Seth

Our little Seth Avery is here!

Seth arrived August 22, at 11:40am, after about 13 hours of labor.  I won’t go into all the details of labor and delivery; I’ll just say it was worth it. Seth was 21 inches long, had a 14 ¼ inch head circumference, and was 8lbs 1oz; a precious and healthy baby boy.

We decided on Seth’s name after months and months of writing lists, looking up meanings, and searching online.  We wanted a good strong name for our son, one that had a good meaning, and about a million other stipulations. But we finally narrowed it down to Seth, which means appointed, and Avery which means, wise ruler; noble. The only problem is that, even after two weeks, I am still getting used to saying Seth instead of Baby. 

When he was laid on my chest, Luke leaned over and whispered in my ear, ‘it’s a boy!’ I don’t really know how to describe in words what I felt in that moment.  However, I did know Seth was meant for us, he was the child we prayed for, for over two years we prayed. All the heartache of waiting, not so patiently, and he’s finally here.

It’s hard to get through this without crying. I am so thankful that God blessed us with Seth. He was handpicked just for us and arrived precisely on time. Not on my time schedule, mind you, but God’s; he was, after all, born at 41 weeks.

I’d better get going, the little guy is waking up from his nap.