Well today folks I need to focus on positive ideas about this baby. After a fitful night of terrible dreams and awful hip pain and then today I started having some more spotting, I decided I have to think on positive and good things. I am terribly worried about this baby today and that is not good for my health or the baby's. I ask you all to help me keep my mind on good things throughout this pregnancy so I can bring this baby to term. I NEED to do this, and I know I can. I guess I just need to keep myself accountable by writing on these good thoughts to keep my mind on. If you have any ideas for me please leave a message. Thank you.
Phillipians 4:8 "...Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
So every day I am going to find a new item to post about so that I can come back here and see how many good things I have to think about instead of being stressed. Today's positive thought is about baby names. I have been researching names for this little boy for a very long time. And my husband and I have been discussing names and not exactly agreeing. There are a few things that we do agree on though, and that is the name will be a "J" name to go along with our family theme (we are all J names), also we want a biblical name that means something to us.
My husband keeps asking me if I like Jeremiah, and I have to say I have not been fond of it. Today I decided I wanted to keep an open mind and just dig my way through some biblical names and let God speak to me through them. I spent some time with the name Jacob and exploring what that means to me. One question... what exactly does "He who supplants" mean? I think the exact translation means He who takes the place of. Mmm, good thoughts. One website suggested that it could possibly translate into "may God protect". And then I spent more time with the name Jeremiah. One website says that it means "God will uplift." There is a lot to think of that meaning. Does that mean that God will uplift this child's life literally, like to heaven, or does it mean that God will improve or exalt this child's life? Dictionary.com has many meanings for the word uplift: like raise up, or to improve, or to exalt. Mmm I think these are good things to think on today.
The list of names that I have considered today are Jadon, James, Jamin.
If you have other J boy names that you really like or considerably like the meanings of then please mention them to me in a message. :-)
Thanks again for your support and love throughout my bedrest. Blessings to you all.
4 comments:
James is a good name. :)
James Hamilton is our baby's name if its a boy. :)
James also means supplanter. Lloyd has always liked the name James, so the meaning was not so important, but the meaning he's going with is:
to take the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power (from Merriam Webster's collegiate dictionary I have here at work).
Jennifer,
Good for you for finding a piece of sunshine in your day. As far as biblical "J" names, here are a few. Jonah, Joseph, Jared among the others you listed. I like Jamin; it is so different and it has a personal link to you and Jonny with the Medina's. I love you my friend.
Hi Jennifer,
I'm here from Dawn's this morning. How lucky you are to have each other at a time of need..
I'll be praying for all of you..
Sue
Hi there! I came to see you from Dawn's page. Love the whatever verse - it's a good one. (Funny how there are SO many, isn't it?) *smile*
We have a James, a John, and a Jacob - whatever name you bless your baby with will be just the right one for him, and as you get to know him, over the years, you will often look at him and think, "Wow, he is exactly a *insert his beautiful name here* - I can't believe we almost named him *insert the one out of left field that you actually considered for a brief moment*"... and you'll smile.
You and your family are in my prayers.
Dy
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