Luke was delivered at St. Joseph hospital in Orange. Both sets of grandparents made it to the hospital for the special occasion (when it looked like things were progressing pretty fast, we were a little nervous Grandma and Grandpa S. wouldn't make it in time all the way from La Quinta---little did we know they pretty much had ALL day to get to the hospital!!).

Grandparents anxiously awaiting Lukes arrival Soon to be (or so we thought) Mom (AFTER my epidural) and dad. I started pushing a little before noon---and our L&D nurse was hoping Luke would be born on 2/14 at 2:14pm.After pushing for 2 1/2 hours (no pictures necessary of that!!) Luke decided he wasn't going to come out that way! I ended up having a c-section and Luke was born at 3:03 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 9 ozs and was 20 1/2 inches long. Daddy, Mommy and baby Luke Leaving the hospital as a family of 3!! Luke's first trip in his car seat...he slept all the way home!

I will never forget the feeling of taking Luke home for the first time! Even now, 2 weeks later, I find myself thinking "he's really ours to keep!"