Luke Robert Becker--Bath and Boys

Luke Robert Becker was born Friday, May 27th, 2011 at 11:23 a.m. at home in the Philippines. We praise God for a safe delivery and good recovery for both Luke and Jessica!

Scroll down to the previous post to see pictures from labor and delivery. Then read this one to see what happened just one hour after he was born. Thank you, Lord!

Here is Luke's proud Papa! I love Nate's smile in this one as he finally gets to hold our third son, that is, without gloves on =)

Strong hands of a loving Father, ready to give his new son a bath.

Luke's first bath! Nate is getting so good at caring for little ones!

Elijah came home excited to meet Luke for the first time! What love and joy in this little 3 year old brother!

Family of 5! It was kind of wild with the boys wanting to jump all over, so this is one of our only pictures with all 5 of us! You can see the family excitement and also my concern that I don't get smashed nor does Luke!

I love Elijah's face in this one. Look at these boys!

Malachi gets to hold Luke for the first time.

"It's a boy!" He looks so handsome in this one...eyes open and so wonderfully made!

Malachi is so curious about this little guy...mittens, hat, and so little!

I couldn't decide which picture I liked better, so here is another one

Doesn't Grandma look so beautiful with her joyful love as she holds her little grandson! What a doll! I can't believe he is a whole person! Cozy little buddy.

He loves to sleep. I hope that lasts. Look at his long fingers. Dad and Daniel, do you like the baseball outfit?

This is the morning of day 1. He is just about 24 hours old. I love Elijah's blue eyes and the fact that Luke's eyes are open too. Brothers!!

Joy came back today to check up on us. Elijah helps her clean the cord. This guy loves to help get diapers and to be a part of it all. That is special to me too.

Aunt Rachel came to visit. She is due in July with her 3rd also--a little buddy for Luke!

Finally I am able to spend more time with Luke. Mama loves you little guy! I feel like his first day was so full and I hardly got to even look at him. Now we need bonding time!

There he is...one day old. Maybe he uses his pinkie finger to count. What a handsome and healthy little guy. Thank you, Lord, for this blessing of life!