Names of Babes

I love baby names.    But anyway, I was inspired to talk about baby names by Samantha's blog. :)  And then I read more about baby names here...

When I was 7 weeks pregnant with Caleb, I read the story of Caleb in the Bible for the first time.  Wow, Caleb was a man of God!  He was faithful, bold, and trusted God when few others did.  Caleb is a Hebrew name and actually means "faithful and bold"  At 7 weeks pregnant with our Caleb, I felt he was a boy.  I also felt I should name him Caleb. Caleb is also a family name for us in a way, the first Pomeroy (our last name) to come to America was named Caleb.

Cole and his Dad's middle name is Allan.  So, our first born son's name is...

Caleb Allan

Cole and I talk of baby names very often.  We love talking about any future little babes that may enter our lives down the road...so talking about what to name them is a joy for us!

Here some recent favorites of ours...

GIRL

Eva Christine

I love the name Eva.  It sounds beautiful, light and fresh to me...also gentle and sweet with a little old-fashioned charm.  Eva is a Hebrew name, it means "life".  Christine is my middle name and I would love to give our future daughter (if we ever have a girl, that is) Christine as a middle name.

GIRL

Avigail Jean

The name Avigail was one of our girl choices when pregnant with Caleb.  I love the name because it's delicate, feminine, and different ...but not trendy.  Avigail is a Hebrew name, meaning "my father's joy".  If we were to ever have a daughter named Avigail, we would most likely call her "Avie".  My mother's middle name is Jean, and I love the name Jean for a middle name.  I think Avigail Jean sounds so beautiful together.  A little Avie Jean would be  precious... :)

BOY

Abram Cole

Abram is pretty much set-in-stone our next boy's name (if we have another boy, that is)  We think Abram is a great name for a boy/man as it is strong and just plain sounds like a great name. Abram is also Hebrew and was Abraham's (of the Bible) name before he was named, well, Abraham. We think we'd probably call a little guy named Abram -  "Abe" .  Cole is my husband's name, and we love the way Abram Cole sounds together so that would be his middle name.

BOY

Jude Elliot

I love the name Jude.  Jude is a strong, masculine name.  Jude of the Bible was one of the 12 apostles.  Jude, also Hebrew, means "praise".  As for the middle name, two of my Christian heros are Jim and Elisabeth Elliot. 

We love Hebrew names.

The meaning of a name is very important to us.

We love using family names as middle names.

We want all of our children's names to flow together nicely.

We love Biblical names, but don't think all of our children's names will derive from the Bible.

All of our children's names may end up being Hebrew (we just love Hebrew names that much)

Cole is very picky with names

that was fun :)  what baby names do you like?  It's so fun to think of them!

Cute Baby In A Hat...

Dear Baby Gap,

My name is Caleb...

I am 9 months old...

...and I am wearing a hat made by you.

So I tip my hat to you...

...thanks I like it a lot.

What do ya say...ain't I cute?

Disclaimer: Caleb has received no compensation for this endorsement, nor is Caleb, though commonly mistaken for, a Baby Gap model.  He is just a babe that likes his Baby Gap hat. 

Keep Cool

keep cool my babies.

9 Months...

It's hard to believe...

that only 9 months ago...

you were this little.

Sitting in the same chair with Daddy...

...that you sit with him now...

...this big.

Where once you were swaddled and rocked to sleep by Mommy and Daddy...

you now read, giggle and play with Mommy and Daddy.

At 9 months ...

You love to snuggle, I don't think that will ever change :)

You enjoy banging toys together and banging toys on the floor.

You exclusively breastfeed, and eat 1 solid meal a day that usually includes 2 veggies and 2 fruits.

You are not a picky eater, you eat anything and love it.

You say "da-da" the most, and combine a bunch of syllables to make baby jabber.

You clap your hands together with joy and shake them around when music plays.

You dance to music by bopping your head and wiggling your little body to the beat.

You love "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" song the best.

You wave "bye-bye"

You enjoy reading, you love to be read to and will sit and listen through several books. 

Your favorite books are "Colors" and "Mirror Me" 

You are getting more hair, and it's going to be dark brown. 

Your eyes are changing to brown like Mommy's eyes :)

You are 21 lbs, 7 oz and 29 3/4 inches long!

You still  love to ride in the sling for shopping trips and walks.

You have two bottom teeth and one tooth on the upper right.

You are becoming more mobile with each passing day

Your are easily cheered up by being tickled or by Mommy and Daddy telling a funny joke.

You love to play the games "peek-a-boo" "cat says meow, cow says moo" and "so big"

You are sweet, gentle, loving and very attentive.

You are our perfect little baby boy.

We love you so very much, sweet Caleb.

MckMama Lesson In Lightroom...

MckMama at MyCharmingKids.net taught me a lesson in Lightroom.

I'm so excited I've been up late re-editing some photos of Caleb!

These are a few of Caleb at 8 months edited exactly how MckMama explained in her Lightroom lesson.

If you want to learn too, just click here.

Have fun, and thank you MckMama! :)

DIY Railing Project : The Frame

Here's the frame!

Drywall is next...then some paint!

Good job guys!

:)

Sunny Day...

Sunny day...

...better wear my shades.