Welcome to the world, Hannah Reagan Grace Zoller
We decided on Hannah, which means "Grace of God" or "God has favored us (with child)". In the Bible, Hannah was one of the two wives of Elkanah. Elkanah's other wife was able to have children but Hannah was not and she was very grieved by it. In her grief, she prayed for God to give her a child, and He answered her prayer by giving her a son, Samuel (1 Samuel). We have longed for a child of our own for so long and have prayed and prayed and prayed that God would give us one in His timing, and he answered that prayer with Hannah. We are so thankful.
Paul originally wanted her middle name to be Grace, but I have liked the name Reagan for the longest time and after discussing which middle name to give her, we decided to give her both! Reagan (a derivative of the Irish name Regan) means "of royal blood" or "child of the King" and as we feel she's the daughter of the King of Kings, it seemed appropriate. Besides, we both like Ronald Reagan. :) Grace means, well, "grace", or better yet, "of divine favor". She has exhibited divine favor through all of the hardships we've experienced since conception. She overcame a blood clot in the uterus, previa that could have caused her to come as early as 24 1/2 weeks and again at 28 1/2 weeks (but she held on!), AND a parasite. At every doctor visit and every daily check-up since I got checked into the hospital, all of the medical staff has consistently commented on just how strong her heartbeat has been for her gestational age and how active she has been. We can't wait to see what God has in store for her life as He has blessed her already!
She arrived on 11/9/12 at 1:59am and weighed in at 4lbs .9oz and 16 inches long.
The surgeons were able to remove Amber's spleen during the C-section and she is sore but doing fine. Hannah is in NICU but is doing great so far. We can't wait until we're all able to be home together!
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him." -1 Samuel 1:27
The surgeons were able to remove Amber's spleen during the C-section and she is sore but doing fine. Hannah is in NICU but is doing great so far. We can't wait until we're all able to be home together!
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him." -1 Samuel 1:27
10 comments:
Congratulations!!! I'm so, SO happy for you both. Hannah is a beautiful name for a beautiful baby girl. She is blessed to have you guys as her mom and dad.
What a beautiful story!! And I LOVE the name! So glad it went all right and you got your baby girl in your arms! So happy for you three!!
So very happy for both of you! Praying for speedy recovery and for all of you to be home together very soon.
Love ya!
Sharon
We rejoice with the Zoller's. can't wait to meet Hannah.
Still practicing praying for this blessed family.
Congrats, Amber & Paul! Hannah is beautiful and what an amazing blessing! My prayers are with you three. Looking forward to meeting your little girl.
SO happy for you guys!! Looking forward to meeting Hannah.
Jon, Sandy, and Canyon
I read your story with such joy in my heart and tears in my eyes! So blessed.
Amber, Paul AND Hannah. If she grow up to her name there is great promise. Many blessings on you all. Love from Great Aunt Peg and Great Uncle Mike
We're so thrilled to welcome Hannah to the world! Amber, we wish you a speedy recovery from surgery.
With love from Lela, Rob, & Karen
Congratulations! Hannah is blessed to have you as parents! You are blessed to have her as a daughter! We are all blessed to have a Heavenly Father who loves us unconditionally! We are blessed to have you as friends!
Freda and Steve
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