Baby Luke!

On May 23rd, we had another little miracle added to our family - Luke Christopher McKenna. And to make a long story short, he really was a miracle. Luke wasn't due for another 3 weeks. That particular day, Rachel realized she hadn't felt Luke move all morning. She called the doctor thinking she'd tell her to just take it easy and call back in 24 hours if she didn't feel anything. Instead the doctor asked her to go to the hospital. A few short hours later, the doctors decided to deliver. God was really watching out for Luke that day because after he was born, the doctors realized the umbilical cord was wrapped around his little neck FOUR times, which is something the doctors said they had never seen. He was born at just the perfect time!


After almost a week in the NICU, multiple tests and time for Luke to wake up from the whirlwind of his birth, he finally got to go home. He's healthy, growing and adjusting to his new world. Here's big brother Max who is really gentle with his baby brother. :-)


The first time I got to see and hold my new nephew - nearly a week after he was born! They only let parents and grandparents into the NICU at the hospital.

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Todd was one of the heroes of the day. He watched Miles and Max at our house while everyone else was up at the hospital waiting for baby Luke to arrive. Here's a picture of Miles finding out that his baby brother was born that afternoon. What a proud big brother.


And because Rachel and Josh missed our "Finding Out" party while they were in the hospital, Todd and I made a special visit to Shawnee Mission Medical before our party to let them in on our baby girl secret before anybody else.