Luke Arrives, Saturday June 13th, 4:12am

No time or energy for the long version, though you certainly will hear it at some point.

After a longer than expected labor, Luke was born amidst a flurry of activity at 4:12am. And he didn't look like a 35-week baby -- he weighed in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces. He came out bright pink but was not giving that great newborn cry. The NICU staff immediately took him and began helping him breathe. He is now stable and on a ventilator in the NICU. His breathing problems were largely due to fluid and mucus and he is doing some of the breathing on his own.

As noticed last week, Luke's heart is enlarged and a pediatric cardiologist will be in this morning to run an EKG and go from there, but there isn't any structural damage to the heart.

The one real surprise is that Luke was born with an extra digit on both hands and both feet. On some level, it breaks our heart, but when I told Hillary, she responded with a smile and said, "Hey, better more than less."

That is all for now, our prayers are that the heart issue can correct itself and that that is the limit to any significant speed bumps as he begins life, sharing a birthday with his incredible mom.