On January 2, 2011 we blessed Dylan and gave him a name and a blessing. Dylan Todd Richards is a very special name to us! '
I had a room all ready for our little girl and I had the girl name in vinyl lettering up on the wall. You know how you picture the birth of your child... well I had it all in my head how this one was going to go. We did not find out with Addey or Reece what we were having so when I had pictured there births I pictured the Dr saying it is a... and it was big surprise, I loved it!! With this one they had told me I was having a girl so I pictured hearing oh look what a beautiful little girl and concentrating more on what happened after. Watching them take my sweet baby and looking her over every little perfect detail. I wanted to watch that moment and take it all in!! That is not what happened. It was even better! I knew it was my last push and I was getting ready to watch it all happen and then I thought I heard OH IT'S A BOY!! It took me a minute to register, I had it all in my head, I was playing it in my head and that is not what they said. I even missed them taking "HIM" away so I did not even get to look for myself. I looked at Wacey in probly a very confuused look and when I saw him I knew I had heard right. "IT'S A BOY". Still very confussed I said how am I suppose to name him HOPE? I did look over and I got to see the nurses checking him out, The weight came up clear 7 Ib 3 Oz, I was still trying to see if I had really indeed had a boy. The Dr. asked my mom if he looked like the girls and she said he definatly fits in. I said almost as a question ,but with different parts? The Dr. laughed and brought him over to me and said do you even have a boy name picked out? Again Wacey and I looked at each other and said Dylan Todd!! We really did not have it picked out at all. I don't even know when we had discussed that name. Even when Addey and Reece were born I was thinking I did not want a "common" name (with Wacey and Beau Dee I thought you had to be a little creative)... (And Addey was not common when I named her) So on our list were some of those creative names. We always joked that it was a good thing we had girls because we could never really agree on a boy name.
I guess I had told Wacey before that when I was little I always said my boy would be Dylan. Growing up we always called my Uncle Matt, Dylan. For anyone who knows my uncle Matt you know why that name is so special!! Yes Dylan is on the top 100 name list and I think that is why it was never on my list, yes it has become a "common" name.. but for some reason we both Knew our sweet surprise was Dylan Todd. And it is special because he is named after his Great Uncle Matt !!!
I had a room all ready for our little girl and I had the girl name in vinyl lettering up on the wall. You know how you picture the birth of your child... well I had it all in my head how this one was going to go. We did not find out with Addey or Reece what we were having so when I had pictured there births I pictured the Dr saying it is a... and it was big surprise, I loved it!! With this one they had told me I was having a girl so I pictured hearing oh look what a beautiful little girl and concentrating more on what happened after. Watching them take my sweet baby and looking her over every little perfect detail. I wanted to watch that moment and take it all in!! That is not what happened. It was even better! I knew it was my last push and I was getting ready to watch it all happen and then I thought I heard OH IT'S A BOY!! It took me a minute to register, I had it all in my head, I was playing it in my head and that is not what they said. I even missed them taking "HIM" away so I did not even get to look for myself. I looked at Wacey in probly a very confuused look and when I saw him I knew I had heard right. "IT'S A BOY". Still very confussed I said how am I suppose to name him HOPE? I did look over and I got to see the nurses checking him out, The weight came up clear 7 Ib 3 Oz, I was still trying to see if I had really indeed had a boy. The Dr. asked my mom if he looked like the girls and she said he definatly fits in. I said almost as a question ,but with different parts? The Dr. laughed and brought him over to me and said do you even have a boy name picked out? Again Wacey and I looked at each other and said Dylan Todd!! We really did not have it picked out at all. I don't even know when we had discussed that name. Even when Addey and Reece were born I was thinking I did not want a "common" name (with Wacey and Beau Dee I thought you had to be a little creative)... (And Addey was not common when I named her) So on our list were some of those creative names. We always joked that it was a good thing we had girls because we could never really agree on a boy name.
I guess I had told Wacey before that when I was little I always said my boy would be Dylan. Growing up we always called my Uncle Matt, Dylan. For anyone who knows my uncle Matt you know why that name is so special!! Yes Dylan is on the top 100 name list and I think that is why it was never on my list, yes it has become a "common" name.. but for some reason we both Knew our sweet surprise was Dylan Todd. And it is special because he is named after his Great Uncle Matt !!!
6 comments:
What a great story! I'll bet he is getting big and I can't wait to see more pictures of him. Hope you all are doing well! Love ya!
You mean to tell me you had an ultrasound and they told you it was a girl??? Man, I thought those things were fool-proof these days! ;) I had just figured you "guessed" it was a girl the whole time. What an incredible surprise.... congratulations again!
Well, that little boy is special and we are so happy for you to have him come to your home! Dylan is a special name...Uncle Matt is special and what a great honor for your little guy to be named after Matt. Matt holds a special place in our hearts, so I am sure your little Dylan will also have his little special place as well. He will always love this story....tell it to him often, so he knows just how special he is! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing such a great story of how your son got his name! It's a great name and I can't wait to meet him!
What a crazy story... I'm so happy for you that you got a little boy. He is such a cutie and definitely "fits in" with your adorable family!
I do love that story, but I HOPE that doesn't happen to me this time! I think that Dylan is a perfect name for a surprise little boy. It's amazing that you both knew just what it would be. We are still working on a name for a little girl. You would think that after 9 years and 3 boys we would have a girls name already picked out!
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