We are very happy to announce the arrival of Luke Ryan Marks at 9:35PM, November 18, 2008 at Banner Gateway in Gilbert, AZ. He was delivered via C-Section after he made it obvious that he had no intention of coming out unless someone went in after him. Both doctor Bullaro and Messer were on hand, as I guess they decided that it would take two of them to wrestle him out of Tami, which proved true, as he had a hold of Dr. Bullaro with both hands as he entered the world. Everyone commented on his full head of strawberry blonde hair and full eyelashes. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 21 inches long. He also made it apparent immediately before he even left the operating room that his plumbing worked fully on both counts, which the nurses were also very happy about.

It is now 3:30AM as I write this, and he has eaten twice already, and napped for a couple hours. Tami is resting comfortably herself (or at least relatively speaking after surgery), and we are all very happy again at our good fortune. For those of you planning to visit over the next couple days, we would ask that you call first to make sure it is a good time for Luke, as his days will be filled with feeding, tests, feeding, photo shoots, feedings, and everything else that comes with being a newborn.

We are blessed, not only with Luke, but again with the many friends and family members that have shared in these events with us. Thank you all...