It is with great pleasure that I introduce Zion Christian to you all.
Not too long after his mother and I (and the nurses) watched an amazing sunrise from our eastern facing hospital window, he made his appearance at 7:21 this morning. He was very nice to his mother, and only made her labor for five hours, (unlike his older sister, who made mommy go a marathonesque 22.)
I cannot express our joy to you all. Some of you know that between our daughter, Ella, and this beautiful baby boy, we had two experiences with a “blighted ovum” which is where you get a positive pregnancy test and an eggsack, but no fetus. Just as we were looking into fertility issues, Zion appeared, and stuck.
God is truly merciful and kind to us, is He not?
May you grow strong in the Lord, my son. He loves you very much, as does your family.
Vital Stats:
Weight : 7 pounds, 9 ounces
Length : 20 1/2 inches
Hair : Dirty Blonde
Cute : Yes
CONGRATULATIONS!! We can’t wait to meet him. May Zion and his family be blessed.
Congratulations!! :0) We are so happy for you all! He has been blessed with a wonderful family!
Yay for all of you! And welcome to you Zion! May you have a great and wonderful time here! I’m sure I’ll catch you in Heaven someday and say “Hey, I read your Dad’s blog post about you on the day you were born!” And then he’ll laugh and slowly back away… :P Congrats to all your family Chad! Now get some rest.
PS. You know funny enough it was also an exceptionally beautiful sunrise out here (Tennessee) this morning. I NEVER see them but for some reason I got up early this morning & did the exceptionally rare thing of taking some photos. Beautiful all over the place it seems. :)
Congrats. I could not be happier for you guys. Can’t wait to back into town and introduce Sophia to her future husband.
Cuz that’s the law. We parents are legally obligated to make jokes about our children paring off with our friends’ kids. I didn’t want to do it, but there are fines involved if I don’t.
congratulations! He looks gorgeous.
Jason
Thank you all for your kind comments. I would like to apologize for the grammar in the phrase, “Here’s some pics.” It’s inexcusable, even with only an hour’s sleep.
:)
First of all, “here’s some pics” sounded just fine. i dunno why y’all would hafta ‘pologize for it.
secondly, congrats to you and the fam. what an amazing blessings- and with the sunrise, your present came in good paper, too.
**Now I’ve gotta clear the net history in Safari so Beth doesn’t see the announcement or else she’ll be too far gone and we’ll be on our way to #4.
Happy, happy…..tax break number two!
Great looking little guy.
Happy Birthday baby Z!
BTW, children with “Z” names are at a distinct advantage in both artistic and educational endeavours.
Congrats Chad and Erica!
Love to all four of you, Chad. Congratulations to you all, and welcome to the planet, Zion. Seattle also experienced a killer sunrise.
Cerise
If you think these pictures are cute, you should see him NOW, 5 days later! :-)
Me encantó tu blog, espero que entinedas español, porque entiendo inglés pero no se escribirlo bien :P. Cool
Luckily, I’ve been watching Dora the Explorer with my daughter, so I know for a fact that the above post says:
“Congrats to mommy and daddy on their new baby. Can’t wait to meet him! Cool.”
enterpriise fax server,
Your heartfelt messaage has touched my corazon.
Gracias, amigo, gracias.
I’ve meant to say since the day you were born baby Z: WELCOME! As Brian mentioned, children with “Z” names do have distinct artistic advantages…as well as those with “N” names (or “Z on it’s side” as we say in our household. And by “we” I mean the five-year-old with the Z name, who is quite convinced that the universe does in fact revolve around him.) I wish I could snuggle you up…welcome to life! Do come north to play with Zane and Nate as soon as you can!