Feet touching head |
Still a girl! |
Little foot |
Since we're reached this milestone, we now feel ready to name her!
I know it seems like a pretty unique name- it's really special to us. We've had it chosen for years. Here's the story:
Aidia (aid-e-uh) - This comes from the Swahili name "Adia" which means gift. Is there a more perfect meaning for this miracle baby? We changed the spelling so that it would read and pronounce easier in English. Also, the new spelling turns it into a palindrome I realized, so that makes us cool parents. Yes, Adia, is the name of that one Sarah McLachlan song from the 90s. When I was around 20 or 21, I was listening to the song "Adia" at work. Even though I had heard the song many times, for some reason, this specific time as I listened, it felt like the world moved under my feet. No other name had ever struck me as so beautiful and perfect. I almost got emotional and I imagined a daughter with the same name. I didn't know the name meaning yet or how perfect the meaning would fit her existence later. I told Kevin about my experience later and to my GREAT surprise he had the same reaction. I thought the name would be too "off beat" for his taste but he thought it was gorgeous. So we had a daughter named, and no daughter. In the years between Jack's birth and this pregnancy, we've spoken of her often. I know that sounds kind of strange. I think it's one of the reasons we were so blindingly happy when we found out baby is a girl. She's finally here! Twice in the four years of waiting, the song "Adia" came on an "oldies" station of some sort (90s are on oldies stations now, so there's that) and since I wasn't expecting it, I cried. Didn't matter that we were in public- it was such a powerful trigger. Kevin was with me both times, and would give my hand a squeeze and say "She's going to come." In those moments I would get that spiritual confirmation that somehow, someway, a daughter would come to us and her name would be Aidia. I'm so happy that it's time and that I can share this story.
Omera (oh-mair-uh) - This is originally an Arabic name that means "One who posses an inspiring and great personality, enjoys having a positive attitude," or inspiring for short. I first heard of this name when I met the dearest girl in college. I loved her instantly, she was so full of personality and just a joy to be around. She actually went by her middle name, and I didn't find out Omera was her first name until roll was called one day in class. I turned around with wide eyes like, "That's your real name?!" I didn't understand how you could go by your middle name when your first name was so unique and beautiful! In 2012 when we were pregnant for the second time, I told her if it was a girl her middle name would be Omera (pronounced the way my friend pronounced her name.) We both fell in love with the name and the meaning- I feel like it's still fitting for our little one! A special name for a special girl.
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