I'm In LOVE...

.....with this little man!

Michael Luke Sere was born May 14, 2009 at 12:50am.

He weighed in at 7 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long.

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Let me just say that I have been praying for Luke for SO LONG!! Jennifer and Tim, Luke's mom and dad, have always been so great with kids. I LOVE seeing them with Tatum and Mateo. When Jennifer told me she was pregnant, well, the FIRST time she told me it was a big joke on me and she wasn't pregnant. I fell for it though and cried when she told me only to find out later it was a joke (still want to kill her for that one....lol) However DAYS later when she found out she really was pregnant, Tim and Jennifer came to tell Antonio and I and we didn't believe them. lol. It took a little convincing to finally relize that it was true. That night when they left our house i think I went through every emotion. I danced, I laughed, I cried, I prayed, I did it all. This amazing couple, that I have watched love on my kids, were now going to have their own.

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Jennifer and I went on a girl's trip a few months later. I am so glad it was just the two of us on this trip. Funny how things work out for the best. We were both pregnant, but Jennifer was having some issues. The whole week we were gone, she was dealing with things, but still trying to have a good time. What was happening to her, sounded too familiar. It sounded lots like what happened to me when I was miscarrying. I shared my thoughts with her and Jenn was also in contact with her nurse all week. I must shamefully admit that I was sure she was miscarrying. When we got back from our trip, she went to the dr. to figure out what was going on. Jennifer called me (or maybe it was a text message) and told me things were fine! She got to hear the heartbeat and all.

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I must admit at this point I felt like THE WORST friend. Here I was thinking she had miscarried and I was trying to comfort her. God must have laughed at the situation. Little did I know that God and Baby Luke had much different plans.

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Jennifer's pregnancy progressed. She never got big. She never really complained about being pregnant. When Tim and Jennifer found out they were having a boy, I was so excited! Mateo and Luke are only 4.5 months apart in age. I am sure they will be the best of friends.

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Anyway, Jennifer got induced on Wednesday....a little later than first planned, but still Luke was going to be here soon! I guess he decided he didn't want his birthday to be on the 13th, so he waited for the wee hours of the morning before he arrived.

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I got to go see(and hold) him yesterday. He is SO PRECIOUS!!! He has the thickest head of beautiful hair! I could spike it a little with my hands and it would stay up. I called it 'surfer hair'. I did fail to remember my camera in all of my excitement to get to meet Luke, so I had to steal the picture at the top.

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Jennifer and Tim ~ You guys are already such great parents to Luke. There is no doubt in my mind that he has the best parents and family surrounding him. You have both loved on our kids (along with everyone elses), so it is exciting to finally have Luke here so we can spoil him and love on him! I can't wait to see Luke grow up, but for now, I just want to get my hands on him again and enjoy his baby stage! Love all 3 of you(and Weasel too)!! Let us know if you guys need ANYTHING!!

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Now....one more precious (stolen) picture...this one is MY FAVORITE of Luke....

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