Jon and Lisa Merkle of Des Moines announce the birth of their son, Isaac Bradley Merkle, on May 13, 2014, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Isaac weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 21 inches in length.
Grandparents are Scott and Cathy Merkle, formerly of Newton, and Brad and Jenni Patty of Newton.
Great-grandparents are Bob and Beverly Merkle of Altoona, Ron and Carol Trotter of Des Moines, Les and LaVola Trout of Newton and Roy and Pat Patty of Kellogg.