Xmas at Nini and Papaw Hedricks

Papaw cooked breakfast

8 Grandkids

Lukes First Xmas

Nini and Papaw with Luke and Killian

Alex pushing Courtney on the new toy

Xmas Eve at Bowling Alley

Courtney and Amaya

playing video games

They aren't very good bowlers yet.

The girls

Mommy and Luke

Xmas Eve at Nini and Papaw Alexanders

Nini holding Luke

Courtney got Abby-Cadaby

Big Girl Underwear

Courtney and her new doll

Grandkids Andrew, Courtney, Alex, Amaya, and Luke

Xmas at Home

Opening Stockings
Courtney loves her Elmo Doctors Kit

Courtney's First Haircut

Luke and Courtney

Courtney Helps Make Cookies

Helping Nini Jane Ann

Helping Mommy

Lukes First Bath

He didn't love it

Aunts and Uncles Visit

Uncle Kevin and Aunt Karen with Luke

Cousins
Alex and Uncle Kevin rough-housing

Cousins Alex and Andrew with Luke

Uncle Brad and Luke

Visitors

Nini Connie with 2 Grandkids

Aunt Pam with Luke

Jennifer and Luke

Aunt Linda and Luke

Courtney Holds Luke For First Time

Courtney meets Luke Video

Visitors

Karen's co-workers

Karen's sister Julie with Luke

Uncle Bill with Luke
Cousin Mallery with Luke

Afternoon of Birth Day

Mommy and Luke

Dr. Lee and Luke
Luke

Cousin Killian and Luke. Cousin Killian

is 20 days old and Luke weighs a pound heavier.

Hello Luke Allen

Wed Dec. 9th

- 4:00pm - Karen has doctors apt. with Dr. Lee. Karen is 80% effaced - 4 cm dialated and Dr. Lee stripped the membranes. Dr. Lee said the baby would be born within 3 days.

- 5:30pm - Kevin and Courtney meet Karen at Roscoe's Taco's. Courtney was bad.

- 9:35pm - Karen came downstairs and said she'd just had 3 contractions!

- 10:20pm - Called Doctor and she said to go to the Emergency Room... she'd meet us there.

- 10:30pm - Called family to let them know. Took Courtney to neighbors house to sleep.

- 11:00pm - Arrive at hospital - 5-6 cm dialated.

- 11:55pm - Karen got epideral... starts to behave like a normal human being again.

Dec. 10th

- 12:30am - Both Nini's and Papaw's arrive at hospital. Karen is 7-8 cm dialated.

- 1:00am - Karen's water broke.

- 1:30am - Dr. Lee arrives.

- 2:20am - Start pushing.

- 2:30am - After 5 sets of pushes the baby's head is coming fast. The nurse calls for Dr. Lee who is downstairs and tells Karen to stop pushing. The baby is ready to come out though. Nurse Amanda starts to deliver the baby because the cord is wrapped around the neck. (I asked her later if she had ever delivered a baby before and she said that Luke was her first) The head is out and I told Karen it looks like a boy. She says "Thats what you said with Courtney too!"

- 2:32am - LUKE ALLEN IS BORN! Karen and I both see him at the same time and Karen says "Its a Boy!" He is handsome! He weighs 8lbs and 6 0z and is 21 and a 1/2 inches long.

Nini Connie and Papaw Jeff with Luke.

Nini Jane Ann and Papaw Larry with Luke.

Thanksgiving / Xmas @ Uncle Bill's

Courtney loves dog-dogs

Santa and the kids

Santa brought a Mr. Potato Head