Big Brother Showing the Ropes

Live Feed of Joshua Lloyd

On Jen's immediate side, this is grandchild number 39 actually (per Mom).

On James' immediate side, this is grandchild number 5.

Joshua Lloyd continues to amaze us, as he sleeps, eats, sleeps, and eats...you get the point.

One funny thing-his cry is like the veloci-raptor in Jurassic Park. Every time I hear him cry, I cut to the John Williams theme song in the movie.

Just the 4 of Us

Little Joshua Lloyd

Joshua Lloyd

Our little Joshua Lloyd was born last night at 9:20, weighing 8 lbs 1.5 ounces and measuring 20 1/4 inches. Jennifer was amazing. Both are healthy. Little Joshua is beautiful.

Not a Joke

This probably seems pretty funny from the outside world, but we are now thinking seriously about another name (and when I say "seriously", I mean "hard", "contemplative", and overall debunked):

Samuel Lloyd.

According to some texts and websites, Samuel means "God heard", "requested of God", "God's heart" or "God's name". More importantly, Jennifer really likes it while James is slowly coming around to it, and Jonah still calls the baby "Joshua". All in all, when the baby eventually reads this some years down the road, he might wonder how we ever ended up with Ezra (or maybe not) :)

Another Name Discussion

We are still a little undecided about the name for our baby. Every time we ask Jonah what's the baby's name, he always replies, "Joshua". This is without a priori information, supposedly. Joshua is Jennifer's favorite (coincidental, perhaps :) ), while James likes Joshua but leans toward Elijah. Ethan was the compromise, but now we are having second thoughts.

Can we be saved from this conundrum? One idea is that we name the baby by popular vote each time. In that case, 2-1 for "Joshua", and its derivatives/implications:
-"Our Joshy baby",
-"J^4",
-"Josh-Posh",
-"J.L.A.",
-"Our 2 J-Boys",
-"Joshhhhuuuuuuaaaaaa",
-Or simply "shuaaa"

We have less than 2 weeks to figure this out!!