The big news in our lives, my wife gave birth to our first child!! Leonidas Alexander Sanad Maassarany. 2:39am on Wednesday, which means his birthday is 12/12/12 - we like that a lot. Hasn't really sunk in yet that I'm a father, and that this little one belongs to me - perhaps because I haven't really slept much the past three days - but I'm thrilled. Thanking God for such a cool blessing.
As for the name, Leonidas was king of the Spartans in ancient Greece, and he led a few hundred men in holding off an entire Persian army for 3 days (see the movie 300). Leonidas means lion/lion strength/son of the lion. The next two names are grandfathers on each side.
Two hours after Leonidas was born:
My wife's favourite pic:
My favourite pic:
One more, just cause...
