Yes she is finally here!!!!
and yes she is censored!!!!
and yes she is censored!!!!
Baby Phoebe was born today December 4th, 2008 at 2:51, weighing in at 7 lbs 9 ounces at 20 1/2 inches. For those that are wondering why we named our child after a T.V. show, rest assured we did not. We started a rule with Noah that we would use a name from the Bible and a name from our families. With Noah this kind of pigeon holed us. We wanted to name him after my father, Mike, as in Michael Jordan. So we opted to make this his middle name; Noah Michael Jordan. Elijah Douglas followed (Bible then family), then came Elizabeth Patricia (Bible then family)...And the pattern was established. Needless to say naming a girl from the Bible is not very easy. There are thousands of guys and a couple hundred dolls. Jennifer thought this made the task difficult, I thought it was simple. You have Jezebel, Delilah, Rahab, Dorcas, tons of great names. I even came up with a brilliant plan of naming the little girl after Job's first daughter born after his trials... you will have to look it up to see what you think????
Anyways, Phoebe is mentioned at the end of Romans. She was very important to the ministry of Paul and actually delivered the letter which we now call the Book of Romans from Paul to the Roman Church. This little girl has a lot to live up to. As for the middle name and its funny spelling; my dad's mom was named Ann and my mom's mom is named Bonnie Belle. Since Annabonnie doesnt roll off the tongue, AnnaBelle would have to do. We are thrilled to honor two very special women by naming our last child after them.
For those that are interested, the labor went well, baby and mom are both doing well, and everyone is healthy. The kids are thrilled with baby sister and can't wait to tote her off home. Hopefully she will be able to survive the transition. We appreciate all your prayers, God has continued to be good to us and we are eternally greatful. We now must pray and work, asking God that there will never be a day that Phoebe can remember not knowing that God loves her and that she loves her God.
But now, I must retire for the evening. It was an exhausting day. I had to fill out paperwork, hold hands, get up and get stuff, change the channel on the T.V...It is a good reminder of the unsung hero of childbearing the tireless father. Who does not leave the hospital weighing any less then when he went in, who must run and get icechips, allow his hand to be used as a human stress ball, all while sitting in an uncomfortable chair instead of that nice comfy bed, yes men, we have done well...God bless and good night!!!!
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http://picasaweb.google.com/wearethejordans/PhoebeAnnaBelleJordanHasARRIVED#
