Elijiah Dawayne Thigpen was born on Jan. 10 at 10:08 a.m. to Becky Ryals of Ludowici and Eric Thigpen of Hinesville. He was born at Liberty Regional Medical Center and weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20-1/2 inches. His grandparents are Tony and Pat Kerezsi of Hinesville and Tony and Marcy Ryals of Ludowici.