Baby, Baby!

Drumroll, please...

After much deliberation, consultation, and inspiration, we have finally picked a name for DJ's brother-to-be. On October 2nd, 3rd, or 4th, (TBA) Jonah Dathan Snyder will officially join our family. He is already making others aware of his presence by the size and movement of Janelle's midsection; everything seems to be going well.

We got the idea for Jonah from Daniel. Part of his bedtime routine is picking a book from the bookshelf in his room to read. When we started seriously discussing names, Daniel chose to read a children's version of the story of Jonah (that he had never read before). He chose the same book every night for about a week. We had asked Daniel about a lot of other names, and he said "No" to several, but he said "Yes" to Jonah.

For those of you who are so excited that you feel the need or desire to shop for Jonah: We just went through all of our boy clothes that have not been worn out, stained, or donated to the local church, and we know what we need and don't need. We could use a few newborn clothes, including a Halloween costume, and maybe a couple 3mo & 12mo outfits... but what we really need is 6mo & 9mo clothes. We don't need any winter gear (snowsuits, hats, mittens)... just regular clothes, sleepers, etc. for 6-9mo. We need socks for every size (they seem to get lost and/or wear out fast). Don't want to sound presumptuous, so don't buy if you weren't planning to... but we know some of you are already shopping, so we thought we'd let you know what would help the most.

Love you all.