Luke is 1 month old

After a trying few weeks adjusting to sleepless nights and baby poo and puke, we all survive and Luke turns 1 month old - atta boy! Isn't he just getting cuter every day? He now weighs a whopping 4.38kg's

And some more friends

Lorna and John

Bronwen

Dave

The Le Roux family - Ruth, Justin, Robyn and David

Robyn and Ian

Luke meets our friends

Liam and Liesel

Derek and Taryn

Lukes Great Granny

Daryn, Tanja and Seth

Bridgette

In the next few days of Lukes little life, he has met many of our friends

Day 2 in the World

On Luke's second day in the world he had to get a vaccine shot from Inne-Marie (our Antenatal Teacher). It is very hard watching your little boy experience pain - luckily Mark went with and I got to lie in bed and recoop for a while. After all I hadn't got a wink of sleep the night before - I think there was so much running through my mind!

Luke had his first bath - he cried the whole time, but still, he is the cuteste little guy ever - I mean look at his little body!

After bath time he got all wrapped up and warm, had a feed and then a good sleep.

That evening Cuan and Danielle cam to visit. I am sure I will spend a lot of time talking to Danielle about how to cope with a new baby - She's gone through it once with Matthew and two month earlier with Amy.

Then Peter and Lara came to visit. Luke had a full second day at Olivedale Hospital.

Now that night is a story of it's own . . . I woke up in the middle of the night with a screaming baby in my arms, I didn't know who he was or where I was . . . eventually, after establishing that I was in a hospital, I realised that this child was mine . . . I went out to speak to one of the nurses to find out how he got to me. As it turns out, a nurse had brought him to me from the nursery because he needed a feed, I was still asleep when she gave him to me but must have taken him and she must have thought I was awake! Thank goodness I didn't drop him or something. Another nurse kindly firgured out what had happened, made me tea and calmed me down while I fed Luke . . . what a night!!!

Luke meets his Family

My Dad came to the hospital, and was the first person to meet his little Grandson - He is a very proud Grandpa!

Then mom arrived after we had tracked her down - she'd gone to work and left her cell at home - dad left a note at home and she got to the hospital as soon as she could!

That evening Luke's other grandparents arrived also full of love for their new little Grandson. This is the first Grandchild for both of our parents so it was a very special day

Then Luke's Aunt and Uncle Dale and Brian arrived to meet their nephew.

I can't wait for my siblings to be in the country to meet Luke!

Our Little Boy is here!

On 19th May at 12:26, Luke Aaron Anderson was born. We induced labour early that morning but had no contractions what-so-ever, so decided on a C-Section. All went very smoothly. It was an amazing experience. I could see the whole operation in the reflection of the light fitting above me, and as the pulled him out, they lifted up the bed so that I could see him enter the world - Flipping cool!

Mark was in theatre for the whole experience, and when Luke was out, he got to cut the umbilical chord

Then I got to meet my son for the first time and hold him - it was one of the most amazing moments of my life. I was so overcome with emotion, I really couldn't stop crying. We now were officially a family!

Luke Weighed 3.26kg's, a very healthy weight. And he was as healthy as could be - we couldn't even begin to know how to thank God for giving us this precious gift!

Once he had all his tests etc, they brought him through to the maternity ward and put him in an incubator to warm up - theatre is far too cold for a new baby. Once he had warmed up, they brought him through to me for his first feed. My baby and I got to cuddle for the first time.

We were really excited, when he sneezed we were like "Ah, his first sneeze", then he yawned and we were like "Ah, his first yawn . . . and so it went on with every little thing he did - such proud parents we are!