Tuesday, February 3, 2009

He's Here!!!



Michael "Reid" Peterson 

Born via C-Section on 2/3/2009 at 5:20pm

9 pounds 2 oz

WOW!!!  We can't believe he's FINALLY here!!!  Praise the Lord!!!  Both Reid and S are doing well in recovery - thank you all so very much for your prayers!  And...as you can see... Baby P finally has a name! =)  A short little background on why we chose his name... Reid's birth family has been praying for him by the name 'Michael' since they found out that S was pregnant.  We loved that!!!  The fact that he has been so loved and showered in prayers since the very beginning is such a HUGE blessing!  So, we wanted to keep Michael in honor of them and this incredible gift that they are so selflessly giving our family... Michael "Reid"... feels so good to say that!!!  We will be posting TONS of pictures by Thursday evening... so check back in!

19 comments:

Jenn said...

Congratulations, new parents!!! I absolutely LOVE the name...such a precious story!!! Little Reid is going to be SOOO blessed with his new family!!!

We will continue to pray for you all!!!

Dave and Tara Harris said...

WOW! WHat a big boy! I am so happy for yall. Reid is soooo blessed to have sooo many people praying for him and loving him! And yall are sooo blessed to have him as your son! Can't wait to see pictures! Enjoy those first few days meeting the little man who will most definitely steal your heart!

Justin and Jessica said...

Yay! Congratulations! Can't wait for pictures!

John Costilla said...

Awesome. God is good - all the time. Congratulations to you and Ben. Can't wait to see you both and the baby. Love and prayers going out to the Peterson family.

John & America

Kylie said...

Beautiful name- Congratulations! We can't wait to see pictures of him in your arms!

Anonymous said...

I am so ecstatic I'm crying!! Sooo happy for you and sweet Reid! I LOVE his name!! Tomorrow is going to be such a special day! Thinking of you and praying for you!! Much love coming from the Jones fam!!

Molly said...

YAHOO! I had been out of the house and dying to get back to see if he was here! So glad that all are recovering well.

CONGRATS you two! What a blessing this little Reid is to the world already! Can't wait to see pictures!

Good luck getting any sleep tonight!

Beth Goff said...

YEAH!!!! We are so excited and I LOVE the name! How special! Praying for you guys, S and her family, and your sweet baby boy!

KellyB said...

Ben and Holly! We just found out about this whole wonderful event in your lives! We are so thrilled for you and are blessed by your story. We are praying for you and the wonderful, joyous, incredible change that your life is about to take! Congratulations!

Love,
Matt and Kelly Broaddus

Unknown said...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (that's me breathing a sigh of relief for this humongous blessing!!) Can't wait to see him, touch him and snuggle with him!! Much love, my friends, much love!!!

Anonymous said...

Your waiting is finally over! Congratulations. I think this waiting actually tops waiting for my twins to be born...I know you have felt so absolutely out of control in this situation. Good thing we know Who is in control. Again, congrats.

treyandliz said...

Oh my gosh! Holly! Congratulations! I love love that name! Can't wait for you to hold your boy tomorrow! Sure you will hardly sleep tonight! If you need anything, I'm in Austin! Will be thinking of you all tomorrow!
Love,
Liz Hagins

Kris, Holly, Kait, and Jack said...

Congratulations Holly and Ben!! We are so happy for you all and cannot wait to see the pics!

Amanda said...

Congratulations!! I'm so excited for you guys! I too love the name story. Our adopted son's original first name was Caleb. When our adoption was finalized and the birth certificate was changed, Caleb became his middle name.

Riley-Grace has her grandmother's names as middle name, and Zachary had James' name as a middle name, but Matthew has a very special name commemorating his very special journey into our home and hearts. I love that you're honoring that journey in Reid.

Shae said...

How wonderful! And what a beautiful name! Waiting on pins and needles to see pictures!

Jaime said...

Best name ever! ;) Love ya!

Anonymous said...

Yea!! We are so happy for you! What a BIG boy! Wow! Linebacker maybe? :)

Tara James said...

Congratulations, Holly. My heart fills so full for you today. What a gift and a blessing...both for you and for him. Welcome to parenthood!!! It's the greatest journey you'll ever take. Looking forward to seeing pictures of the "little" guy.

Eric and April Colquett said...

Tears of Joy for You right now! I LOVE the name Reid. I'm so excited for your tomorrow! Praying it goes beyond all your dreams! CONGRATULATIONS Ben and Holly!