April 27, 2011
8:30 am Uncomfortable contractions timed at 3 minutes apart, 45 seconds long.
9:00 am Friends pick up boys; we head to hospital.
9:15 am Admitted to triage, give consent for pain assistance if labor goes long.
9:30 am Triage nurse determines I’m at 9 cm.; I cry in relief.
10:25 am Beautiful baby boy born; The Preacher catches with teary eyes, for the fifth time. Baby and mama just fine.
No obscenities, hyperbole, or wailing was used in the delivery of this baby; I am just amazed as the next person.
8 lbs. 14 oz.
21 inches
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father had done…the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.
1 Kings 15:11, 14b
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He is beautiful! To God be the glory! I am so happy for your family.
love the pics of the whole fam.
also, i’ve changed my mind about asa looking like stone… in person he did, but in these pics, he is liam!
much love.
So very happy for you all! What a blessing!! Congratulations!
Congrats! Baby is adorable!!
Now THATS the labor everyone wishes for!!! Wow!!!
Congrats on your beautiful family of seven!! Welcome to the world Asa!
Congratulations Mrs. Simons!!! He is such a beautiful boy! I can’t wait to meet him! You look gorgeous yourself. Glad to hear things went well. Love to you all! <3
Marissa
I love everything about this:). Love to you!
such a handsome crew of men you have there. congratulations!
Absolutely beautiful…the whole bunch of you and your steadfastness in the Lord at all times!
What a wonderful delivery. He’s just beautiful, Ruth. Congratulations!
Congratulations – he’s beautiful!!
Wow, he looks totally different in the pics than he did over skype! Definitely Liam-esque. And you look beautiful, you birthing machine, you!
What a precious quiver full of arrows the Lord has blessed you with! Good job mamma! Asa is precious…as are all your brood!!!
Hallelujah!
Wow! Fantastic!! Congrats to you all.
What a story! 2 hours? Really? What a blessing! Wow. I had to count and re-count the number of boys in your picture! Are there only 5there? WOW!!! I love it. You look great. He is beautiful. Perfect lips. And the one of just you and him is one of the best I’ve ever seen! I am so happy for you!
Sweet sweet baby. I nearly cried at the sight of the *6* handsome men in you life. what joy. i am very aware of the delay in my debt to you. jay just got back in town last night at which time i started feeling crumby. i can’t wait to hug you, and hold him!
Glad to hear the your labor and delivery went so well (and so fast!). Welcome little Asa … love the name! Congrats, he’s beautiful!
Thank you all! We are so blessed and enjoying time together as a family of 7!
hurray hurray! He is gorgeous! and Asa — a beautiful name.
You, all of you, are in my prayers. =)
He is just beautiful!! You all look great! Such wonderful photos to celebrate the wonderful DAY! Welcome, little Asa, and I thank God you are here safe. Congratulations, Ruth and Family!
Congratulations, he is beautiful! God bless!
AWESOME! Beautiful baby and family, Ruth. Congratulations!
holy boys. i LOVE them. these pics are great. so darling.
congratulations from the Lechman family. You are blessed with a quiver full!! My boys are cheering for a fifth now, but i don’t think we will keep up!! Godbless, Jenny
Congrats to each of those wonderful big brothers, Preacher and you!
How beautiful Ruth! Praying for continued grace on this new journey.
Congratulations! You all have been blessed with such a wonderful and beautiful family.
Congratulations! I’ve been in so much anticipation waiting to see. You all look beautiful. Praise the Lord for such a quick and healthy delivery.
Loving congratulations, Troy, Ruth and all Asa’s big brothers!- from Joy
The Lord is perfect in all His Ways! Humbly glorying in your
good and perfect gift.
What a wonder and a joy this boy is…peace lies on his countenance.
(Did you know Asa means ‘doctor’ in Hebrew?)
Who took these amazing photos?
He is so precious! Congratulations!
xoxo
He is absolutely beautiful! And I can’t believe how much he looks like Liam. You are truly blessed to have such an amazing family. I know God is using you and Troy to bring boys up to become the men of God that are much needed today. I pray everyone is adjusting well.
A huge congratulations to each of you!! What a blessing to every single one of you! Enjoy these precious moment, you know all too well how quickly these early days, weeks and months go by!
God has given you such a beautiful family! Congratulations! 5 boys… what fun! So glad they have you guys to see God’s truth displayed in their lives. Praying that you guys will all get better and be able to get some rest.