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Abby Sunderland has a New Brother, With a Very Significant Name
Marianne Sunderland, mom to teen sailor Abby Sunderland, gave birth to a boy last night! What’d she name him? Paul-Louis Sunderland, after Paul Louis le Moigne, the French fishing-boat captain who rescued Abby in the Indian Ocean. Moigne spent 30 hours searching for Abby after her boat lost its mast, so it’s fitting that her family would want to pay such significant tribute.
Most importantly, the birth of Abby Sunderland’s brother answers one question that had been nagging at me:
When Abby reached dry land last week (on the French island of Reunion), she was greeted by her older brother, Zac, but not her parents. They remained in California. As a mother, that surprised me. Why had her parents stayed home? We now know that it was because Marianne was mere days from giving birth.
SOURCE: People.com
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Neville M. commented on Jun 12 11 at 12:13 pmThis is a Wonderful Story and such A Beautiful Photo of Abby. It was so wonderful that they Named her New Baby Brother after Captain Paul Louis le Moigne. However, the most exciting part about The birth of Abby’s Baby brother, is that Little Paul Louis was Born The DAY AFTER Abby Arrived Back Home in the United States of America. I have a Feeling that Somehow HE KNEW and was Waiting for His Big Sister to Be Home Safe before coming into the World. It hardly seems that it has been 12 Months since her Rescue, and that Little Paul Louis is about to turn 1 Year Old . . . . . I remember the Joy and Relief I Felt when I heard that You Were safe, Abby: And to Your Little Brother … A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Little Paul Louis.
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