week 2

well i can't believe lucas is already 2 weeks old. time has flown by. praise the lord the second week was much much much better than the first! i finally feel better, so that has made life much easier. i went back to the dr for a blood pressure check on thur, it is still a little high but much better than it was. he wants me to stay on the meds for another 2 weeks then come in again for another recheck. please pray it will get back to normal and i can get off the meds! and i have still been having some headaches so please also pray they would go away as well! lucas is doing great... growing so much already. trace is still loving him so much, he likes to help feed him bottles, and he loves to help/watch change his diaper and give him a bath. life is getting back to normal for us, nate went back to work this week. with much prayer, we all made it thru! i know things will continue to get easier each day... unfortunately, i have a feeling that by time we all get really used to our schedules, it will be time for me to go back to work. but that's 4 weeks away so i'm gonna try not to think about it yet! we have had a relaxing valentine's day... although it started bright and early! trace is teething AGAIN, one of his 2 yr molars has broken thru, and i pray the others come in soon. he has been having some major teething diapers, as well as drooling like crazy and just having some fussy times. i feel so bad for him, b/c i know his mouth must hurt so bad! so he woke up a few times last nite... it seemed like we just got lucas back to sleep when trace would wake up crying. he woke up at 5 this morning and would not go back to sleep. yes, 5 AM on a saturday! but once i woke up and gave him his valentines day presents, he was happy again! he and lucas got matching cute lil monkeys from lifeway that say LOVE and trace also got a dora and diego box of candy. i got nate a devotional for husbands and wives, some chocolates, and some super sweet pics of the boys in matching pj's. and i got an adorable new willow tree with 2 little boys, they are brothers. i love it and it's another to add to our collection. we will go to church tomorrow for the first time as a family of 4. i am excited to show off lucas and also get back in the hang of things. i am looking forward to the worship and fellowship. nate is singing jeremy camp's 'walk by faith" as a special, and i am hoping he is able to make it thru.... i am sure i will cry the whole time though :) but it will be a sweet cry! lucas will hear his daddy play the guitar and sing for the first time! i can't wait! well here are some more pics from the past 2 weeks. i've tried a few photo shoots with lucas. some have turned out better than others! the ones of trace and lucas in their matching pj's are def. my fav!

nate wore this baby outfit 27 years ago!

he is trace made over!

the look of love

sweet babydr adcock and lucaslove the matching pj's!!

we are counting god's many blessings this week!

" for you, lord, bless the righteous one; you surround him with favor like a shield." psalm 5:12