Shelly and I are excited to announce the arrival of Shaylin Grace Petz. She was born on Tuesday, the 17th of June, at 11:14pm. She weighed 7 lbs 15.3 oz and was 20.5 inches long. Everyone is healthy and doing well.
Many have asked about the origin of her name. Shelly and I have always wanted Grace as a girl’s middle name, even before we were pastoring Grace United Methodist Church, however, it offers a cool connection, especially given that Grace’s 150th anniversary is this month. The first name of my grandmother (mom’s mom) is also Grace (she goes by her middle name, so their won’t be much confusion).
Shaylin is an Irish name that means “admirable”, however what really attracted us to this name were the two separate parts of the name: “shay” means “hawk” and messenger, while “lynn” (lin) means lake. Shelly and I met one another and were married at Camp Lakeside, and Shelly has found the hawk as an important figure of her journey of life. Plus we were looking for “Sh” names for girls. A final cool thing is that it begins with Shelly’s name and ends with mine!
We came home from the hospital (Olathe Medical Center) on Shelly’s birthday, the 19th of June.
We appreciate your prayers and care!
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