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!
Tris Hussey says
Congrats! He looks beautiful!
Judson Collier says
Congrats bud! Also, nice work on getting him a domain ;).
Angela Jude says
Congratulations Mark! Strong daddy resemblance in the second photo. He’s a cutie!
Rob says
“Atticus.”
I love it.
Congratulations to both mom and dad.
Welcome to parenthood! It’s the best/worst job in the world!
Ed Burns says
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!
Toni says
Wow- congratulations!!
Anne Richardson says
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)
Kristen says
Congratulations cousins!
Jake Spurlock says
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.
😉
Austin says
Congratulations, Mark!
Atticus is a great choice for a name, too.
Mayweather says
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!
Huseyin says
Congratulations.
Byron says
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
Caity says
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.
Joss says
Congrats!! 😀
Cathy Tibbles says
Congratulations!! Glad to hear Mom is doing better now.
Lloyd Budd says
Wonderful photos! I’m very excited that you joined the parent club, and we can now start conversing in the secret language.