
He was born with a “tied tongue” and although he nurses well it is incredibly painful for me, so we are having it clipped (hopefully soon!). The sooner, the better, for all of us. This is a relatively easy and quick procedure, we are just waiting to hear from the surgeon to schedule our appt. His poor tongue doesn’t get any farther than his bottom gum so we are hoping after this he’ll be able to hang on tighter to that precious binky we are so thankful for ; )
Oh, and in true Warren baby fashion - he is growing like a weed. Up 10 oz since Sunday bringing him to a whopping 8lb 4oz, nearly as big as his brother was at birth.
Thank you Jesus for this huge answer to prayer!
I should be sleeping, but I’m waiting on Mister Luke to get hungry again so I can feed him then drift peacefully off to sleep (or at least that is the hope). My mind is all over the place right now and my heart heavy with joy. I have to admit that the majority of this pregnancy I was adamant that this would be our last. Pregnancy and I don’t mix too well and as much guilt as I feel for it, I simply don’t love being pregnant. However, the outcome is so worth it - and I’d do it all over again to have my precious boys. I look at Danny, all 37 lbs of him - full of life, dirt in his fingernails, and remnants of breakfast on his face… he is just SO big! He is my sweetheart, gives more hugs & kisses than I can count in a day, tells me I am his “whole wide world” and his “very best friend”. I am blessed to have him. Luke, so brand new - yet he fits right into our family and I can not imagine life without him in it. I am so afraid of Luke getting beyond this fragile and perfect little stage. He is going to go through so many changes in the coming weeks and months and although I know that is just what happens, I can’t help but think… what if this is it, what if this is the last baby we bring home? Am I savoring these moments enough, am I capturing the simple things of life through photography, am I making the most of this time? There are so many tiny things that I feel I walked right past, or without knowing breezed through with Danny. He was my first and I was both sleep deprived and scared to death of all the unknowns. This time I don’t want to be so anxious for the next stage. Sure I’d love to get more sleep, but ultimately - if I could stay awake and take all of this in I would. It has been a week now since Luke came into our lives and the four of us have had a great week so far, getting into the groove of things. What a change it is bringing a little someone into the house, and I am so happy with how well Danny has adjusted. He is just in love with his little brother, and I’m so looking forward to seeing Luke return the hugs and kisses his big brother so lovingly gives him. What was the point of this? Just a sappy, hormonal, emotional mama - needing desperately to put a voice to all this going through my head. Ok, time to wake the squirmy one… I’m tired 
Our little guy is a week old, I can hardly believe it. He is doing well, although has some jaundice that we/ the Drs have been monitoring. His bilirubin #s keep rising, but we are praying that the blood work tomorrow will finally show some better levels. Danny is absolutely in love with him and we are so thankful for our two beautiful boys. After a bit of bribery, I was able to get some photos (finally) of them together. So happy.
So I attempted another little session with Luke today. He was sleeping soundly all curled up and precious like they are those first few weeks and I thought for sure I’d have a good go at it… but we all know what happens when babies get cold. Yes, they pee. My poor little guy ended up peeing all over his face. Not a good way to wake from a blissful sleep. Needless to say he was not happy with me, but I was able to get a few photos in prior to the “incident”. Oh he is just so precious, I can’t stop kissing him and am amazed at how much love you can have for someone so tiny. Danny just loves his brother and tells us many times per day, he is such a great helper and is always willing to give him his “stinky” (aka: binky) when he cries. This brand new time will go so fast, I am savoring each and every bit.
As a photographer I have been over the moon excited to get this little guy in front of my lens! The photos didn’t turn out exactly as imagined, but they totally and absolutely capture Luke at 3 days old. Oh I just want to eat him up! : )
Luke Thomas Warren arrived bright & early at 7:07am on my 26th birthday. After a little help from my Dr the day before, Mister Luke made his much-easier-than-his-brother’s appearance weighing in at 7lb 15oz and 21 inches long. He is adorable and we are absolutely head over heels in love with him. When Danny met him for the first time he promptly asked if we could keep him. Oh I love that kid. As much as it killed me (as a photographer) to not be able to take photographs, I had 2 very good and well-equipped friends that did a great job and as soon as I get some of those I’ll share. For now here are three to hold you over : )
Meet “Oll-E”. Danny’s new best friend arrived the other day, thanks to daddy and the ever-popular Toys-R-Us. The two of them went out to see the movie and for the first time in MANY movie adventures, Danny absolutely loved it! We have talked endlessly about the movie, Danny explaining to me exactly what “Oll-E” does (since of course I didn’t get invited to this event) ; ) He is slowly learning how to make his new friend into a box by himself - much to our relief, you can only do it so many times without wanting to scream.
We are enjoying and savoring our last days with this big boy, before the dynamics of our family change completely. He asks every day if Baby Luke is coming out tonight. Oh how I wish I could say YES! But alas, we just pray at night before bed that Jesus will allow us to meet Luke soon. We can not wait to see Danny’s reaction to this long-awaited addition and hope the adjustment is a smooth one. Soon, we hope, soon! : )
To celebrate the past 9 months, thank you Shalina for the photographs.
