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Around 2:30 p.m., 9 August 2003, Eli Doran Barton was born.

What we've got here

• Statistics
• The Name Eli
• Pictures

Statistics

The Name

Christine and I experienced a lot of stress over the name of this child. Eli didn't get a name until a day after he was born.

When Eli was still in the womb, we gave him the nickname of “Lil' Harry” because we knew he'd be, well, at least a little hairy.

I think we had always planned on giving Eli the middle name Doran, but we couldn't decide on a first name. Some of the other names that made it into the final rounds of discussion included:

• Angel
• Levi
• Linus
• Lynnace
• William
• Darcy

The name Eli is a Barton family name. My great-great-great-great-great grandfather was named Eli Barton. He was born in 1760 in New Britian Township, Bucks County, PA. He served in the Revolutionary War when he was 16 years old. He married Mary Roberts around 1790 and they had seven children, one of which was William Roberts Barton, from whom my family descended. Eli Barton died in November 1842 in Tuscarawa County, Ohio.

Here's how it works:

Eli Barton (b. 1760)
   |
   +--> William Roberts Barton (b. 1800)
         |
         +--> William Henry Barton (b. 1843)
                |
                +--> Thomas Benjamin Barton (b. 1874)
                        |
                        +--> Doran Warr Barton (b. 1902)
                                  |
                                  +--> William Thomas Barton (b. 1933)
                                          |
                                          +--> Doran Lynn Barton (b. 1972)
                                                  |
                                                  +--> Eli Doran Barton (b. 2003)

Pictures

Here are some pictures associated with Eli's birth. As usual, click on the thumbnail or the links underneath the thumbnail to see larger versions.

640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Just moments after being born, Eli is placed on blankets with Christine.
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	The doctor offered me the opportunity to cut the umbilical cord. I said, “Nah. You do it. I'm taking pictures.”
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	The nursery nurse took Eli and did the regular round of things like weighing, measuring, and vaccinating. Then, she clothed him and put him back into Christine's arms.
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	A close-up
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640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Eli, meet your daddy.
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640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Extended family visits. Here's uncles Daniel and Aaron, and grandma Louise.
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Grandpa Kent, uncle Daniel, grandma Louise, and uncle Aaron.
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640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Aunt Jennie.
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Uncle Jeremy.
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Aunt Laura.
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Daddy brings the girls to visit.
480 x 640 1200 x 1600	Eli meets his sisters.
480 x 640 1200 x 1600	Christine helps Maya hold Eli.
480 x 640 1200 x 1600	Maya has a go by herself.
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640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Eli and Doran share some Z's
640 x 480 1600 x 1200	Eli gets a bath
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