So, was everyone surprised at his name?

Are you wondering why we chose Abel Anthony…well, I’m glad you asked.

God is able to do great and mighty things and our prayer is that He uses Abel for His glory. Abel was the second son of Adam & Eve and murdered by his brother Cain who was jealous of him. God asked Cain and Abel to prepare an offering to Him and Abel brought his best sheep and Cain brought…well, not his best fruit. Abel pleased God and because of that, Cain was jealous and murdered him. Our prayer is that Abel will give his best to God and use his talents for Him to bring others to Christ. Also, Abel is mentioned in the New Testament where he is listed first in the “By Faith” section. Hebrews 11:4 states, “By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice then Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.” Abel still speaks to us because his righteous deeds have been recorded in Scripture and that is exactly the legacy we want Abel to have here on earth.

Anthony was chosen last minute…literally, I was 10 hours into labor and we decided on Anthony. I love the name and he is named after my father, Albert Anthony.

So no more Baby Nick. Baby Nick #2 will have to wait until mommy and daddy are ready to start this whole process again.

Seth’s family came into town this weekend. They all adored Abel and couldn’t keep their hands off him. How can you not? He is gorgeous. We made them grandparents and aunts & uncles for the first time.

Here are some pics from the weekend.

The new fam:

The entire Nickerson gang:

Soaking up some sun:

The sign our neighbors made for us while were we at the hospital:

Abel and Auntie Shauna:

Just being CUTE!

The proud dad:

Uncle Nate (age 11) with Abel:

“Future 2027 Hottest Man of the Year!”

Thinking “Why is this camera always in my face!” Get use to it, baby, your mommy & daddy are photographer and videographer…you have no choice!

The proud Uncles: Nate (11yrs), Jordan (15yrs) and Andrew (20yrs).

The very proud first time grandparents: