GRANDBABY #1

I was so happy i found this in my email folder from 2004... this is one of the very first photos I took of grandbaby #1...

Four weeks early and after almost 24 hours of labor which included 1 hour of intense pushing, JOSIAH GADIEL LACANILAO BALDIVIA made his entrance into this world.

FATHER: Jose (Joe) Baldivia

MOTHER: Erinleigh Lacanilao

DATE OF BIRTH: Monday, August 16, 2004

PLACE OF BIRTH: Baldwin Park, CA

TIME OF BIRTH: 1:32am

WEIGHT: 6.56 lbs

LENGTH: 19 inches

Josiah is very fair like his parents, with Erin's eyes, fingers and toes that are inherited from his maternal great-grandmother's side of the family. Very alert and responsive just minutes after his birth, he is already displaying a sweet and charming personality. 

His father Joe and Oma (German for Grandma) Sharon helped with the delivery, while Grandma Rose Baldivia, Apo (pronounced AH-poh) Dan Lacanilao, Aunties Ashley Isidro & Gina Magno waited anxiously in the waiting room!!

Josiah's maternal great-grandparents are Dr. Gadiel T. Isidro and Dr. Marge A. Isidro, as well as paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Esther Lacanilao.

How thankful we are to our gracious and loving Heavenly Father for this precious gift of life!! And how thankful we are to those of you who prayed with us for Josiah's safe, albeit early, arrival (@ 35 weeks!) and who supported and loved Erin and Joe during these past 8 months. If you're ever in the Pasadena area, DO stop by 124 S. Berkeley Ave. and visit!!

So, here he is, just a few minutes after being cleaned up, examined by nurses and declared healthy and normal by his doctors -- JOSIAH GADIEL!!