Tuesday, February 6, 2007

WELCOME TO THE WORLD JADON REICHERT GUNKEL!!

Born January 22, 2007
Weight 7lbs 7oz
Height 19in

Talk about a huge surprise to get the call early last Friday morning that they had our child. This day came about 3-4 months before we thought it would. So you could say I was a little speechless on the phone when the agency called. Isn't he just the cutest little guy you can ever imagine?

How did we come up with Jadon's name?

Well first we wanted a Spanish name for our son. There has been a tradition in our family (Jessica's primarily) for everyone's name to begin with a J. Fortunately we were able to find a name that we both really liked that began with a J. But it really stuck when we found out the meaning. Jadon means "Jehovah has heard". Such a fitting name meaning for our child.

Jadon's middle name Reichert is the old German pronunciation and spelling of my mom's family. Ever since my Grandmother first told me about the history of her name I have been in love with it. It feels really good to pass something this name down to our son.

There is a lot more to come on this blog with updates about Jadon and our progress in bringing him home.

Josh and Jessica

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