The wife of a U.S. soldier stationed in Iraq had anticipated giving birth to their firstborn child days before her husband was to arrive home to welcome their new son.
Cara Rahming, 34, from Orland hills, Illinois, in mid-September paid a visit to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn four days before her due date, where she was surprised to learn her baby was about to arrive early.
But this wasn’t the only surprise in store for the soon-to-be mom.
Cara’s husband, Captain Harold Rahming—an Army captain and a doctor who had been deployed since June—had plans to arrive in Oak Lawn for the birth of their boy, even though he was scheduled to return home in mid-October….