Last Day of School & Birthday Party

Last Friday, May 18th, was Lane's last day of school.  It is hard to believe that he has completed a whole year of school here in Midland.  All the parents were invited to the classroom for the children to show all they have learned this year.  They recited all the poems they learned this year and read for us.  I was very impressed!  I am very thankful that Lane has the opportunity to attend this awesome school!

With his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Clayton!

They had quite a celebration afterwards.  Each child released a balloon into the air and then they were off to begin their Summer!  After we finished the festivities at school, Lane attended a classmate's birthday party.  Then it was time to get ready for his own birthday party!

He insisted on having his party at Chuck E Cheese, which I really wasn't a fan of.  I finally caved in and agreed to let him have it there.  At least this way he can't tell me as an adult that he always wanted to have his party there and I wouldn't let him!  I have to say, it was the least stressful party I have ever planned and the kids had a blast!

In the ticket blaster!

At home with all his gifts!  We were all worn out by the end of the day! 

Now we are looking forward to Summer break, traveling, and going back to Houston to visit family and friends!

Luke's Nursery Reveal

I finally got around to taking some pictures of the nursery today.  Since most of our family and friends in Houston won't get to see it in person (anyone wanting to drive 8 hours, we would love to see you :-) I thought this would be a good way to share!  Here's a view of the room as you enter the door.

I had so much fun planning and decorating his nursery!  After looking at many pictures and ideas on-line I finally decided to go with a vintage airplane theme.  I couldn't convince Kyle to paint the room again since he had just painted it in August.  So, I decided to use lots of color in the decorations and curtains.  

My favorite item in the room are the curtains.  This was one of those projects where I had a vision of what I wanted but wasn't sure if it was going to work.  Thankfully, my mother-in-law came into town and helped!  The navy part of the curtains used to be in Lane's room.  We found a pre-made red curtain, cut it and sewed it to the bottom, cut the grommets off the top and used them as tie-backs!  I am so pleased with how they turned out.  Thank you Melinda for sewing these for me!

To the right of the window is his changing table.

His name above the crib

Airplane and wooden blocks on top of his dresser

We decided to get Lane new furniture and use his twin bed in the nursery.  It will come in handy when we transition Luke to sleep in his own room!  Several of our guests have already used it.  I plan on adding some pictures of Luke on this wall (when I get them developed) and some hanging bookshelves.  I think that as Luke grows, this room will still be perfect for him!  I hope he will like it as much as I do!

The Newest Addition to the Jordon Family

Luke Thomas Jordon was born April 2 at 9:49 pm weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces and 19 inches long.  It is hard to believe that he is the largest baby of our three children.  Jenna was 1 ounce less!  

Luke had trouble breathing after he was born and had to stay in the nursery for eight days.  At first the doctors thought it was due to him being delivered by c-section and they thought he would be able to join me in my room the next day.  Unfortunately, he didn't improve and required oxygen, an IV, and was placed in a covered isolette.  The worst part was that we weren't really allowed to hold him during this time.  He also had jaundice and had to "bake" under the lights.  I wish we would have taken some pictures of him in the nursery but I guess we just kept thinking he would soon be out and then we would get good pictures without tubes, etc.  It was so hard to leave the hospital without him but I knew that was the best place for him to stay.  After running an EKG and an echo they discovered he had hypertension between his heart and lungs.  The good news was he just needed to stay on the oxygen a little longer to recover.  Thankfully, a few days later his breathing improved and he got to "room in" with us for a day and a night. 

Lane was the first one to hold him when Luke came to our room!

Papa was next!

Then I got my turn!  

He did so well that they let us take him home on Tuesday, April 10th.  

Jenna was so happy to finally get to hold her baby brother!

Nana holding Luke right before we took her to the airport to fly back to Houston.  I am so thankful that she and my Dad were able to come help.  We would not have survived the first few weeks without them!

Here he is already one month old!  God has truly blessed us with such a sweet, calm, little boy.  Exactly what we needed for our third child.  I am looking forward to watching him grow and for his little personality to shine through!