It's a Girl!

The whole family (minus Noah who was completing his last day in school) went to meet the baby this morning via sonogram. We saw a beautiful baby girl who, like Mary Poppins, is "practically perfect in every way." Due date is still end of October and everything looks to be in good order. Her warrior princess mother still very sick and tired though; it's not without cost that the baby is healthy and growing.
Andrew is not sure what to do with the news as he had already christened her "Baby Jacob", which is not as suitable as some other names given her newly revealed gender. So he's back to square one, and we are all thinking of names. Here are some of our favorite suggestions...

Hortense - suggested for each of the children in turn regardless of gender by dear Uncle Jonathan

Susan Miley Sadd - suggested by Jay Slocum, who thought she might be a writer who goes by first initial and middle name: S. Miley Sadd (I'll give you a minute... )

Happy Sadd - apparently it's happened before more than once on our family tree

Hilda, Lois or Lael - after her wonderful grandmothers, although the names have... passed out of generational use due to... hmmmm

There have also been plenty of rhyming or alliterative names not to mention a real outpouring of creativity from the community determined to see our last name used as an adjective. Poor Emily having to finally escape Savage only to become Sadd. . . (sigh)