Reider Theodore Wendland new arrival

Reider Theodore Wendland

I WAS BORN: Jan. 15, 2012, in Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth.

MY PARENTS ARE: Erik and Lacey Wendland of Du­luth.

MY GRANDPARENTS ARE: Tom and Sheryl Reider of Ham Lake, Minn.; Linda Parker and Mike Richter of Forest Lake, Minn.; and Kathleen and Stan Wendland of Chanhas­sen, Minn.

MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE: Carol and Jimmie Parker of Forest Lake, Minn., and Louise Wendland of Bloomington, Minn.

MY PARENTS CHOSE THIS NAME BECAUSE: It’s Mom’s maiden name.

PARENTS’ WISH OR ADVICE: Follow your dreams, sweet boy! We wish you a lifetime of love, happiness and success!

SOMETHING SPECIAL: You surprised us by deciding to arrive four weeks early, and after six long days in the newborn intensive care unit we finally brought you home! We continue to be surprised and amazed by you every single day!

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