Luke Brandes Hartman

Welcome Luke Brandes Hartman!
Our precious son arrived at 2:09am on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
After turning breech and back again, he kept us on our toes through the entire labor and delivery, finally coming (5 days early) face first and sunny side up.
We hear this happens 1 in 800 births - so rare that my midwife had never delivered a baby this way, and half the Kaiser labor and delivery department came to the room to watch the birth (fun!).

The proud parents.

They explained that with facial presentation births there can be a lot of "trauma" to the face. This was sweet Luke right after birth - quite bruised and swollen! but......Here he is the next day - handsome as ever.

So here are the stats for those of you counting at home:
Luke Brandes Hartman
2:09am, August 11, 2010
6 pounds, 13 ounces
20.5 inches

Pre-Luke Balboa Shoot

A few fun pics from our Pre-Luke Balboa photo shoot with Pops. We had a similar portrait created of Andrew and I when I was pregnant with Emma, so it was fun to bring her back and capture the three of us.

I love this picture, how it captures our family in the busyness of the surroundings.

I can't for the life of me figure out where the last 2.5 years have gone?!

Yeah, we're pretty goofy.

Luke's Roundup

In July my girlfriends threw Andrew and I the most amazing family 'roundup' shower for Luke - complete with lassos, boots, and cowboy trail mix. It was amazing, and Andrew and I felt so overwhelmed by the love and support of our community.

Emma was excited because the shower included lots of yummy treats and several gifts for her.
The details! I feel like the event could have been out of a magazine.

Here we are with Pops and Granny. I love our family.

The spread.

Many, many thanks to Matt, Carly and Ana for hosting such a beautiful event!!
We are so grateful.