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The update: Andy, Laura, and Luke
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Delivery:
Everything went really well thanks, mostly, to our wonderful midwife,
Theodora. Luke Malcolm Morris was born at 12:28pm on Saturday,
September 9. He weighed 6lbs 10oz and measured 18 inches.
He was and continues to be a very healthy baby.
9/26/06
Yesterday, Luke had his
two-week appointment. He weighs a little over 7lbs, which is good
news. It means he's eating well. He has grown in length and
head circumference, also.
I, Laura, am spending my days nursing Luke. It is
very hard to get much of anything done. When I'm not nursing, I'm
holding him or playing with him.
Andy booked our tickets today for Honduras. We will be departing
on October 26 for San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Mom will be coming
with us to help us get settled and help with Luke. We will spend
a day or so in San Pedro Sula to buy furniture and supplies before
heading to Santa Lucia.
10/04/06
This week, Luke got to meet his great grandmother Liz!!
We're enjoying our time in Houston with family and friends. We will soon begin re-packing for Honduras.
10/12/06
We were able to spend
some time with family and friends at Lake McQueeney relaxing before the
big push. At the lake, Luke celebrated his one-month birthday,
learned to sleep without being swaddled, and learned how fun it can be
to play on the floor without being held.
 He also met his good friend Brendan for the first time. Though
Brendan could have easily crushed Luke, being five months his senior and a
bit heavier, Luke let him know that he was a force to be reckoned with.
This week, we hope to get Luke's passport finalized, begin the process
of sorting and packing, and tie up odds and ends before we leave
the States.
P.S. Luke has also become much more alert and is able to focus on
things around him. He is also beginning to really smile at us,
which is a fun development.
10/20/06
We just got back from
the doctor's office. Luke now weighs 9+ lbs!!! He also got
his first serious round of shots before we leave for Honduras on
Friday. Poor guy is feeling the effects at this moment.
We have begun to fill trunks and bags, sorting out what we want to take
and what we actually have room to take. We are looking forward to
this new adventure as it draws very near. We are ready to leave
for Honduras after having thought and prayed about it for so long.
We have been blessed to spend time with lots of friends and family
during the past two weeks. It has been fun to see everyone and to
introduce them to Luke.
10/28/06
We
have arrived in Santa Lucia (SL)! We don't have any pictures to
post yet; but we will soon. We drove from San Pedro Sula today
after one and a half days of shopping. Yesterday, we went to
PriceSmart, KeyMart, Diunsa, and Gallo Mas Gallo to purchase furniture,
supplies, food, and things to make our apartment a bit more homey, i.e.
a bed and sheets. Today we drove from El Progreso to SL.
The first two thirds of the trip took about two hours while the
last third took about four hours. The last section of the road
from La Esperanza to SL was "la parte feo" or the ugly part.
Luke has done very well the past few days. He even
decided to start sleeping a little bit more. We are excited about
that.
We have gotten to spend time with Doctor Ruben (Honduran
doctor); Nelson (community programs coordinator); Tino (driver of the
big truck); Noslim (brigade coordinator, I believe); Christy, James,
Marin, Maura, and Jack O'Dea (the family who we are joining in SL).
Everyone has been very kind and very welcoming.
Tomorrow we
head to market in Magdelena, a nearby town. We are also going to
try out the Protestant church in the town, know as Santidad.
Our
Spanish is definitely improving, even after two days. I sometimes
forget to speak English with my mom and we continue in Spanish, even
when we are alone.
Speaking of my mom, Judy, she has been a
tremendous help and encouragement! She is very helpful with Luke
and goes with the flow in every situation. She has been great.
We will write more soon and post pictures of the apartment and town.
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