I'm Here!

Hey,

Where did all you guys come from? One second I'm enjoying the warmth and comfort of my crib (mommy's belly) all by myself, and the next thing I know, everyone else decided to move in. I must say, I wasn't too happy to see you guys, but since you all seemed so excited to see me, I guess I'll let you stick around.

My name is Seth Alsabyerdiese Hinsey, and you guys moved into my world on Dec. 30 at 3:49 p.m. At the time you moved in I was a whopping 8 lbs.- 15 oz. and 20 3/4 " long. I guess that's kind of big, but who knows.

Anyway, I heard that everyone wants to know the story behind this interesting middle name that I've been blessed with. Well it began in the year 450 B.C. when a baby boy named Alcibiades (Al-sih-bye-uh-deez) was born in Athens, Greece. Alcibiades would eventually grow up to become a general in the Athenian army and a Greek politician. Fast forward several centuries to 1941 on the island of Andros in the Bahamas where a bouncing baby boy was born in the settlement of Love Hill. The boy was dubbed Alonzo Hinsey by his parents.

After growing up, Alonzo, who wasn't given a middle name at birth, decided that he wanted a middle name like most of the people he knew. So after hearing of a story about a general in the Athenian army named Alcibiades, he decided to legally change his name. However, back in those days Alonzo didn't have Google or Yahoo and couldn't find out how to actually spell it so he did what any normal person would do and spelled it as close phonetically to how he thought it sounded Al-sa-by-er-diese (Al-suh-bye-er-deez).

Well turns out that Alonzo Alsabyerdiese Hinsey is the father of my father Simeon Alsabyerdiese Hinsey. So I guess that makes him my grandfather, whatever that means. My daddy says he loves his middle name as there are only three people in the world that currently have it. I have to admit it will have to grow on me. But hey at least it makes for a pretty neat story.

Well the nurse just popped in and said the pediatrician is here. They said something about it being time for a circle or circumference or something like that. Oh wait, I think it was a circumcision. I don't know what that is, but by the looks on mommy and daddy's faces I don't know if I'll like it.

See you guys later - I HOPE.

Seth.