Introducing Kedrik Asa

Kedrik Asa was born at 2:54 AM. He weighted 6 pounds 14.5 ounces, 19.5 inches long. You can't see it, but he has lots of dark hair, his mother's good looks, and his father's style. We will be adding more pictures just as soon as life gets back to the tranquil, pre-baby days. -Sam

Here's Ked in the pajamas Sam wore when he was a baby.

Ked and Sam with the doctor that delivered him. Wish I had a picture with the nurse too. They were both great.

Around 4am, just after he'd been cleaned up a little and dressed. I was a pretty happy camper at this point, besides just being overjoyed to see and hold our son. Saturday night and Sunday night I'd lacked sleep from painful contractions (back labor) and agonized through a day and a half until we were admitted Monday afternoon. But it just got worse at the hospital. I had slow progression throughout that afternoon and evening, though the pain and shaking and nausea increased. (I guess I couldn't get away with never throwing up from pregnancy.) Finally being able to get an epidural at 11pm was one of the sweetest mercies I've ever experienced. (And that was only after a little help from the nurse.)

Where his name came from:

Sam has been good friends with a guy named Kedrik since they became roommates when Sam started at BYU. He was still Sam's roommate when Sam and I started dating. I also think really highly of him--a good guy and a good friend (and fun and adventurous), and we both really liked the name. Here's a picture of Sam and Ked from the spring of 2009.

Asa was the name of one of Sam's bishops at BYU--also a man he really respected and admired. It is also a name from the Bible; a man who "did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord" and whose "heart was perfect with the Lord all his days." -Amber