Pics for Papa Jim

Papa Jim (my Dad) is hounding me for new pictures- so here you go! :)

Isn't that smile cute?










Can you tell that getting a bath relaxes him?











He gets a little annoyed with the camera... if you can't tell by the facial expression.














Napping with Mommy

Happy Easter!

Showing off his bunny tail!

New Pics

Catching some rays... and some sleep

Ready to leave the hospital

Max meeting Austin

Whitney's baby pic/ Austin (Does he look like me???)

Austin Cole Lumpkins pictures.... FINALLY

Sorry for the delays everyone- things have been a little crazy around here over the last few days! :) But I'm glad to be back to blogging!! I'm just going to post a few pictures tonight and then do a full post detailing the birth & hospital stay later this week! We plan on going home tomorrow though! Thanks to Kristen for guest blogging & for everyone's sweet comments and prayers on our behalf! FYI- you can click on each picture to get a closer look!

Our first family picture

Austin Cole Lumpkins

Austin & Mommy

Austin & Daddy (The Birthday Boys!)

Austin Cole Lumpkins has arrived!

Kristen here again:

We are just home from the hospital where we got to meet sweet baby Austin Cole Lumpkins for the first time!

I know Whitney will be able to tell the entire birthing story better, but in a nutshell, after pushing for 3 hours, the doctor finally decided a c-section was the safest and best way Austin should make it into this world!

He arrived tonight right around 7:30 pm. He weighs 7 lbs, 8 oz., and is 20 inches long. He is adorable (of course!) and has a sweet little face with chubby cheeks. His eyes right now seem dark like Whitney's, but he has Shane's mouth. He has just the right amount of dark hair. In a word, he is BEAUTIFUL!

Whitney seemed great when we saw her tonight! More pictures to come from proud Daddy Shane, but this was the best we could do with our camera through the glass at the nursery!

Congratulations Whitney & Shane on the birth of their sweet baby boy! I know Shane couldn't have expected a more perfect present on his birthday!

Austin Cole Lumpkins, just 1 hour old!

Getting a bath with the nursery nurses

Testing out his lungs!

No news yet

Guest Blogger Kristen here:

We just heard from Shane at 4:30 and Austin hasn't made it into the world quite yet. He said Whitney was pushing though at that time so he should be here shortly!

I will update the blog (hopefully with pictures too) as soon as we hear more news!

Pray for a safe delivery...

Water Broke

My water broke while I was in bed about an hour ago (6:45am), so we are headed to the hospital! Shane and/or Kristen will be updated the blog!

Happy Birthday to Shane! :)

Pray for us!

Hospital Visit #1

Doesn't the title just say it all? So we went to my normal weekly appointment this morning and here were the stats:

Weight: Lost 1 lb (total 29 lbs)
Baby's Heartbeat: Normal
Measurement: 38 cm
Dilated: 3 cm
Effaced: 75%
Blood Pressure: WAY HIGH (150/108)

The nurse did a double-take when she took my blood pressure because it has never been high. So another nurse came in to take it, and it had actually gone up. They immediately had me lay down on my left side and we waited about 15 min to check it again- still high. My doctor came in and did the exam and then informed us that she was calling the hospital to let them know we were on our way. GREAT.

We arrived at the hospital and were admitted to labor and delivery. They hooked me up to all of the machines to monitor the baby's heartbeat, my BP, and contractions. I also had some labwork done. After laying on my side in the hospital bed for 3 hrs, they got my BP back down to the normal range. The baby is fine, and although I was having contractions- they were not consistent. My labwork also came back okay, so I was discharged!

Here's the bad part though- I'm on STRICT bedrest until Monday when we go back to the doctor. Meaning I have to lay on the couch or in bed on my left side (only to get up for showers and potty breaks.) I'm already going crazy and we've only been home for an hr....

I'll keep everyone posted! Shane's birthday is tomorrow- guess we won't be going out to celebrate. :(

37/38 Week Update

Stats from Dr Appt:
Weight Gain- 3 lbs (30 total)
Blood Pressure- normal
Baby's Heartbeat- normal
Measurement- 38 cm

And the biggest news is that I'm dialated 2 1/2 cm & 50% effaced. When we left she said, "I'll see you next Thursday, unless you have him before then." SCARY!!! She also commented that I had dropped & that my cervix was very low.

In other news I'm battling a very bad cold/sinus infection, so that is just making things worse. Basically I'm just laying on the couch and relaxing (which is what I should probably be doing anyway!) I did go ahead and start packing my hospital bag this afternoon though!

It's snowing hard here- sticking to the roads, grass, etc. We are expected to get 3-5 inches! :)

Here are the most recent belly pics taken today!

Baby Showers #2 (Ft Worth) & #3 (Dallas)

I cannot even begin to explain how exhausted I am as I write this post. Things have been BUSY around here the last week or so! Last Thursday I went to the airport and picked up my mom, 2 of her close friends, and my Aunt- they all came into town for the shower festivities! On Friday we did some shopping around town- so much fun!

Saturday was my shower here in the Ft Worth area! It was so wonderful! The decorations, the food, all of the guests that showered little Austin with gifts! We are so blessed to have such generous friends and family! Here are a few pictures:

The hostesses: Nicole, Kristen, Me, Bonki, Lana, & Alyssa

Isn't the table beautiful? Kristen even made a table runner out of Austin's nursery fabric! And her mom did the flowers!

Some of our friends & family watching me open gifts

Austin got lots of Texas Longhorn gear- Hook 'Em Horns! That's my mom next to me!

Some of the gifts!

Sunday was my shower over in the Dallas area!This shower was mainly for family- a smaller & more intimate group. Again I was amazed at the love that everyone showed to Shane, Austin, and I.

Some of my Dad's family that hosted the shower

My Aunt & my Mom (can you tell they are sisters?)

Max enjoying the flowers from the shower

On Monday we decided to go make all of the returns for duplicated gifts, so we spent the entire day running around town. At one point I was so miserable that they actually pushed me around Babies R Us in a wheel chair- pitiful, I know. Not only was it tiring, but the weather was just horrible! We ended up having sleet and snow last night! CRAZY Texas weather! Anyway, the day was very productive and now I feel like that if Austin decided to make his grand entrance tomorrow, I'd be ready! I took my mom and her friends to the airport this afternoon & came home to crash! They were so sweet to clean the house this morning before they left!

My guests for the weekend (My Aunt Adeline, Judy, Linda, and my Mom)! A special thanks to them for taking such good care of us during their stay! We love you!! I'm off to write thank you notes- fun. Everyone have a fantastic week! :)