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Jan 5

Awww … here’s Zachary Lars

Category: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

By Denise Ross

Here are the first photos of South Dakota’s most famous baby:

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Zachary Lars Sandlin sporting a full head of hair - impressive

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Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Zachary Lars

So I must now officially report that I won’t be far behind SHS in adding a South Dakota son to the population. (I think my mom might faint if I don’t make it official on the blog!) Little David (named after Mr. Hoghouse) is officially due Feb. 1, but my dad, Jerry “Poppa” Ross, has put money down on Jan. 27.

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Here’s the photographic evidence.

6 Comments so far

  1. Mark Johnston January 5th, 2009 9:12 pm

    Congratulations, mom! It’s got a nice ring to it. I really pitty the child when he’s in his teens and missing curfew warrants a stern questioning…just like you’ve given many an elected official.

    Thanks, Mark! And, hey, missing curfew and some of the mischief our elected official get themselves up to DO warrant stern questioning, at least. Something about heat and kitchens comes to mind. -Denise

  2. Skjonsberg January 6th, 2009 6:29 pm

    Congrats Denise (and Poppa Jerry).

    It was quite fun watching MJ squirm…
    Good luck young David!
    RTS

    Thanks, Rob. As you might imagine, Jerry and Linda and others in the family have already begun spoiling little David, who received his fair share of Christmas presents. -Denise

  3. Rebekah Cradduck January 7th, 2009 9:00 am

    Congratulations, wonderful news.

    Thanks, Rebekah. Hope all is well in Sioux Falls. Got any legislative predictions for the Hoghouse? -Take care, Denise

  4. Harry Christianson January 7th, 2009 1:24 pm

    My God Denise, what happened?

    Well, Harry, when a man and a woman love each other very much … Oh, go ask Demersseman to explain it. -Denise

  5. Trigger January 8th, 2009 9:47 am

    Congratulations to both of you. I know that Little David will have a great Mom and Dad. Dad is my favorite three letter word in the english language.

    And “Mom” must be your second-favorite? Thanks for your kind thoughts. -Denise

  6. Nick Nemec January 8th, 2009 7:45 pm

    Congrats Denise. No wonder you didn’t make it to the Blogmore Hunt.

    Put me down for Groundhog Day.

    Will do, Nick! And put me down for next year’s hunt. (It really was bad roads that did me in, but I confess it was not an anguished decision.) Thanks and see you in the new year. -Denise

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