Walking With You... Naming Our Babies

It's Monday once again, and we are walking together with hope. This week, we are sharing how we chose the names for our babies and any special meaning behind them.

~ Isaiah Christopher Ross ~

This name is so special to me. It represents love. It represents a little boy I call, son.

Isaiah: God is my salvation.

Christopher: Christ-bearer.

When my husband and I chose this name for our son, we wanted it to be from the bible. We picked this name before we found out that we were going to have a little boy. (I like to have the names picked before we find out what we are having.) Isaiah's middle name is after his daddy. So that is something special that my husband shares with his son.

It's not till after he passed, that I realized what a special name he was given. God knew what he would be called, and gave us the wisdom to do so. I had been given a certain peace, when God revealed to me, the meaning behind, Isaiah... God is my salvation. When I read that soon after his passing, I felt so much purpose for Isaiah's life. He was planned to be with us for a very short season. I include my pregnancy in that time frame. He was alive. Before I could feel him moving inside me, I could feel his spirit. I had 19.5 weeks with him. Not just the fifteen minutes I was blessed with his warm body in my arms.

God, is Isaiah's salvation. I know he is with our Lord. Worshiping and praising the One who created him. I look forward to the day, when the Lord calls my name, and I will be holding my son once again, for eternity.

I only have a few people in my life that will mention Isaiah's name. When Isaiah is talked about, it's primarily on my blog. It hurts me that people are too scared to talk about him. They are afraid that I will hurt, if his name is spoken. I hurt no matter what. I hurt when I awake in the morning, through the day, and when I stare at my clock while falling asleep. I guess it's just one of those things that people won't ever understand, unless they have "walked in your shoes."

Please mention my son's name. He is so special and loved by his family. He was here. He didn't get to jump around and play with his brother's, but he did in his mommy's belly. I didn't get to rock him to sleep while he sucked his thumb, but he did in his mommy's belly. He was my gentle spirited boy. My Isaiah Christopher.