Just curious about how you picked your kids names and the stories behind those names. I know, random right? I don't have anything better to do and I didn't post much in June.
This is how we came up with our kids names!
Aliya: Aliya was the name of a baby my sister and I took care of in Washington. We were pretty much her nannies. Such a cute thing. The parent's both worked, so my sister and I would take turns taking care of her. I even went on a weekend work trip with them one time. The little girl ended up going into the hospital after having a seizure. One day we got a visit from a detective saying they were investigating the parent's on suspicion of child abuse, and asked us lots of questions. It turned out the little girl had shaken baby syndrome. She ended up being taken away from her parent's. The couple divorced and the Mom was eventually able to get Aliya back. I just loved that name and it stuck with me. We paired it with Janae, which is my middle name.
Landon: One of my favorite movies is A Walk To Remember. I should probably be a little embarrassed to admit that. Anyways, the actor who played the "Landon" character is pretty cute and the name caught my attention. :) We paired it with Ryan, which is Neal's middle name.
Grant: Well, Grant was supposed to be name Zoey! :) We thought he was a girl and he came out a boy. Neal just really liked the name Grant. I liked the name Preston. He thought that sounded too nerdy. Sorry to anyone reading who is named Preston. I love love that name. Grant is a strong name and we paired it with Lee after Neal's Dad's middle name. So he is Grant Lee. Love it!
I guess this is kind of like a tag. So, anyone who reads this... Tag your it!
This is how we came up with our kids names!
Aliya: Aliya was the name of a baby my sister and I took care of in Washington. We were pretty much her nannies. Such a cute thing. The parent's both worked, so my sister and I would take turns taking care of her. I even went on a weekend work trip with them one time. The little girl ended up going into the hospital after having a seizure. One day we got a visit from a detective saying they were investigating the parent's on suspicion of child abuse, and asked us lots of questions. It turned out the little girl had shaken baby syndrome. She ended up being taken away from her parent's. The couple divorced and the Mom was eventually able to get Aliya back. I just loved that name and it stuck with me. We paired it with Janae, which is my middle name.
Landon: One of my favorite movies is A Walk To Remember. I should probably be a little embarrassed to admit that. Anyways, the actor who played the "Landon" character is pretty cute and the name caught my attention. :) We paired it with Ryan, which is Neal's middle name.
Grant: Well, Grant was supposed to be name Zoey! :) We thought he was a girl and he came out a boy. Neal just really liked the name Grant. I liked the name Preston. He thought that sounded too nerdy. Sorry to anyone reading who is named Preston. I love love that name. Grant is a strong name and we paired it with Lee after Neal's Dad's middle name. So he is Grant Lee. Love it!
I guess this is kind of like a tag. So, anyone who reads this... Tag your it!
3 comments:
I remember calling your belly Zoey when you were pregnant with Grant, I for sure thought he was a girl too! This is a way cute tag and can't wait until I have time to do it!
That's amazing. I love those stories. I didn't know that about any of your kids names, especially about Aliya. I was wondering where you got her name. Very kool. I'll half to wait a little longer before I can be tagged for this game.
We went to Ireland and England. I was pregnant with Dylan when we went. It was amazing!! And funny thing...no we do not call Dylan DJ...figures. hahaha...Ilove the fact that you named Landon after that movie...great name too!!
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