Baby Shower

We are so blessed to have the people in our lives that we do.  The baby shower was yesterday and it was so nice to have so many people show up and celebrate our baby girl.  Thank you so much to Stefany Janish for hosting the shower, Megan Buchholz for helping with games, Candace Hecht for bringing beverages and Aunt Nellie for bringing the cake.  I felt so loved by everyone there yesterday and the generosity that was shown to us.  We got so much stuff for our baby girl, now I'm really going to start going crazy getting ready for her.  I'm going to have to reorganize everything so I can find the floor again in the room.  


I'm horrible at taking pictures and after getting home realized I forgot to take the pictures of what I wanted, the food all set out and a picture of everyone that came.  Here are a few pictures of what I did get.  Thank you again to everyone that came.  We love you all.

Our gifts

Everyone was so generous

My baby shower outfit

      The food aftermath

                -Mama Lucas

Setting in...

Now that the crib has been up for a week and I just took out the car seat its really starting to set in this little girl is going to join our family.  I'm so excited to get everything ready for her and decorate her part of the room.  I haven't completely set on what I want on the wall over her crib yet but I have a few ideas going through my head.  

We are pretty sure on the name Abigail Taylor.  I can't fully commit until I see this little girls face and know that she is an Abigail.  Daddy is the one that picked the name.  It means Father's Joy, so that won him over.  Taylor has been a name that I have wanted to name my girl since I was about 15 years old.  No special meaning other than I have loved it for over a decade so that is good enough for me.  

She has been kicking like crazy.  Loves kicking on the right side.  So much so that while Daddy and I were Skyping he could see my belly move from her kicks.  I love feeling those kicks.  Its a reassurance that she is doing well in there.  I can't wait to meet her but she can stay in there for at least another 8 weeks.  

I should be studying for my final tomorrow but I'm so distracted and excited for this little girl its so hard for me to concentrate.  I can't wait until tomorrow is over and I don't have to worry about classes until May again.  Although then it will be even harder to concentrate because I won't just have the little kicks and planning distracting me I will have the beautiful little girl in my arms distracting me.  

However no matter how hard all of this is for daddy and I it will all be worth it when its over.  Struggling through school and living apart from each other is not easy, we knew that going into this situation, but in the end it is what we need to do.  Somedays I think it's harder on me than it is on daddy, but then other days I know it is way harder for daddy.  Right now I get to feel her every movement and hear her heartbeat at every appointment.  After she is here I get to hug and kiss and cuddle with her everyday.  Daddy doesn't get that luxury.  So I know and am preparing myself for some over the top spoiling of that little princess in the beginning.  I will be sure to keep it to a certain extent though, no ponies :)  I am going to have to make sure and be on top of my mommy game and document everything I can and take an insane amount of pictures so daddy can feel as apart of this as possible.  Videos of anything and everything so he doesn't feel like he is missing everything.  All easier said than done so I will have to make notes for myself to make sure I am keeping up on all of this no matter how crazy life gets.  I hope one day if she asks why daddy wasn't in that many pictures in the first year she will understand the sacrifices he made for her and that she will be proud of what her daddy is doing while he is gone.  


Oh and here is a new picture of mama Lucas.  29 weeks and a new easy hairdo.

-Mama Lucas

Daddy is home

Daddy Lucas flew in early Thanksgiving morning.  It is so nice to have him back for a few days.  He got to meet some of my side of the family, finally, after being together for over 2.5 years.  Then after eating one Thanksgiving dinner we headed over to his MN family to have another Thanksgiving dinner.  It was a lot of food and it was so tasty.  While we were over at the Wrights he got to feel baby girl kick for the first time.  I so happy she cooperated and let daddy feel her kick.  She even gave him a one, two punch.

After I got my black Friday shopping in and found lots of unnecessary clothing for my new favorite little one mama and daddy put together her crib.  It was very easy and we love it.  It makes it so much more real that she is going to be here in 12 weeks.  Here are some pictures of putting together the crib.

Reading the directions before getting started.  

 Mommy and daddy almost done with the crib

And the final product :)  

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

-Mama Lucas

25 weeks

We have now hit the 25 week point.  Only 15 more weeks to go.  I can't wait to finally get the chance to hold this little girl in my arms and kiss her and give her all the love she deserves.  So far its been a very easy pregnancy and I'm hoping the last 15 weeks keep it that way.  Can't wait for daddy Lucas to come home for Thanksgiving so he can feel this little girl moving around.

Here we go with a little 25 week magic :)

- Mama Lucas

My Sweet Baby Girl

I am so excited to meet my little girl.  At the same time I'm so scared to be responsible for a little one.  I guess this is the point when worrying non stop becomes a way of life.  I can't imagine how much I'm going to worry about this little girl once she is out in the world.  I already worry about her like crazy and she is with me at all times.

I'm so excited to see what she looks like.  To hold her for the first time.  To look into those eyes that will have me forever.  To see what color hair she has.  To see what her cute little nose looks like.  To kiss those adorable cheeks over and over again.  Its amazing how you can love someone so much that you have never met.

I'm so blessed to have such a loving husband who is over the moon for our baby girl to get here.  Its like my happily ever after is finally coming around.

-Mama Lucas

Daddy's Girl

I think my daughter is going to melt my heart the first time I see her. I'm sure that i won't stop shedding tears of joy for about a week. I'm predicting now that my daughter will have me wrapped around her tiny little fingers. I can't wait till she is born. I love you baby girl(daddy's little girl).

-Daddy Lucas

Happy Daddy

I'm the soon to be proud father of a baby girl on Feb 18, 2012.  I wish time would fly by quicker and that date was here now. Im so excited to be a father soon. I love my wife so much and my baby girl. I cant wait to hold her in my arms and give her all sorts of kisses. I love you baby girl


-Daddy Lucas