Our baby boy has arrived. Heather started laboring Sunday afternoon Oct 31. Finally, 2:30 AM, Nov 1 we headed to the hospital. And after being here only two hours, Heather delivered our little boy. His name is Callen Joshua Nudd. Born on November 1, 2010. He was 7 lbs. 1 ounce and 18 1/2 inches.
People have asked us about the name. So here it is.
Callen (Cal - en) I'll break it down to make it easy. You pronounce it like "Cal" in California and "en" is pronounced like "an." We didn't pick it because of it's meaning. Heather and I heard it, thought about it for awhile, and really liked it. I guess we heard it as a last name, but never as a first name before.
Joshua - This I liked because of Joshua in the Bible. Also it means "God is salvation." I love his character in the Bible, his courage, faith, and leadership. Also, probably one of my favorite texts in the Bible, if not my favorite comes from Joshua 24:15, "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
Today we are in the hospital and my mom has been able to come down and watch Owen. But, it has been fun to watch Owen look at his new baby brother. He says the baby is laughing every time he actually is crying. I'm sure he will learn soon.
Thanks everyone for your prayers and support. We love you all and feel blessed to have this new gift.
So happy for you, guys!!!
ReplyDeletehow precious. Callen also means talkative, not just angry and warlike. It's popular as a first name in New Zealand and Austrailia. We meet alot of Kiwi's and Aussies during IronMan week Kona. Anyway, Callen and Owen are both so adorable. You are great parents and your boys are so super duper huggable
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