Emily Kalinowski and Harold Pote, Monroe, are parents of a son, Xavier Gordon Pote, born Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in the Monroe Clinic. Grandparents are Sandi Harlson, Monroe; Amy Smith, Nacogdoches, Texas; Ken Kalinowski, Argyle; Harold Pote Jr., Iron River, Mich.; and Jason Johns, Denver, Colo. Great-grandparents are Gloria Swartzlow, Monroe; Orval Harlson, Monroe; Jerry and Shirley Smith, Middleton; Tom and Sharon Ryan, Argyle; and Joseph and Avis Kalinowski, Horseshoe Bend, Ark.