Dakota Zane Stanley

My Sister and brother-in-law had their baby boy on Saturday morning.  They welcomed the newest addition to their family at 12:12am on the 29th of October. A baby boy, Dakota Zane weighing in at 8lb 6oz. 

Penny had a fairly quick 3 hour homebirth. Dakota has been a very good boy so far and is already happily looking up at his very loving brother and sister.  Penny and Dakota are doing very well as you can see from the photos. 

Dakota means Friend and his middle name Zane means 'God's Grace' after the church they are attending in Dunedin, New Zealand, (Grace Presbyterian Church) and the Grace God has shown to them as a family.

 “Every good and perfect gift is from above.” – James 1:17

Nathan, Penny and Dakota

Miles and Dakota

Antigone and Dakota

Nathan and Dakota

Dakota in his marino cocoon Grandma made

He's a very wrinkly little baby :)


“From the fullness of grace we have received one blessing after another” -  John 1:16