Josiah Daniel Haskell made his way into the world on March 17th, 2011 at 4:45pm weighing in at 8lb 11oz and 21 in long. I can't believe that he is already 1 week old today! We are so over joyed to be Josiah's parents and fall more in love with this child God has entrusted to us every day. If you were at all wondering why we chose the name Josiah for our first born son, we will tell you! Josiah means the Lord saves, which we are so thankful for that truth in our life! Jesus died on the cross to save us all from our sin, we just have to choose him and accept the free gift of salvation. You can read about Josiah in the book of 2 Kings 22-23. He became king of Judah at the age of 8 and reigned for 31 years. Josiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and in chapter 23:25 it says "Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him." We pray our son, Josiah Daniel, will one day know our King, Jesus Christ, personally and follow hard after him all the days of his life. We have dedicated the verse Zephaniah 3:17 as his birthday verse for him: "The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exalt over you with loud signing." AMEN!
With one week of parenting under our belt, I must say we are adjusting quite well, praise the LORD! Josiah has helped make the transition for us quite easy as he is such a great baby! We already have a bedtime routine and have him on an every 3 hour feeding schedule. We have had some quality family time with Dan being home all this week, which I am very thankful for. Also, our families and close friends have been a HUGE blessing by visiting us frequently and helping care for Josiah and making dinners. Thank you so much!
Please enjoy the pictures... which I'm sure you all have been patiently waiting for! This is Josiah at 1 day old!
With Love, The Haskell Three
Dan&Kate wow! sooo amazing, you're a daddy and mommy now. We love how you give God the glory in His gift of baby Josiah to you. We are also very proud of you both and pray for God's blessings for your new beautiful family, The Haskell-3. Love you all sooo much. Love Dad&Mom W.
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