Introducing Julia Jordan Rust

Victoria and I are thrilled to announce that our daughter has arrived. Julia Jordan Rust was born last night, October 2, 2011, at 11:05pm. She weighed in at 6lb 13oz and is 19.75in long (just a little smaller than her big sister was at birth). Everyone is doing well.

Baby Sister. Elaina took to her little sister very quickly. I think 'Julia' is becoming her new favorite word. Elaina loves getting to hold Julia and give her kisses. She also likes poking Julia gently with her finger, as if asking, "is it real?"

The Name. We followed the same naming convention as with Elaina: pick a first name that we like and is fairly well-known and easily spelled (my dad's spelling skills notwithstanding); pick a second name that is a meaningful family name. Elaina's middle name 'Elizabeth' is also her aunt Andrea's middle name (along with many other women on my side). Plus, it's a biblical name which makes it extra meaningful for us.

'Julia' is a name we agreed was established and elegant. 'Jordan' is the middle name of Julia's Uncle James Jordan Wade and also happens to be biblical. Plus, we knew Julia would be born near the time of Uncle Jordan's wedding.

The Pictures (The reason you're here). The pictures from the last few days are viewable here.