Barb's Blessings . . . Counting them one by one.

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO This is a two minute video I took of Baby Noah just moments after he was born. He weighed in at 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 18 inches long. He was born January 25, 2011 at 4:49 pm. He's perfect in every way. Rachel and Rudy were courageous and showed true grit in getting him here. Blessings, blessings, blessings, as his great grandpa Davis says (after whom he will be named). His full name will be Noah Sterling Vazquez-Davis. (Sterling is his Grandpa and Great Grandpa's given name.) It was a privilege to be there and witness this miracle. Definitely one of the greatest days of my life! Adendum: So Rudy has wanted to name him Maximus for the last 5 months and Rachel was set on Noah Sterling. Yesterday when it came time to put it on the birth certificate they came to the first of many compromises in their lives. Rudy got his names and Rachel got hers. She will call him Noah and Daddy will call him Max. Somehow he will figure it out. Good thing babies ...