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It’s a Girl!

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Earlier today, Elizabeth Rose Oman was born in Richmond, Virginia. Both Heather and the baby are doing well. Elizabeth is 8 lbs 2 oz and 21 inches long. Labor lasted for 18 hours, and we are very glad that she is here. God has been very good to us.

43 comments for “It’s a Girl!”

  10. Congratulations! It’s wonderful to see both you and Janet of FMH with new babies.
    And Elizabeth Rose is a beautiful name.

  21. So now I’m wondering, Nate — if you had let Heather do all the hard work on your contract-theory paper, would it have turned out this cute, too? :)

    Congratulations, Omans.

  23. The Omans are a blessed family; first William and Mary, now Elizabeth Rose.

    Here is the etymology of your daughter’s name:

    From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (‘Elisheva’) meaning “my God is an oath” or perhaps “my God is abundance”. In the Old Testament Elisheba is the wife of Aaron. In the New Testament Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.

    Rose of course comes from the Latin rosa and means, well, “rose.”

  25. Her great grandmother and great great grandmother (my mom and grandmother) were named Rose. Elizabeth is a family name on my dad’s side, and the middle-name of Nate’s sister. But I suspect this isn’t all about me. She’s lovely.

    From one of the pack of proud grandmas!

  26. Julie, that was a cut and paste from an online etymological dictionary. The fonts survived the cut and paste.

  27. Gotta love that standard baby hat. At least when they come into the world they all start with the same fashion these days. She is a cutie!

  29. Congrats. She’s a cutieee! A gorgeous name!

    My daughter is Elizabeth too, so not only do I love the name, but I love Kevin’s info too. Oh my, you are so lucky! Yay!

  30. Nate, you once said, tongue in cheek, that you regard children primarily as a vehicle for tax planning. She is a sweet deduction, and it is very good news that she is here and all is well.

  31. Congratulations! And what a classic, feminine name you have chosen–I love it! And she is waaaayyyyy cute — be sure to post more pictures as she grows!

  35. Congratulations! And my sympathy for the long labor—yikes! Speaking of which, extrapolating backward…. were you blogging yesterday DURING LABOR?

  37. The safe birth of a beautiful grandchild by a courageous mother has been an answer many prayers. We are absolutely delighted and grateful.

  38. beautiful! we have our very own elisabeth (mae) who is now three months old. lovely name!

  39. You do know that not all babies are beautiful, right? But SHE IS. Wow. Heartfelt congratulations to you!

  40. Nate, congratulations to you and Heather. I’m so very happy for both of you.

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