So, when I left off in this post about how Kameron got his name, I mentioned that if we ever had another girl we wanted to name her Kennedy. We also chose the name Kaidenn if he happened to be a boy... had to have 7 letters, you know! When I got pregnant in the Fall of 2003 I prayed HARD for a girl. I really wanted Kassidy to have the sister that I never did. On December 19th (my anniversary) my mom and I went to my ultrasound (Frank was in Iraq) and I found out that YAYYYYYY There was a baby girl in there!!
There really was no debate at all over her name. Frank and I both liked it and we started calling her Kennedy right away. But like with all things, it doesn't end there...
When Kennedy was finally born and we learned she had Down syndrome, we were devastated. We received outdated, inaccurate information and no one could even tell us if she was going to live or not. (That's another story for another day.) At one point, before we signed her birth certificate, Frank and I had a tear filled conversation (tears were from me, not so much from him) where we readdressed her name. I didn't know if Kennedy was right for her anymore. She definitely wasn't the baby we had been planning for... she wasn't the Kennedy I thought I "knew". And so very briefly, I wondered if we should name her something else... with a K of course!
But then we realized that God knew exactly who our Kennedy would be from day 1, and just because OUR expectations weren't going as planned, He knew what He was doing and this was STILL our Kennedy. And so, Kennedy Jean was named... and I'm SO SO glad we didn't change it because I just can't see her as anything else. She's the most beautiful little Kennedy in the whole world!
Be sure to tune in tomorrow for Keeghan's story and how really obsessive compulsive I am. You ain't see nothin yet!
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OK, so i love learning about how you named your kids but what I loved more was the small glimpse of real authenticity about your struggles when Kennedy was born. I don't know if you have already done posts on taht and I have just missed them, but if not I really think people would be challenged to be that real. H
The name posts are so cool.
Ok I missed something. What horrible youtube video?
Why do both girls have the same middle name??
NM saw what you meant on T21
It's a beautiful story, so why am I crying?!
I have run out of time. I'll be back later to read more.
Theresa :)
I've enjoyed reading the story behind your kids' names - how neat!
Before I was pg w/Kayla I knew if I had a girl I wanted to name her Kayla; I always liked that name.
We didn't know for sure she had Ds (1 in 88 from trip screen and declined amnio), so when she was born that's when we found out for sure. I could tell just by looking at her face. I have to admit when it came time for them to ask for her name to fill out the birth cert. info I hesitated because I had the same thoughts...how could I name her Kayla? This wasn't the "Kayla" I imagined having, I should "save" that name in case I had another daughter. I didn't tell Joe I had those thoughts, but I just looked at him and said "Kayla right?" His response was "yeah that's what we decided if it was a girl!" LOL Of course I also have tremendous guilt for even thinking she shouldn't be "Kayla" - but I'm glad I kept that name because she is definitely Kayla! LOL
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