Saturday, October 4th, 2008
At 2:28am on Friday baby Reed entered the world. It has been the most amazing 24 hours of my life. Words cannot explain the feeling of sitting through 30 hours of labor and finally watching a human being whose very existance is only possible because of you. What I can say is that my love for my wife multiplied a thousand times over in that moment where she pressed relentlessly to deliver this baby boy. My ability to love in general has grown. I never knew i could love and have the feelings I have today. Its all just an amazing feeling.
Here’s some pictures:
This really was a yawn, he looks mad as hell lol…
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
On May 5th, Jessica and I found out that we would be having a baby boy. Leading up to this day, we had discussed various names but never came to any conclusions. Shortly after this, we began having serious discussions about names. I threw the name of my grandfather out there. His name is Reed Brown and my wife just adores him because of the similarities between him and her grandpa who passed away several years back. She liked the name and Reed became the first name of choice. After choosing the first name, we then had to determine a middle name. Since Jessica was giving the honor of first name to my family, I wanted to let her have a family name for the middle name. This is where it gets difficult. You see, the three most direct male relatives to Jessica, her father, and two grandfathers were Ralph, Ray and Rex. A pretty difficult group to try and fit with the first name Reed. We were bordering on frustration with this part of it and then I told Jess we should just use her maiden name, Howard. She bought into that idea, and the naming search was over.
Reed Howard Ennis has yet to make his debut in this world, but if name has anything to do with it, he’s already off to a good start. My grandfather is among the most decent human beings I’ve ever met. If you looked up the definition of humble in the dictionary, his face should be right there. Rarely have I ever heard him say an ill word toward anyone or anything. Having heard some of his war stories, I know he had a mischevious streak when he was younger. I had a bit of a streak too I suppose. I am just glad there is someone like him in my life that has set an example or the blueprint to living a solid life. As a farmer living his whole life in rural Tennessee, he is a simple man, but there is much to learn from his easy going demeanor.
My grandpa said after we told him about naming the baby Reed, “I think that boys going to be alright…” In name, he certainly will and we will do everything to see that he lives a great life…
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