St. Joseph Hospital

Michaiah Lyn


Heidi and Samuel have chosen the name Michaiah Lyn for their beautiful new daughter born September 15, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital.

Birth Statistics
Weight: 8 pounds and 0 ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 4:10 pm
Date:Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Delivered by: Hull A. Cook, M.D.
Baby's doctor: Ann Knowles, MD

Origin of the name Michaiah...
Hebrew - "Who is like God?"
September 15, 2009 - a day to remember

The Weather:

The sun rose over Bellingham at 6:47 am and set at 7:22 pm
Local high: 77° F
Local low: 51° F
The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 30° at Eagle, Alaska
In the financial world
the Dow Jones closed at 9626.80
Minimum Wage was $8.55

and the prices of some big and little ticket items were

Loaf of Bread: $2.49
Gallon of Milk: $3.85
Average New Home: $252,100.00
New Car: $21,750.00
Gallon of gasoline: $2.99
 
Populations:
Bellingham: 76,500
U.S. Population: 306,368,715
Michaiah Lyn shares her birthday with these other interesting people
1789 - James Fenimore Cooper - Recognized to be the first major American novelist. He created frontier adventure novels, including, "The Last of the Mohicans", "The Pathfinder" and "The Deerslayer".
1857 - William Howard Taft - 27th President of the United States
1881 - Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti - Pioneer builder of wonderful racing and luxury automobiles. He founded the famous Bugatti automobile company.

There have been some other notable events on this day in history

1853 - Reverend Antoinette Brown Blackwell was ordained at the Congressional Church in South Butler, New York, becoming the first female minister in the United States.
1858 - The Butterfield Overland Mail Company began the first overland regular mail service to the west coast, it took 25 days for a letter to travel the 2,800 miles between Tipton, Missouri, and San Francisco, California.
1928 - Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered a substance in the penicillin mold that kills many bacteria that infect humans. Penicillin was the first effective antibiotic.

Happy Birthday Michaiah
from your friends at
St. Joseph Hospital