Thursday, November 15, 2012

What's in a name- take 2!

We are so excited to have officially landed on a name for our baby girl!

Madison Abrielle Crowl

Ben and I have both loved the name Madison for years. When we found out we were having a girl, we were pretty sure we would call her Madison, but wanted to wait a bit in case something else jumped out at us. No matter how many different names we talked about, we always came back to Madison. We both just love that name. Who knows what she'll look like, but i've had visions for years of a little pig tailed girl singing Jesus Loves Me in a little rocking chair and the name Madison, or Maddy, just seems to fit. There are a few different meanings out there, but the one we like best is as a surname to Matthew which means "gift of God," which no doubt this sweet girl is. 

I heard the name Abrielle when I was working in adoption and loved the name instantly. I love the way it sounds when you say it. To me it feels very elegant. The name means "God is my strength." We hope that Maddy grows up to only rely on God as her strength- not us, friends, or herself. 

We love you so much already little Madison. 

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