Wednesday, May 14, 2008

A late night of naming

Rob and I stayed up until almost 2:30 in the morning - I think running partly on adrenaline - trying to decide on a name for our little girl. The few we had thought of a long time ago did not seem to fit. So off we went, through long lists of baby names online, staring at her picture and seeing what name she "looked" like. It should not be a common name, but also not too obscure or hard to pronounce. It should go well with our last name too. We also wanted to incorporate her Russian name if possible.

In a way, it may be a blessing that we had such a short time to decide, because we didn't ask for anyone's opinions and we chose something we think fits perfectly! And now even those of you who don't like it will have to pretend to like it because we have signed the papers - it is official and cannot be changed :)

So without further ado...welcome little Meredith Nadia Hamersma to our family. Nadia is her Russian name (actually Nadezhda, pronounced Nadi-ezh-da) and we decided to keep it in its short form. Meredith is a name we really like, and we think it suits her...plus my Grandma had a special porcelain baby doll named Meredith that I always loved.

We are still waiting to find out if we get to visit her again today, so there will be more pictures to come if we do.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let me be the first to say...what a beautiful name! She looks just a Meredith Nadia to me!

Congratlations on getting the papers signed - and Happy Belated Mother's Day, Sairy!!

Love, Mom K.

Emily said...

I love her name! And she's gorgeous! I can't wait to meet her.
Emily Eubanks and family

Nate said...

Yay, we are jumping around our apartment with such excitement! Congratulations!

It really is a beautiful name!

Nate and Jenee

Anonymous said...

Love her name! It's as pretty as she is!

Anonymous said...

I think you and Rob found the optimum name. What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl.
Mark

Becca said...

She *does* look like a Meredith! What amazing stories you will have to tell her of God's goodness and your JOY in meeting her and choosing a name! :)
We hope you get to see Meredith again today!
Blessings,
Becca (& Matt) Kubo

Sara Joy said...

I LOVE IT! Oh, I cannot wait to meet Meredith! Give her a hug from Auntie SJ!

kwgator said...

I love it!!! We are both having girls now, so exciting!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Sarah,

I almost cried with joy reading your post from today and yesterday.

Love,
Karen P

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful name! Her name predicts great things for Meredith. Of course, so do her parents!

We are so happy for you, and can't wait to meet her!!

David, Carrie and family