New Baby with Old Names

Whew! A lot going on in the last few weeks. I went to Normangee the evening of the third of January...spent the night with my son, Bobby, his wife, Spring, and their two children, Cobey, four, and Callie, two. Fun at their house, as always. Jimmy and Esther had to be at the hospital the next morning for the cesarean birth of their fourth child....a boy, this time, to go with the three sweet little girls, September, Summer, and Sunday. Esther's sister, Virginia, "Ginger", and I took charge of the girls while Esther and Jimmy tended to the birth of their son. All went perfectly, and by afternoon, Noah Elijah Powell had come into the world. I had dreamed (Twice!) that their baby was a boy with black hair.....long before the doctor confirmed he was a boy....and guess what? He has black hair, not red like his dad and one of his sisters. Everyone wanted to know how I knew that!  (My mother used to tell me beforehand what color my mares' new foals would be and if a boy or girl, so I guess it runs in the family.)  Little Noah is named for three of his ancestors....Noah is for my son Jimmy's father, William Noah, who was named for his maternal grandfather, Noah Speed Williams; and for my grandfather, Samuel Elijah, called "Lige". Little Noah had a bout with jaundice, but is doing fine now. His mom and dad are doing well, too. Jimmy is 39 years old, and Esther is 43, so the chance of having a baby with problems was very high. To say the least, Little Noah was a HUGE surprise, a wonderful gift from God. My son is just astounded, and pleased as punch that he has a son, as they thought they would only have the 3 girls. But all is well that ends well, and actually, this is a wonderful BEGINNING. Now, if they can only keep those three adoring  older sisters from spoiling him rotten!!