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M. Atticus Jaquith — “Atticus”

"Atticus" — M. Atticus Jaquith

Our first child, M. Atticus Jaquith (“Atticus”), was born at 4:56pm on April 26th, 2010.

Vitals:

  • Boy
  • 6 lb, 11.4 oz
  • 20 1/4 in
  • Dark hair
  • Blue eyes
  • 2 dimples!

He’ll go by Atticus — named after Atticus Finch, the principled and stoic character from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The “M” stands for Michael, my father’s name. We really liked the name Atticus, and also wanted to work Michael into the mix. We thought Michael Atticus sounded better than Atticus Michael, ergo the call-him-by-his-middle-name business. This will matter years later as we have to “full name” him when he gets in trouble.

Some more shots:

Sarah did great. She was induced three weeks early due to blood pressure worries. Her pressures are coming down, as expected, now that he’s out. He’s very sleepy, but can be roused for temporary bouts of alertness. He doesn’t cry much… so far he’s content to just chill out. We’re both very fond of him, and very excited about all of this!

Comments

  4. “Atticus.”

    I love it.

    Congratulations to both mom and dad.

    Welcome to parenthood! It’s the best/worst job in the world!

  5. I’m with Rob. Best of Times/Worst of Times kind of thing, except the good really does outweigh the bad…especially in retrospect.

    Congrats!

  7. Mark and Sarah —

    Congratulations! Atticus is so handsome, what a beautiful baby. We are so happy for you guys.

    Enjoy parenthood and the miracle of new life, it’s awesome. Praying for all 3 of you!

    Hugs,
    Anne, Dave, Ben & Jane (Richardson)

  9. Congrats on the kid. They are the best.

    Of note, not going to be at WordCampSF. So, you are going to have to find someone else to chauffeur you around SF.

    😉

  11. He’s a beautiful baby. I know you, parents are both happy as what I experienced as my beloved wife raised my little angel that time. 🙂

    God bless!

  13. Congratulations, Mark! You’ve got a cute little man there. I know every parent thinks they’ve got the cutest baby in the world…we did. I don’t see any conflicts with that being true for everyone.

    I’ll echo Mayweather up there. God bless you and yours!
    Byron

  14. He is so beautiful, Mark! And two dimples?! My cup runneth over. I can’t wait to meet him and to see you and Sarah! You are two of the most grounded, loving people I know, and Atticus is a lucky gentleman to have you both as parents.