Her Name…
Yikes... What terrible timing I have!- ha This is not an April Fool's
We have had several friends (and of course family- most of
whom we have already informed) ask about what we are going to call our little
girl. So I figured… why not just do a
post about it, since of course there’s a lot to it- haha do you know me
yet?
I really like things like this to be special and have a lot
of meaning. And this is our first little
girl… she is already SO SO very special to us, so she deserves a special little
name.
Will and I are most definitely the nerds that picked out a
name (or several for our future little ones) wayyyyyyyyyy in advance…. As in
when we first started talking children, back when we were dating and getting
serious. I mean, you know, those
conversations you have, just for the fun of it. This name was in the mix way
back, even then.
When we started talking adoption and getting serious about
it, we still really thought of this name.
And when I started my blog, (knowing eventually it would serve for our
adoption updates) naming it Delk’s House of Grace, I started it with “her” in
mind. I also knew back then, that the
chances of us getting a little girl within any of the adoption routes we went
were very slim, and that was still totally okay. On the off chance we did
though, we always kept this name in mind.
So what’s the name?
Ava Grace W__-__ Delk
The W__-___ represents her name from her country, which for privacy
reasons we aren’t allowed to share on the net with you until she comes home. We will be keeping it as a middle name, so that she is able to hold on to that, because her heritage is very important. But, we also love giving her a new American name to signify becoming wholly a part of our family, and her new life with us.
So why Ava Grace? Rest
assured, I’ll break it down.
Ava: It has 2
meanings “bird” or a variation of Eve which means “life.” Love them both for our little girl. Your life is precious little one. So very
precious.
In a deeper meaning
for us, Ava was my grandmother’s name, my mother’s mother. Sadly, this was my grandmother I was never
able to meet and have the pleasure of getting to know. She lost the fight to breast cancer when she
was only 30 years old. My mom at the
time of her death was only 5. This
special lady was one that I was always told I favored the most in looks and
mannerisms. Her legacy still lives on. My mother, her brother, and sister grew up
with a select few memories of her, most of which involved her reading the Bible
and praying with them before bed. If
there is one thing out of parenting that I would want my little ones to
remember if I had to leave this world early, it would be my love for them and that. Such a
great, great legacy.
We also Love Love the idea of giving our little girl a
family name, because she is completely and wholly part of us.
Grace: The meaning is
God’s grace, or God’s Favor.
We love this one for its Biblical meaning. I mean need I say more?? God chose us, as undeserving as we were, to
bless us by sending His son to die for us, making us His children, rather than
give to us what we deserved. He
continues to show soo sooo much grace to our family, and that is AMAZING. So thankful for such a God, such a story of
redemption, and couldn’t think of a better name for our little one, and her own
personal story of redemption.
Grace is actually also a family name on Will’s side, his mother's grandmother. Both families represent! :)
So now you know what to call our little one! Could you just get here soon Ava Grace?! :) What do you think??
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