The Newest Ozawa

Just in off the wire (courtest of IMR-L):

OZAWA BABY BORN, MOTHER RESTING

HONOLULU -- Add one more to the Ozawa clan.

At 9:23 AM, Jennifer Ozawa gave birth to a baby boy at the Kapiolani Women's and Children's Center in Honolulu. Ryan, Jennifer's husband, said that she is sleeping after giving birth via ceasarian section. She was not available for comment at press time.

"The baby is seven pounds five ounces and nineteen and a half inches long," Ozawa said. "He looks like what Katie looked like when she was born -- he has lots of hair."

He also said Jennifer will be in the hospital for the next three days. Visiting hours are between 11:30 AM and 8:30 PM.

After months of deliberation, the parents decided to name their son Zachary Masaru Kauanoe. Masaru has many meanings in Japanese, ranging from "kind" to "superior," depending on the Chinese characters used. The characters and meaning will be determined at a later date.

In Hawaiian, Kauanoe means "gentle rain." Kauanoe is also the name of the University of Hawaii at Hilo dormitory Jennifer resided in when she lived in Hilo.

--William Matsuda

Comments

Big Congratulations to Mommy Jennifer, Daddy Ryan, and big-sister Katie, as well as the rest of the Ozawa clan on your newest addition.

Welcome to the world Zachary!

congrats! I'm so glad the baby finally has a name :)

Woohoo! Happy birthday, Zachary! Congratulations to the Jen, Ryan and Katie (and the rest of the family)!

Great news! And where did you find such a professional press release writer on such short notice?

Congratulations you guys!

Big congratulations to Ryan, Jen, and Katie for the new addition to the family! And a big aloha to baby Zachary, as well. :) Best wishes to everyone!

BTW, for those of you who didn't notice the signature (the most recent IMR entry also has the text of the press release), William Matsuda is a former News Editor for Ka Leo O Hawaii and a good friend of Ryan's.

Oh, poop, I messed up the linkage on the previous entry again.

Congratulations to Ryan, Jen, Katie and the whole Ozawa clan.

BTW, I saw Spirit over the weekend, and one of the songs made me think of little Zachary...

Here I am - this is me
I come into this world so wild and free
Here I am - so young and strong
Right here in the place where I belong

It's a new world - it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of a young heart
It's a new day - in a new land
And it's waiting for me - here I am

Congrats to a healthy baby boy! Glad to hear mom is resting, albeit pain meds I'm sure:)

So this is why you wanted to start a chat? You'll be up all hours of the night again? :)

Belated Happy Baby Day!

Make sure to use that male-leave-of-baby-absence thing...

Let me chime in with another belated congrats! :)

Here, in detail, is the part that got lost in the previous comments:

BTW, for those of you who didn't notice the signature (the most recent IMR entry also has the text of the press release), William Matsuda is a former News Editor for Ka Leo O Hawaii and a good friend of Ryan's.

Many congratulations to the entire Ozawa clan! Great pictures. He's a real cutey. :)

Thanks, Stella. I was confused about that. Notice I expressed my admiration for the skill of the author of the press release in my earlier comment. :0

Congratulations!!!

Hey folks, there's running commentary with photos over on Ryan's site, so be sure to visit over there.

Thanks all, for the congratulations. Sorry I've been away so long! (Today, Monday, is the first day I've had any chunk of time online since Zac was born!)

I see it's been quiet here... Must add 'shake up the HawaiiStories ant farm' to my to-do list.

Truly, though, I appreciate all the well wishes. Life couldn't be better.

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