Matthew Tyler made his appearance in this old world at 10:01 this morning. Mommy's C-section went smoothly and both she and the baby are doing very well. He was quite a big boy at 9 lbs., 12 oz. and a very long 22 inches. He has large feet and hands just like Daddy! Great-great Grandma Hinkle always used to say they need a good foundation to stand on, so I think he is fulfilling that requirement well. Here's a look at his hand as he waves.
Matthew is named for his dad's middle name and his Uncle Joshua Tyler who we lost two years ago in May. Jaye and Kelly were trying to come up with an M name, because they wanted to keep the alphabetical sequence of their first initials: Jaye, Kelly, Lauren. We sat one Sunday afternoon and went through all the M names in the baby naming book and they couldn't agree on any of them. So I said well what about Matthew? At first they were reluctant, because they didn't want it shortened to Matt. Take that as a warning, family and friends! But lacking anything else that they could agree on, they decided to go ahead with it. Aimee, our daughter and Jaye's sister, suggested Tyler as a tribute to their brother, and so Matthew Tyler it is. I think it's a fine name and very classy for a beautiful little boy.
5 comments:
Congrats! A very beautiful baby boy you all have there. Love the name too.
Thanks Robin! We're pretty excited about our new little munchkin!
Welcome little Matthew! He's a big boy, weighed the same as my daughter. You must be pleased as punch!
Amy, you've been holding out on me! What daughter? I thought you only had boys!
My daughter, Danielle, is 16 and lives with her dad in Florida. She was my first of two children and I'll never forget how much she weighed when she was born. The doctor said, "What a chunk!"
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