I'm Home!

Hello everyone, it's me! My parents told me I had to work on my blog before I could go outside and play with my friends. Sheesh. I hope they aren't like that with homework, too. As you may or may not know, my parents named me Elijah Keith Lunde. They liked the name Elijah because it means "The Lord is my God." They will call me Eli. My middle name is the same name as my Grandpa Okamoto. I think I heard him say he'll call me Buster, though.

Well, as you can probably guess by the title of this post, I'm home now. I was born two days ago on May 20th at 8:07 AM. May 20th is the same birthdate as my great-great grandma on my Grandpa Lunde's side and my great grandpa on my Grandma Lunde's side. I was also born on the same day as my dad's good buddy Kyle's wedding anniversary. They are all in very good company! I came out at 20 inches long and weigh 8 lbs 4 oz. What a big boy I am! My mom calls me her "little bowling ball."

My mom and dad went into the hospital the evening of May 19th and got set up in their labor and delivery room around 6:00 PM. Because my mom had been in labor for over a week, her doctor decided to induce her two days before my due date. It was a long night, but my mom was one tough cookie. Dad did what he could to help mom feel better, but mostly tried to stay out of the way. By 6:30 AM, mom could tell that it was "go time," and by 8:07 AM, I was here! Everyone tells me how much of a champion my mom was, and dad was a pretty good little coach, too! We spent the night in the hospital and came home yesterday evening around 9:30 PM.

Okay everyone, that's it for now. I'm going to show my parents how to post pictures of me on my blog. Maybe I'll even help them put together a slideshow. What is it with older people and technology? Am I going to have to teach them everything? Bye bye!

Due Date Almost Here!

Hello Everyone!

After teasing us and pretending like he would come early, it looks like our little Lunde could hold out until his due date - May 22nd. Don't tell Paula that because she is ready to have her body back! She has been experiencing early labor for a couple of weeks now as the contractions have been frequent and consistent. At our last checkup last Thursday, her doctor told us to be ready anytime, so we are watching the intensity of her contractions very closely. We will send out an alert once we are certain the kid is ready to make his appearance. Please check back frequently as this blog will be regularly updated with lots of videos, pictures and stories of our new bundle of joy.