Happy Tuesday Saints!
Ok I use the Name Memphis 10 because i’m a PEREFCT 10…. nahhhh J/K but it pays tribute to my home town Memphis, TN. But here is a better story and this baby could be considered a perfect 10! Here’s Why: You could call Elijah Perry a perfect 10.
He has an unforgettable birthday: he was born on 10/10/10 at exactly 10 a.m., weighing 10 pounds, with all 10 fingers and 10 toes, to Mom Melanie Perry (whose birthday is September 10).
Melanie, a 31-year-old nurse, lives in Crowley with her 29-year-old husband Michael, a math teacher at Temple Christian High School in Fort Worth.
“I never expected to have a 10 pound baby, let alone a baby with so many 10s!” Melanie said. “It’s been a really special day.”
Melanie was scheduled for a Cesarean section on the morning of 10/10/10 for 9:30 a.m. with Dr. Stacy Colombo at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth. Setting up for the operation took a little longer than expected, and lo and behold, “The incision was made at exactly 9:59 a.m. this morning, and Elijah came out at exactly 10:00 a.m.” Dr. Colombo said.
And the 10 pound weight?
“We knew he was going to be big, but we didn’t know he was going to be SO big!” Melanie said. “Ten pounds was just a lucky coincidence.”
“We need to go buy a lottery ticket today,” joked Michael, who also coaches the school’s track team and says Elijah’s arrival being sandwiched in between state and local meets makes it “perfect timing all around.”
