Baby Luke

We are beyond thrilled to announce the arrival of our second son, Lucas Brendan Hopf, born on August 27.  He was three weeks early,(almost 4!!), and weighed 7 pounds 2.2 ounces. and was 19.5 inches long.  He was 18 ounces smaller then Alex and only 1 inch shorter.  He did give us a bit of a scare, I wasn't due until September 13, but all is well.  I won't bore everyone with all the details, other then to say I had some minor complications this pregnancy and it came to a head on the 26 when I found out my amniotic fluid level was dropping dramatically.  I walked next door to the hospital and had Luke 16(?) hours later via emergency c section.  I knew down deep that I would not make it all 40 weeks this time and I also knew he would be an August baby versus a September one.  The funny thing about the date, the 27th, is that is the Feast of St. Monica.  Monica is my Maternal Grandmother.  When all of this started a week before his birth, I was looking at the calendar to see if there were any significant dates between the 19th and the 26th.  We buried Eric's Aunt on the 19th, of course we have a huge track record with the 23, my recently deceased Uncle's birthday was the 24, and then Feast of St. Monica on the 27th.  Again, I just knew it would be the 27th...and I was right!  Here are some pics, enjoy!!