Lukey Turns Two!!!

Happy Birthday, Lukey Son!  Too bad it has to be spent in the stinkin' hospital. :(  But when life hands you lemons, you make birthday lemonade, right?  That's right!  We weren't the only ones determined to make the day fun for Luke.  The hospital staff were selfishly excited to be able to celebrate Luke's birthday with him, and I can't say that we blame them all that much. :)  First thing in the morning, they came to his room with some cute signs so that every one would know that it was a special day in Room 4413!

I got there in the morning to spend my special little guy's birthday with him.  I can't believe he's two!  He was sleeping when I got there, so I had to take a picture of how beautiful he looks when he sleeps.  He's such a beautiful bald little boy!  NG tube and all...  

We were lucky to have one of our all time favorite nurses, Nancy.  She's amazing at her job, she's a great friend, and she's fantastic with Luke!  We were trying to get him smiling during the morning, but he just wasn't in the mood.  But Nancy knew just what to do!  She gave Luke his first birthday present of the day...a chloraprep pad!  Lukey loves his medical supplies. :)  But it was what finally perked him up and put him in a birthday boy mood!

In the afternoon, the nurses and Child Life coordinator came to sing Luke "Happy Birthday" and give him some presents.  Luke was definitely all about that!  He smiled from ear to ear while they sang to him, and was so eager to get his hands on those presents!  A new blanket and Thomas the Train!

Finally, Dad and the older kids got the hospital and we were able to be together to celebrate Luke.  I think Claire, Sophie, and Johnny were more excited about Luke's birthday than even he was!  They picked out a balloon on their way to the hospital, and couldn't wait to see Luke's reaction to it.  He love balloons. :)

We sang him "Happy Birthday", enjoyed some family cuddles, and just plain wore Luke out.  We didn't want to, but eventually it was time for the kids and I to head home.  We hated that we were separated on Luke's birthday.  But frankly, we hate it every day that we're separated.  But we spend these days separated so that hopefully we can stay together a lot longer!  

Happy Birthday, Luke!!  We love you so much, and we're so proud of you!  Here's to many, MANY more birthdays!