naming 'baby j'

next week we will hopefully and officially find out if our new baby is a boy or a girl. so exciting! i praise God for LIFE! and i praise God for the privilege of being a dad...a great joy! but as we wait to find out, we've already been thinking of names.

we're settled for a boy on the name, Judah. just a strong name with great significance. although we're working on a middle name still (carissa won't let me call him Judah Maximus...bummer). but we're thinking of something that starts with "L" maybe? at least that's the direction we're thinking right now...mainly because those are my initials (and then i can proudly pass along any possessions marked 'JLH').

and for a girl, we keep coming back to the name, Jacey [pronounced 'jay-see']. but we're again struggling to identify the right middle name to go with it. we love that name for a girl because of its uniqueness (and yet not too weird), and that it can fit both the 'cute' and 'beautiful' criteria...much like Jolie has for our first beautiful little red-head. and again similar to Jolie Alanna, we would like a middle name that makes it roll off the tongue, and gives it a touch of elegance.

what a joy it is to anticipate the birth of another baby! and it's a blast to sit around and dream up just the right name.

Lord, may this little one ultimately bring glory to Your name!